Northbrook Business
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Abbott Labs posts flat third-quarter profitsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its third-quarter profit held steady, as one-time charges offset the impact of strong sales of its blockbuster drug Humira. The Libert...
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Solo Cup to close Wheeling factoryOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Solo Cup Co., a Highland Park-based maker of disposable foodservice items, announced plans Tuesday to reduce its debt by $325 million, in part by closing manufacturing f...
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ITW posts higher profit, tightens 2007 outlookOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Diversified manufacturer Illinois Tool Works posted a better-than-expected 10 percent increase in third-quarter profit today as strength overseas offset weaker demand in...
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Briefs: Motorola offers Bluetooth productsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. said Tuesday it is offering the H680 and H375 Bluetooth headsets to its family of Bluetooth wireless products. The headsets combine elegant d...
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Officials discuss mortgage problemsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean said Monday she and officials in Lake County are working together to promote legislation and educational programs to help at-risk families avoid f...
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Allstate's auto coverage strategy paysOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- When a series of killer hurricanes walloped the Gulf Coast in 2005, costing Allstate a record quarterly loss of $1.55 billion, the company tried to make sure ...
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Buses drive 'greener'Oct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The motor coach industry wants a wider public to know its environmental initiatives amount to more than a thin green patina. From its Canadian factories to it...
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Municipal Insurance on brinkOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Municipal Insurance Co. of America, located at 85 W. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights, said it will be forced to liquidate after receiving notice from the Illinois in...
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Motorola unveils U9 phoneOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola will start selling the U9 music phone outside the U.S. this year, taking on devices from Apple and Nokia. The U9 will go on sale in Asia, Latin America and Euro...
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Lunt warns of closureOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Chinese magnesium, a U.S. trade ruling and Detroit automakers rocked an entire metallic industry in recent years and may combine to fell one of this area's jewels of man...