Oak Brook Business
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Marketing savvy helped author earn richesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Patrick Evans started a business selling mailing machines and electronic scales from his home about 28 years ago. He grew the business, Evcor Systems, until it became o...
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McDonald's shares hit all-time highSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's stock surged 6.1 percent to an all-time high Thursday after the fast-food chain announced the largest dividend increase in its history and pledge...
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Sara Lee CEO Barnes gets $9.1 million in fiscal 2007 compensationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. CEO Brenda Barnes received compensation the food and household goods maker valued at $9.1 million for its recently ended fiscal year, according to an anal...
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Briefs: Navistar to provide parts to MarinesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WARRENVILLE -- Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it won a $71.5 million contract to provide parts support for the U.S. Marine Corps' International MaxxPro mine-...
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Briefs: RHR International extends WorknetSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE -- Technology consulting firm Worknet Inc. said Wednesday it received a three-year contract renewal from RHR International Co., a organizational development f...
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Briefs: McDonald's sales up 8.1% in AugustSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's Corp. Tuesday reported an 8.1 percent rise in August same-store sales, beating analysts' expectations on strong breakfast and beverage sales in t...
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Lextech relocates to new suite in LisleSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LISLE -- Lextech Global Services said Tuesday it has relocated its office at 3080 Ogden Ave., Suite 307, to Suite 200 in the same building. The new facility has three ti...
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Web sites affordable for small businessesSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Beasley of Buffalo Grove, a Web designer and owner of DB Consulting Group Inc. (www.dbcginfo.com), believes small businesses should take advantage of the Internet, ...
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Abbott stent expected to be top sellerSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories and Medtronic are poised to seize one-third of the $5 billion in annual heart-stent sales with new versions of the drug-coated devices. Studies sugge...
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Movers and shakersSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Micaela Banks of Elgin was named director of the physical therapist assistant program at Elgin Community College. She previously worked as a therapy coordinator for a ho...