Cook County Business
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Customer sues Sears over homes Web siteJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private informatio...
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Max gets bigger facilityJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Tech-Max Machine, which specializes in precision computerized machining of large parts, recently moved into a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Itasca. The mo...
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Area businesswoman discusses economy with BushJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush lunched Monday with Mayor Richard M. Daley and the leaders of Aon Corp., The Boeing Co. and McDonald's Corp. at the Union League Club of Chicago. There am...
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Abbott's Humira sales hit $3 billion last yearJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' anti- inflammatory medicine Humira exceeded $3 billion in global sales for the first time in 2007, chief financial officer Thomas Freyman said. Humi...
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Nancy's Pizza expandsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Cousins Michael Salvadori and Tony Stellato grew up in an Italian family where food was the focus of just about every gathering. The two men, who spent a lot of time tog...
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Briefs: Ericsson partners with BrightstarJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE -- Ericsson, a telecommunications supplier, said Monday it appointed Brightstar, a global leader in customized distribution and supply chain solutions, to s...
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Theft prevention gets easierJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The owners of Imperial Surveillance are approaching the first anniversary of their Elgin business. Garrett LeTourneau and Daniel Burress own the company, which sells and...
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Motorola launches 2 new phonesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. wants your creative side to come through with two new phones. The latest in the Rokr phone line is the Rokr E8, which offers more music downloads and wirel...
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Aon to grab market share amid marsh reshuffle, analyst saysJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's second-biggest insurance broker, will probably win market share as larger rival Marsh & McLennan Cos. reshuffles its management team, an analyst a...
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UAL stock falls after analyst cites uncertainty, pilot actionsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell today after a veteran industry analyst downgraded the company, citing festering labor discord he said includes...