Vernon Hills Business
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Bargain hunting expected to rule this seasonOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Bargain hunting and hitting the stores early are the themes heading into the holiday shopping season this year. Last year, consumers were skeptical and unsure about the ...
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CDW, Cerner unveil softwareOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - CDWHealthcare announced an agreement for Vernon Hills-based CDW to offer Cerner physician practice solutions. The collaboration marks the first time the complete suite...
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Brunswick names presidentOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Brunswick Corp. announced that it has named Andrew E. Graves, 50, president of Brunswick Boat Group. Graves most recently served as president of US Ma...
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Developer of DuPage, Lake Co. retirement centers goes bankruptOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Erickson Retirement Communities LLC, a developer of 20 senior living campuses including in Naperville and Lincolnshire, has filed for bankruptcy, a move that owners say ...
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Area companies buy into Minor League baseballOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Three local companies have agreed to be founding partners of the Lake County Fielders, the new minor league baseball team coming to Zion in 2010. Lake Forest Hospital, ...
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Baxter 3Q profit rises 12 percent, costs fallOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Specialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. said Thursday its profit grew 12 percent in the third quarter despite unfavorable currency ...
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Skokie defense contractor to pay $25 million for fraudOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A suburban Chicago defense contractor has agreed to pay a fine and damages totaling $25 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the government in a series of m...
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Discover sees fewer credit card defaults in Sept.Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.3 billion from the Treasury's bank rescue fund, said defaults fell to 8.69 percent in September. Write-...
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Grainger profit tops estimates on cost reductionsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as the company red...
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Abbott net rises more than expected on Humira salesOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it beat its own expectations for the third quarter as sales of its drug Humira continued to climb, along with sales of medical product...