Wadsworth Business
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Abbott sues Apotex over weight-loss drug MeridiaDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. health-care product maker with $29.5 billion in sales last year, accused Canada’s Apotex Inc. in a lawsuit of infringing a patent for the...
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...
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Nestle warned about health claimsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA's Juicy Juice and Boost beverages for children violate U.S. rules about marketing health claims, regulators said. The Food and Drug Admi...
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Notion of water parks saving hotels evaporatesDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A few short years ago, water parks were seen as the growth agent for the suburban hotel/entertainment scene, with parks planned in a half-dozen communities. But with the...
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Six Flags set for reorganization plan trialDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. may have a confirmation hearing for approval of the reorganization plan that will begin March 8 and may continue until March 19, accor...
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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 ...