Cook County Business
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Court gives $1.1 bil tanker contract back to BoeingNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned Boeing Co.'s $1.1 billion contract for maintenance of an Air Force refueling tanker jet. The ...
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FDA warns Abbott on manufacturing practices at Des Plaines facilityNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories failed to follow good manufacturing practices at a plant that makes diagnostic tests, U.S. regulators said. The Abbott Molecular facility in Des Plai...
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Terra won't appoint CF friendly directorsNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Terra Industries Inc. said RiskMetrics Group Inc.'s recommendation that shareholders elect a slate of directors backed by rival fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings I...
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Female Health Co. gets patent on improved condom for womenNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Female Health Co., a maker of condom devices for women, received a European patent on its second-generation product, the Chicago-based company said in a statement Nov. 1...
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Clearbrook to merge with CARC to expand servicesNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Clearbrook and Chicago-based CARC said Monday they plan to merge their organizations to better serve developmentally disabled adults and children...
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Bristol-Myers splits off Glenview infant formula manufacturerNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is splitting off its holdings in infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. in order to focus on its biopharmaceutical business...
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Chicago Reader owner hires publisherNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- Alternative weekly publisher Creative Loafing Inc. has named former St. Petersburg Times publisher Marty Petty as its new chief executive officer. The com...
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UAL: ExpressJet to operate 22 regional jetsNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines' parent UAL Corp. said ExpressJet Holdings Inc. will operate 22 regional jets under the United Express brand starting May 1. ExpressJet Airlines will rep...
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Moto agrees to buy BitBand for on-demand deliveryNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. said it agreed to buy BitBand Technologies Ltd., an Israel-based manager of video content delivered over the Internet, to add to its video on- demand servi...
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Abbott's Niaspan beats Merck's Zetia in studyNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Boosting artery-clearing good cholesterol with Abbott Laboratories' Niaspan worked better at opening clogged vessels than reducing bad cholesterol with Merck & Co.'s Zet...