Volo Business
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HSBC profit rises 2 percent to $5.8 billionFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank, reported Monday that full-year profit rose 2 percent as sharply lower operating costs helped offset an increase in lo...
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Six Flags management may be on the way outFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Incumbent management of Six Flags Inc. evidently will lose their jobs if holding company noteholders succeed in taking over the theme-park operator by winning confirmati...
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Baxter to buy bone graft developerFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Baxter International Inc. announced it would buy a London developer of next generation bone graft material for up to $330 million. The Deerfield-based company said it wi...
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Walgreen to restructures pharmacy, services businessesFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drug- store chain, said it will restructure its health-care businesses to save money and that Stanley B. Blaylock, president of the health...
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Sound firm leaves Cook County in rearview mirrorFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Noise Barriers is a company that specializes in sealing off unwanted sounds, but it recently decided that no buffer was good enough to protect it from the unwanted taxes...
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Marriott Resort to renovateFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - The Lincolnshire Marriott Resort will break ground on a renovation project Monday. The 175-acre resort, in operation for more than 35 years, plans to comp...
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Chicago-area home sales continue upswing in JanuaryFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Cook and Kane counties boasted the largest percentage gains of home sales in January, according to a report released Friday by the Illinois Association of Realtors. Kane...
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Suburban business offers dinner solutionsFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Getting a healthy dinner on the table is a task many suburban families struggle with on a daily basis. Working parents, after-school activities, sporting events and othe...
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Frick expands product lineFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - William Frick & Co. recently expanded its safety product line to help the railroad industry. Electrocutions are the most common cause of crane-related fat...
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Pactiv to acquire PWP IndustriesFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Pactiv Corp., the maker of Hefty garbage bags, climbed 4.3 percent to $23.71 at 9:53 a.m. in New York trading after agreeing to acquire PWP Industries for $200 million a...