Oak Brook Business
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Weak dollar, strong sales boost McDonald's profitOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Strong breakfast sales in the U.S. and a weak dollar overseas proved a potent combination for McDonald's in the third quarter, helping to power the fast-food ...
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Briefs: Abraxis approved to market 3 drugsOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Abraxis approved to market 3 drugs SCHAUMBURG -- Abraxis Pharmaceutical Products, the hospital-based business of Abraxis BioScience Inc. in Schaumburg, received U.S. Foo...
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Binding Legacies helps families preserve their pastsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Diane Dassow's business involves asking a lot of questions. The Lombard woman operates Binding Legacies, a company designed to help people preserve their family memories...
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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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Briefs: Online store offers only snow blowersOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - BOLINGBROOK -- Power Equipment Direct launched SnowBlowersDirect.com, a new online store exclusively dedicated to snow blowers and accessories. SnowBlowersDirect.com off...
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Briefs: Inland secures credit contractOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust Inc. Tuesday announced it had entered into a three-year, $225 million unsecured revolving line of credit with a $75 ...
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DM2 database greatly expandedOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- DM2-DecisionMaker, a business-to-business direct marketing services provider, announced the addition of more than 4 million names to the DecisionMaker Medic...
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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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McDonald's long, strong run surprises analystsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't so long ago that the McDonald's fast-food empire looked as stale as a burger left under a heat lamp too long. Sales were decreasing, new products weren't catch...
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McDonald's expects profits to exceed projectionsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- McDonald's hot streak keeps on going. The world's largest fast-food chain said Friday its third-quarter profits will top Wall Street's estimates following ano...