Cook County Business
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Grand openings planned in LindenhurstDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - LINDENHURST - The Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce is holding grand openings at 11:30 a.m. today at Linden Plaza on Grand Avenue where two businesses are openi...
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Survey: Low bonuses expectedDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - A new survey from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, shows the number of companies offering traditional holid...
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Kraft questions Cadbury's raised profit forecastsDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., which has made a hostile $17 billion offer for Cadbury Plc, questioned how the candy maker can meet raised targets and said it will keep a "disciplined...
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Lundbeck names new CEODec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - H. Lundbeck, Denmark, announced that it named Sean Nolan chief executive officer of its U.S. business, Lundbeck Inc., succeeding Jeffrey S. Aronin. Nolan ha...
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Cadbury launches defense against Kraft offerDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's Cadbury PLC kicked off a robust defense against Kraft Foods Inc.'s $16.3 billion hostile takeover offer on Monday, urging shareholders not to let the...
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Alberto Culver to buy U.K. skin-care companyDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Alberto Culver Co., the maker of TRESemme and Nexxus hair-care products, agreed to buy Simple Health & Beauty Ltd. for about $390 million to expand in the U.K., its larg...
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Discover: Execs won't get cash bonus while under TARPDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.3 billion from the Treasury’s bank-rescue fund, said its top five executives won’t receive cash bon...
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What's hot with shoppers? Practical giftsDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Practical is the premise when it comes to holiday shopping this holiday season. With less than two weeks until Christmas, many consumers are buying useful gifts -- from ...
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Nestle sees stagnant chocolate market as cocoa prices soarDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Nestle SA, which plans to start making Fairtrade-compliant KitKat bars in the U.K. next month, predicts the country's chocolate market will be little changed in 2010 as ...
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Glendale Heights man fined for insurance fraudDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Insurance fined a Glendale Heights man $100,000 for fraudulently selling life, accident and health insurance. Lee L. Loomis was fined the dep...