Cook County Business
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Entrepreneur focuses on healthy cleaningMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A former corporate executive with an MBA has traded his business suits for cleaning supplies. Wells Ye, who worked in product management for Sears Holdings, launched Fre...
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DiGiorno introduces new Flatbread MeltsMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - GLENVIEW - The DiGiorno brand is launching a new product that, among other things, will help make lunchtime more efficient for workers taking increasingly shorter breaks...
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Motorola announces active mobile phoneMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Motorola announced it is releasing its newest phone, the MOTO W7 Active Edition, a motion-enabled mobile device. It's designed for those who want a "movi...
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Agrium sweetens CF takeover bid againMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Agrium Inc. on Monday sweetened its takeover bid for CF Industries, offering CF stockholders $40 in cash and one share of Agrium for each CF share. Agrium ha...
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Naperville honors small businessesMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After nine years of helping people who are training for races, Naperville Running Company had the endurance to make it to the winner's podium itself. The business owned ...
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Allstate selling $1 billion in debtMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, plans to sell $1 billion of 5- and 10-year senior unsecured debt as soon as today, according to a...
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Takeda forecasts first sales drop in 2 decadesMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia's biggest drugmaker, forecast its first sales drop in two decades because of a stronger yen. Sales may fall 2.5 percent to 1.5 trillion y...
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Workers at Obama suitmaker in Des Plaines vote to stage sit-inMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Workers at a suburban Hart Schaffner & Marx factory where suits for President Barack Obama are made say they'll stage a sit-in if the clothier's creditor goes ahead with...
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PepsiCo sues Pepsi Bottling Group over meetingMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it is suing its largest bottler, marking the company's first move since Pepsi Bottling Group and another bottler r...
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Baxter probing blood thinner in 2 deathsMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Baxter International Inc. is reviewing reports that two hospital patients in Delaware died after using premixed bags of the blood thinner heparin. Baxter sent investigat...