Vernon Hills Business
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Walgreen 1Q profit rises 20 percent on drug salesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Monday its fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 20 percent, mainly on higher prescription drug sales and from flu shot...
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WBA changes nameDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - WAUKEGAN - The Waukegan Business Association announced it changed its name to the City of Waukegan Chamber of Commerce. The WBA made the decision for the name change to ...
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Nothing says Christmas like an empty mailbox?Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - If it feels as if fewer Christmas cards are arriving in the mailbox, it's most likely true. "We're seeing fewer holiday cards being sent this year," said Lake Zurich Po...
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CF Industries stops financingDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced that it will not seek to extend the financing commitments for its proposed acquisition of Terra Industries Inc., which ...
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Fortune Brands names presidentDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Inc. announced the appointment of Christopher J. Klein as president and chief executive officer of its home products business, Fortune Brands ...
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Grand openings planned in LindenhurstDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - LINDENHURST - The Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce is holding grand openings at 11:30 a.m. today at Linden Plaza on Grand Avenue where two businesses are openi...
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Survey: Low bonuses expectedDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - A new survey from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, shows the number of companies offering traditional holid...
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Discover: Execs won't get cash bonus while under TARPDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.3 billion from the Treasury’s bank-rescue fund, said its top five executives won’t receive cash bon...
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Nestle sees stagnant chocolate market as cocoa prices soarDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Nestle SA, which plans to start making Fairtrade-compliant KitKat bars in the U.K. next month, predicts the country's chocolate market will be little changed in 2010 as ...
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Shop holds cookie contestDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Someone's in the Kitchen, 522 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville is holding its first Holiday Cookie BAke-off from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Dec. 20. Bakers...