Cook County Business
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Walgreens' Gleeson to retire Feb. 29Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreens Tuesday said senior vice president and Chief Strategy Officer John W. Gleeson, 61, is retiring on Feb. 29 after more than 45 years with the compan...
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Ace lays off 20 at Oak Brook facilityFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Ace Hardware Corp. confirmed Wednesday it has cut 20 employees at its Oak Brook headquarters, effective immediately. The jobs were in "various support areas...
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Regime change in Cuba won't be boost for IllinoisFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - In the fall of 1999, a newly-elected Gov. George Ryan lead a delegation to Cuba intending to lay the groundwork for Illinois firms should a regime change end the U.S. em...
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APP to help fill any heparin shortageFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that, in response to FDA and hospital concerns about a potential shortage of heparin, it will immediately increase ma...
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Abbott's anti-cholesterol enters the market with bright prospectFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories is looking to expand its presence in a growing market for anti-cholesterol drugs, as the ranks of the elderly in the U.S. swell over the next five ye...
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Kennedy Homes lays off staffFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Another landmark builder of the Northwest suburbs is laying off workers as it struggles to survive the worst housing depression in years. South Barrington-based Kennedy ...
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Aon tops list of 'Power Brokers'Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Trade publication Risk & Insurance Magazine recognized 41 risk management executives from Aon Corp. as "Power Brokers" in the publication's annual list of ...
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Railroad service firm selects IFSFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Enterprise applications firm IFS said Monday that Loram Maintenance of Way Inc. of Hamel, Minn., has selected IFS Applications to replace its 19-year-old m...
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Motorola, BlackBerry maker file patent disputesFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. are suing each other over several patents used for wireless devices such as RIM's BlackBerry e-mail devices and Motorola's Razr...
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Siemens test system gains FDA approvalFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Siemens Healthcare announced Monday its Versant 440 molecular system was approved for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in management of...