Northbrook Business
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Briefs: Ovation advances epilepsy studyOct 31, 2021 7:46 pm - DEERFIELD -- Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the initiation of a pivotal Phase III clinical trial evaluating clobazam, a benzodiazapine with significant anticonvu...
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American Airlines cited again by OSHAOct 31, 2021 7:50 pm - American Airlines said Tuesday it has started corrective action -- including asbestos abatement -- after being fined nearly a half-million dollars for two sets of allege...
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Walgreens reports August sales up 10 percentOct 31, 2021 7:45 pm - Walgreens had August sales of $4.62 billion, an increase of 10.3 percent from $4.19 billion for the same month in 2006, the Deerfield-based company reported today. Sales...
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Many small businesses don't have Web sitesOct 31, 2021 7:40 pm - When Northfield-based Small Business Research Board surveyed about 550 small businesses, including some in the Chicago suburbs, the group was surprised to learn that abo...
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BriefsOct 31, 2021 7:30 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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Briefs: Allstate's Liddy joins Boeing boardOct 31, 2021 7:17 pm - CHICAGO -- Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy has been elected to the Boeing Co. board of directors, the aerospace company said. Liddy, 61, has been chairman o...
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Briefs: Derivatives expert to manage SentinelOct 31, 2021 7:05 pm - WASHINGTON -- Frederick J. Grede, a former chief executive of the Hong Kong futures exchange, has been appointed to oversee operations of Sentinel Management Group Inc.,...
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Sears 2Q profit drops on lower salesOct 31, 2021 7:05 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. said today that its second-quarter profit dropped 40 percent because of lower overall sales and weaker operating results from Kmart and its domestic...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesOct 31, 2021 6:35 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Movers and ShakersOct 31, 2021 6:32 pm - Darren Szrom was appointed vice president of marketing and communication at the Schaumburg-based Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. He has extensive experience in...