Waukegan Business
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Abbott profit little changed as costs offset salesJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit was flat on higher costs, but sales of the company's diverse mix of drugs, devices and nutrition...
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Temp work on the rise in suburbs, helps workers find the right jobJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Married with two young children, Eric Rangel of Hanover Park looked to a temp agency to help him find a job with advancement. More than a year ago, he left behind a few ...
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Judge upholds Abbott's loss over glucose monitor claimJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' loss in its bid to get more than $42 million from Becton, Dickinson & Co. and Nova Biomedical Corp. over a patent-infringement claim was upheld by a...
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Ferrero formally rules out bid for CadburyJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Italian confectioner Ferrero International has formally declared that it won't make a takeover bid for Cadbury. That left Northfield-based Kraft Foods with no ...
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New Libertyville shopping center coming, with a side of burgersJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - One of the few new retail centers being built in the Lake County area is progressing in Libertyville, with an early summer opening planned. And when the neighborhood cen...
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Motorola sues RIM, claims Blackberry maker infringed on patentsJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said today that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Blackberry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. has engaged in...
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Hershey has no immediate plan for Cadbury bidJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Candy maker Hershey said Friday it has no immediate plans to make an offer for British competitor Cadbury, making it all but certain that Kraft Foods ...
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Abbott offers concessions in EU review of Solvay transactionJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories offered concessions to the European Union in a bid to win approval for its $6.8 billion purchase of Solvay SA's drug unit after regulators had concer...
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Casa Brasil moves locationsJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - LONG GROVE - Casa Brasil is moving to a new location in Long Grove. Beginning Saturday, Jan. 23, the business will operate at Building 5 on Country Lane facing Towner Gr...
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Con-way cuts transit timesJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - MUNDELEIN - Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier with operations in Mundelein, Aurora and Des Plaines, launched a network re-engineering Tuesday that it said w...