Vernon Hills Business
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Discover posts loss in 1Q, misses expectationsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Discover Financial Services says ongoing loan losses led it to lose money in the first three months of the year and fall well short of analyst forecasts. The...
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Abbott sues to block generic form of TriLipix as drug questionedMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories sued to prevent Impax Laboratories Inc. from selling a generic version of the cholesterol drug TriLipix until 2025. Impax said in a statement it is s...
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Baxter shares flu vaccine resultsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc., in conjunction with DynPort Vaccine Co. LLC, Thursday presented Phase III study data measuring the clinical efficacy for Preflucel...
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CF Industries seals $4.7 billion deal for TerraMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for $4.7 billion, creating a giant fertilizer company. The an...
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BioSante finds positive resultsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. Thursday announced positive results of a human clinical study that show that its GVAX Leukemia vaccine may be able to reduce...
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New Antioch hardware store set to open in the face of tough economyMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The new Ace Hardware on Antioch's west side is sure to be welcomed by lovers of tools and paint, but the 26,000-square-foot building is also embraced by village official...
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Local business leaders call on Sen. Durbin to lead immigration reformMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A group of business owners from the Northwest suburbs has called on Sen. Dick Durbin to lead Congress in reforming the country's immigration system, which they said coul...
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Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battleMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara....
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Lake County's Grainger reports spike in salesMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported that its daily sales increased 12 percent in February compared to a year...
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Fortune Brands to sell Cobra golf brand to PUMAMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc. said today it agreed to sell its Cobra golf brand to PUMA AG. Fortune Brands is based in Deerfield. ...