Waukegan Business
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Abbott to buy maker of heart valve repair devices for $400 millionSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said it agreed to buy Evalve Inc., the maker of heart valve repair devices, for as much as $410 million. Libertyville Township-based Abbott will pay ...
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Cadbury investors consider Kraft's $16 million purchase bidSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc investors including Mario Gabelli support the logic of Kraft Foods Inc.'s $16 billion bid for the British candy maker. They just want Kraft Chief Executive O...
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Grainger reports sales drop 13 percent this August over lastSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Grainger, based in Lake Forest, reported sales results for the month of August declined 13 percent versus August 2008, primarily the result of weak demand across all cus...
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Lake Zurich restaurant opensSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Egg Shells restaurant recently opened for breakfast and lunch at 596 Route 22 in Lake Zurich near Route 12. The eatery specializes in homemade doughnuts, bagels and bre...
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Kraft may finance $8 billion for Cadbury bidSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second-largest foodmaker, is in talks to arrange about $8 billion of financing for its bid to buy candy maker Cadbury Plc, according to two...
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Mercury Marine to repay tax credits to Okla.Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY -- Boat engine maker Mercury Marine has told Oklahoma officials it will refund state investment tax credits now that it plans to move about 380 manufacturi...
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Bauer's receives catering honorSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Libertyville's Bauer's Party Masters Catering has been selected for the 2009 Best of Libertyville Award in the Caterers category by the U.S. Commerce Association based i...
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Abbott Lab tops Business Week's best place to start a career listSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - College grads looking for a health care career might want to consider Abbott Laboratories. That's according to Business Week magazine's 2009 list of best places to launc...
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Cadbury may fetch $21 bil if rivals trump KraftSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the confectioner that rejected Kraft Foods Inc.'s bid yesterday, may attract suitors ranging from Nestle SA to Hershey Co. and sell for as much as $21 billi...
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Kraft's $16.7 billion bid for Cadbury rejectedSep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday proposed a $16.7 billion takeover of Cadbury PLC, but the offer was immediately rejected by the British maker of chocolate, gum and ...