Volo Business
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Briefs: Cosi sales rise 1.6% in third quarterOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Quick-casual sandwich and salad chain Cosi Inc. said Tuesday third-quarter same-store sales grew 1.6 percent. Total sales rose 8.1 percent to $35.6 million,...
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Abbott sales jump, but charges hurt resultsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories today said third-quarter earnings, excluding charges, jumped 16 percent on higher sales of its drugs, medical devices and nutritional products. Resul...
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Zebra buys cargo software companyOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Zebra Technologies Corp. announced Monday it agreed to buy California-based Navis Holdings LLC for roughly $145 million cash, making it the company's third major cash ac...
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Officials discuss mortgage problemsOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean said Monday she and officials in Lake County are working together to promote legislation and educational programs to help at-risk families avoid f...
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Buses drive 'greener'Oct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The motor coach industry wants a wider public to know its environmental initiatives amount to more than a thin green patina. From its Canadian factories to it...
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Motorola unveils U9 phoneOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola will start selling the U9 music phone outside the U.S. this year, taking on devices from Apple and Nokia. The U9 will go on sale in Asia, Latin America and Euro...
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Birck says state holds back tech industryOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The chairman of Tellabs said Thursday a poor primary and secondary educational system in Illinois along with an anti-business environment have caused the technology indu...
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Local photographer celebrates 20 years behind the cameraOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Dale Horn started his photography business from the basement of his mother's Arlington Heights home on Vail Street 20 years ago. Horn, 47, now operates his growing busin...
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Naperville workers rest easilyOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Strikers at the Chrysler parts distribution center in Naperville on Wednesday celebrated the end of the roughly six-hour walkout. Hugo Donado, president of UAW Local 117...
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Briefs: Dade Behring gets FDA clearanceOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Dade Behring Inc. said Tuesday it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use of its microscan synergies plus gram-positive panels...