Northbrook Business
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Counselor specializes in hidden ailments like chronic fatigueOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Helena Madsen made a career change about three years ago to help people suffering with disabilities that often go under the radar. Madsen has found that there are a grow...
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BP restructuring to involve area officesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - BP PLC employees in Naperville and Warrenville learned Thursday their company-wide restructuring could transfer many of their jobs to Houston and Chicago or eliminate th...
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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...