Northfield Business
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Movers & shakersFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin-based Sherman Health announced the addition of Pamela Walker of Batavia as its new emergency department director. Walker has 20 years experience as an emergency de...
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Judges question legality of $25 mil. punishment in Walgreens caseFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - An Illinois appeals court questioned Tuesday whether it is legal to order Walgreens to pay $25 million as punishment on top of $6.1 million in compensation for the death...
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Kraft Foods 4th-quarter profit falls 72 percentFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- largest foodmaker, fell the most in 5½ years in New York trading after reducing its profit forecast because of the stronger dollar....
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What will stimulus plan mean for you? It may still be too early to tellJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - When looking at President Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan, it's tempting to dream about all the good it could do here in the suburbs. • Brand-new roads and b...
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Prospect Heights man charged with running 22-year Ponzi schemeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A businessman from Prospect Heights was released Friday on a $100,000 unsecured bond after being charged with operating a Ponzi scheme that raked in tens of millions of ...
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Kraft settles candy wrapper disputeJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second-largest food company, agreed to settle an infringement dispute that had divided Canada's highest court over the sale of Cote D'Or ch...
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Kraft cuts prices on Maxwell House, YubanDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- largest foodmaker, reduced the price of some Maxwell House and Yuban ground coffees after green coffee prices fell. The reduction o...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago workers' sit-in becomes rallying pointDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday ordered state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America to pressure the company to help laid-off workers who are staging a sit-...
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Obama: Workers staging sit-in 'absolutely right'Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is weighing in on behalf of workers staging a sit-in on the factory floor of their former Chicago employer to protest abruptly losing their ...