Cook County Business
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Dance instructor buys the studioOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Lisa Gomez, who started taking ballet classes when she was in second grade, recently bought the dance studio where she has been teaching for 18 years. Gomez changed the...
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CFO out at General Growth PropertiesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. announced the appointment of Edmund Hoyt as the company's chief financial officer on an interim basis. Hoyt succeeds Bernard Freibaum, who...
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Walgreens September sales increase 10 percentOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens had September sales of $4,854,000,000, an increase of 10 percent from $4,410,987,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores, th...
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Get down with tent saleOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As temperatures dip at night, it's time to pull out the down comforter. It's also time for United Feather & Down to hold its tent sale in Des Plaines. The longtime manu...
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Motorola inks deal with AirDefenseSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of AirDefense Inc., a leading wireless LAN security provider. Motorola signed a definitive agreem...
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Sales boost Walgreen fiscal 4th-quarter profitSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreen Co. said Monday higher sales and cost-cutting boosted its fiscal fourth-quarter profit 12 percent amid a difficult economic environment. Profit for...
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Cash registers, fireworks ring in new Arboretum mall in South BarringtonSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite constant talk of economic woes and financial bailouts, shoppers at Friday's grand opening of the Arboretum of South Barrington have faith the new shopping center...
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Chris Isaak headlines opening party for ArboretumSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The owners of the Arboretum of South Barrington are spending more than $1 million on a party to celebrate the mall's opening this weekend. Fireworks, outdoor concerts an...
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Penske Truck opens new, larger facilitySep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Penske Truck Leasing announced the opening of its new 24,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility at 1200 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village. The 7.5-ac...
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Schaumburg company denies it stole Motorola secretsSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A small Schaumburg software firm sued earlier this week by electronics giant Motorola fired back Thursday, saying the accusations against it do not compute. "We - are ad...