Cook County Business
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Lake County movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Roderick I. Hart of Lincolnshire joined the governing board of Rolling Meadows-based Rainbows, an international grief and crisis-support charity for youth. Hart has more...
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Fortune's profit slips on slow home salesJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the holding company for Jim Beam bourbon and Moen faucets, said fourth-quarter profit fell as the worst housing slump in 26 years stemmed demand for...
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This may be the year to buy a businessJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Looming threats of a recession and the recent interest rate cut are generating optimism among the brokers of small businesses and the lenders who finance such deals. "On...
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Briefs: Baxter recalls blood thinnerJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Nine lots of heparin blood thinner -- the medicine at the center of a lawsuit filed by actor Dennis Quaid over an overdose given to his newborn twins -- wer...
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Barrington's 'Material Girl' to retireJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - In an effort to inspire her customers, Dyllis Braithwaite made a new outfit for herself nearly every week. From fur coats to sundresses, Braithwaite would wear the cloth...
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Potash profits from rising crop pricesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., with corporate offices in Northbrook, the world's largest maker of crop nutrients, said profit more than doubled to a record as rising...
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Moody's eyes Motorola's debtJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. may have its debt rating cut by Moody's Investors Service, spurred by delays in the company's turnaround plan. The rating service placed Moto...
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McDonald's exec elected to boardJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's Corp. elected President and Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez to the board. Alvarez, 52, replaces Edward Brennan, who passed away last month,...
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PotashCorp profits top $1 billionJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- PotashCorp on Thursday announced its fourth-quarter earnings rose more than 100 percent to $376.8 million, bringing its full-year profits to $1.1 billion. ...
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Overseas sales help boost Baxter profitJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Medical products and services company Baxter International Inc. said Thursday profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter, as favorable currency-exchange rates drove up...