Wauconda Business
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CF Industries seals $4.7 billion deal for TerraMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for $4.7 billion, creating a giant fertilizer company. The an...
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BioSante finds positive resultsMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. Thursday announced positive results of a human clinical study that show that its GVAX Leukemia vaccine may be able to reduce...
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New Antioch hardware store set to open in the face of tough economyMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The new Ace Hardware on Antioch's west side is sure to be welcomed by lovers of tools and paint, but the 26,000-square-foot building is also embraced by village official...
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Local business leaders call on Sen. Durbin to lead immigration reformMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A group of business owners from the Northwest suburbs has called on Sen. Dick Durbin to lead Congress in reforming the country's immigration system, which they said coul...
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Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battleMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara....
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Lake County's Grainger reports spike in salesMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported that its daily sales increased 12 percent in February compared to a year...
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Fortune Brands to sell Cobra golf brand to PUMAMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc. said today it agreed to sell its Cobra golf brand to PUMA AG. Fortune Brands is based in Deerfield. ...
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Abbott to pay $450 million for Facet BiotechMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, maker of the arthritis medicine Humira, succeeded in its bid for Facet Biotech Corp. by offering 54 percent more than Biogen Idec Inc. in its reject...
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U.K. takeover panel probing Kraft-Cadbury dealMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The U.K. mergers and acquisitions regulator should investigate whether Kraft Foods Inc. misled shareholders in its takeover of Cadbury Plc, according to a candidate for ...
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Six Flags reports $206 million operating loss in '09Mar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. issued financial statements for 2009 showing revenue of $913 million for the year, a decline of 11 percent from 2008. The loss from co...