Cook County Business
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Wal-Mart takes aim at Walgreens, CVS CaremarkMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, is using its heft to offer lower-cost prescription drugs and stepping up competition with pharmacies at CVS Caremark ...
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Agrium committed to hostile takeover of Deerfield-based CF IndustriesMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Agrium Inc., North America's third- largest fertilizer producer, said it's committed to completing a hostile bid to acquire CF Industries Holdings Inc. Agrium's bid valu...
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FNA Group acquires facilityMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village-based FNA Group announced the acquisition of its new 228,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ark. The facility previously housed the pr...
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ITT sues Verizon, Moto over GPS phone patentMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A unit of ITT Corp., the maker of night-vision goggles and jamming gear to prevent roadside-bomb explosions, sued Verizon Wireless and other rivals alleging infringement...
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Terra shuns CF Industries' latest bidMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Terra Industries Inc. said its board rejected the latest takeover offer from rival U.S. fertilizer producer CF Industries Holdings Inc. "Our board has unanimously conclu...
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Pliant gets final approval for $75 million in secured financingMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Pliant Corp., a manufacturer of flexible packaging and plastic films, received final approval last week for $75 million in secured financing provided by some of its firs...
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Company looks at how to conserve energy, lower billsMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - A product designed to reduce electric bills and the carbon foot print is being tested at the Hoffman Estates village hall. The Kilo Volt Amperage Reduction system, whic...
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Williams-Sonoma 4Q profit falls 90 percentMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Williams-Sonoma says its fourth-quarter profit fell 90 percent as it closed underperforming stores and laid off workers amid the recession. The San Fran...
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Sheraton Suites renovates Elk Grove facilityMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - The Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove completed a multimillion dollar renovation at its facility just off I-90 in the Northwest Point Office Park. T...
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AT&T wireline workers vote to give union power to call strikeMar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - AT&T Inc. wire-line workers voted today to give one of their unions the power to call a strike at the company's biggest business after a month of negotiations failed to ...