Cook County Business
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Sears Auto Centers to franchiseFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, Thursday said that its new Sears Auto Center franchise program will offer automobile dealers the opportunity to operate l...
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Zebra offers new labelsFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp., a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, announced that bar code label printing is now avai...
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Illinois Tool may boost acquisitions this yearFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works Inc., the maker of Hobart food mixers and Duo-Fast nail guns, expects a better acquisition environment this year that may prompt more purchases than ...
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Origami-like portable speakers a hit with Time, othersFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - When you listen to music a lot, ear buds can get old. Ask former Arlington Heights resident Mike Szymczak or his business partner Jason Lucash, of San Francisco. As memb...
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Feds not interested in Boeing's airborne laserFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The successful interception of missiles with Boeing Co.'s airborne laser in tests a week ago doesn't warrant restoring the $8.2 billion program that Defense Secretary Ro...
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Playboy fourth-quarter loss shrinks on cost cuttingFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc. said its fourth-quarter loss shrank as its namesake magazine swung to a profit after combining issues. The net loss was $27.8 million, or 83 cen...
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OfficeMax reports earningsFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - OfficeMax Inc. announced that its sales fell 4 percent to $1.81 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. During the quarter, the office-supply retailer lost $...
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Chocolate shop moves to new Barrington locationFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The Barrington Chocolate Shoppe recently moved to its new location in Barrington. The business, formerly on Cook Street, is now in a smaller shop with better parking in...
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Medline reveals product studyFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - MUNDELEIN - Medline Industries Inc., a privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, announced that recent tests reaffirm findings that the contents o...
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Alcatel Lucent property value reduced $31 millionFeb 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Controversy still swirls over Navistar takeover