Wadsworth Business
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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...
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Walmart's move in Round Lake Beach leaves a big void to fillOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - More goods are expected to be sold at a much bigger new Walmart in Round Lake Beach. But its departure from the Mallard Creek shopping center at the northwest corner of...
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Wind energy presentation in Buffalo GroveOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Wind Energy Task Force of Lake County will host "Sound and Acoustics of Wind Energy Systems," a public presentation regarding wind energy at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct...
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Analysts question Abbott's Solvay acquisitionOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical-device company Abbott Laboratories is scheduled to report earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key ...