Cook County Business
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Glad tidings at workDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Tasty Catering chefs file into their Elk Grove Village kitchens around 2 a.m. most mornings this time of year to prepare foods for holiday office parties. Orders jumped ...
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Movers and shakersDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Network Services Co., Mount Prospect, promoted Mike Johnson of Geneva to chief financial officer. Johnson previously served as vice president of finance and operations f...
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Devin Hester's 23 Bears jersey quickly becomes a must-have giftDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Between 500 and 600 shoppers a day call Dick's Sporting Goods store in Schaumburg in search of a jersey sporting the hottest Chicago athlete -- Devin Hester. The sportin...
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Culligan rating downgradedDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT -- Culligan International Co. was downgraded by Moody's Investors Service following a "significant increase in leverage that has occurred as a result of weak op...
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Firm buys stake in Federal SignalDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Ramius Capital Group LLC said it has taken a 7.4 percent stake in Federal Signal Corp., the maker of fire trucks, and considers the shares undervalued. Rami...
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Briefs: Gallagher acquires IntermountainDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Thursday announced the acquisition of Intermountain Financial Benefits, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the transaction we...
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Briefs: Consorta to launch 'green' magazineDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Health-care purchasing and management group Consorta on Thursday said it will launch EverGreen magazine, an industry magazine focused on green procurement ...
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Briefs: WMS shareholders elect NazemetzDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - WAUKEGAN -- WMS Industries Inc. on Thursday announced stockholders elected Patricia M. Nazemetz to serve on its board of directors. They also re-elected all eight of the...
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Schaumburg firm pumped up for partiesDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The owners of a new Schaumburg business have pumped a lot of energy into their venture. Joyce Meredith and Veronica Boyd and their husbands launched Pump It Up, a childr...
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Helping others budget is her businessDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Sherry Ridge assists the person wanting to eliminate debt, as well as the couple having a tough time paying their mortgage. Ridge, owner of Sherry Debt Free, teaches peo...