Vernon Hills Business
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Abbott Labs CEO compensation drops 8%Mar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories lowered Chief Executive Miles White's total compensation by 8 percent last year, as the company's stock s...
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Suburban investors eying Japan disasterMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - Escalating fears of Japan's nuclear crisis following last week's earthquakes and tsunamis have rocked the markets, and suburban investors again are in fear of losing the...
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Who’s helping and how to helpMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - In the wake of any disaster, including 9/11’s terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina and Haiti’s earthquake, businesses and residents come together to help victims. The la...
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How will Japanese disaster impact consumer goods?Mar 15, 2011 12:00 am - The horrors continue to mount in Japan, and that has cast a shadow worldwide on the outlook for some consumer goods and their prices. Numerous manufacturers endured dam...
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Motorola CEOs get pay raisesMar 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Motorola Solutions Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the two companies that split from each other this year, increased the pay of the chief executive officers wh...
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Lincolnshire's PaperShower.com expands line, sales outletsMar 11, 2011 1:00 am - Had a “paper shower” lately? Jim Bahcall of Buffalo Grove hopes you do, since his web business, PaperShower.com, offers a wet-and-dry cloth combination product to use if...
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Local companies seeking word on Japanese colleagues, operationsMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The fate of an untold number of workers and facilities remained heavy on the minds of suburban business executives late Friday, despite daylong efforts to reach their op...
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Local foreclosures drop dramatically in FebruaryMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The rate of foreclosures in the area dropped dramatically in February, but experts warned that the troubled housing market may not be turning around just yet, according ...
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Walgreen selling pharmacy benefits unit for $525 mil.Mar 08, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it is leaving the pharmacy benefits management business, selling that operation to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $525 millio...
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Lee DeWyze to perform at Viper Alley opening in LincolnshireMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Diverse national acts booked for a live-music club opening next week are expected to polish a North suburb's image as a go-to place for city-quality night life. Mount Pr...