Vernon Hills Business
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Kraft, ConAgra want higher sugar quoatasAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - A coalition of food companies including General Mills Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and ConAgra Foods Inc. asked the U.S. government to increase sugar-import quotas after inven...
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Bakery partners with WolvesAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Vernon Hills-based Prairie City Bakery headquartered in Vernon Hills signed a multiyear marketing agreement with the Chicago Wolves. The bakery is now the "Official Cook...
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Discover Spending Monitor fallsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor fell for the second consecutive month from 85.6 to 83.5, as consumer attitudes toward the economy and the current state of their perso...
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Walgreens forms joint ventureAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens entered into a joint venture with Vanderbilt Medical Center, a Nashville-based comprehensive health care facility and a major patient referral ...
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Baxter completes first batch of Swine Flu vaccineAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Baxter International Inc. said it completed production of its first batches of swine flu vaccine, which it plans to sell outside the U.S. to slow the spread of the first...
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Wine bar, Irish pub set to open to downtown BarringtonAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Two new businesses - an Irish pub and a wine bar - have plans to operate in downtown Barrington. The village announced that two new family businesses are planning to ope...
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24-hour fitness club on its way to Lake ZurichAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Anytime Fitness signed a lease and plans to open the first 24-hour fitness club in Lake Zurich. Working with the Schaumburg based firm of Builtech, Anytime Fitness will...
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Kraft Foods second quarter profit up 11 percentAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 11 percent even though its revenue slipped as the dollar's strength weighed down international ...
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HSBC Holdings first half profit down 57 percentAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, the world's fifth-largest bank by assets, reported a 57 percent fall in first-half profit as bad loans increased due to the global economic ...
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Final chapter for Libertyville children's bookstoreJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A year after new owners purchased Libertyville's Crocodile Pie children's bookstore and saved it from going under, the shop is once again preparing to close. Co-owners A...