Cook County Business
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Briefs: McDonald's Lamar to retire by MarchNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- After more than two decades with McDonald's, William Lamar Jr. said Thursday he plans to retire by March. Lamar has served as chief marketing officer for Mc...
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Briefs: Solo Cup chooses Naperville data siteNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NAPERVILLE -- Information technologies services firm Stargate Holdings Corp. announced Wednesday that Solo Cup Co. has chosen Stargate's 86,000-square-foot data center i...
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Dreaming of your own business? Read this firstNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Charles Evans has a wife, three kids and a mortgage; a good job; and -- oh, oh -- a perhaps irresistible entrepreneurial urge "to do something on my own." That's likely ...
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Area lumber companies pinched by housing downturnNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - An auction sign graces the once vibrant Edward Hines Lumber Co. lumberyard in Mount Prospect after more than 50 years of supplying local homes. The nation's second large...
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Group scrutinizes makeup of area boardsNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The number of women executives heading up top publicly traded suburban companies in the Chicago area has declined 2.2 percentage points to 14.7 percent this year, accord...
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Abbott stent should be sold in U.S., FDA panel saysNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' experimental heart stent should be cleared for sale because it works as well as devices already on the market to prop open clogged arteries, a U.S. ...
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Abbott stent needs more safety study, FDA panel saysNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' experimental heart stent hasn't been studied enough to ensure its safety beyond one year of use, a U.S. advisory panel said today. Outside experts f...
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Briefs: Marriott installs Motorola systemNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Marriott International Inc. said Wednesday it completed the installation of Motorola Inc.'s enhanced business and entertainment services platform. Motorola...
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UAL workers oppose moves to boost stockNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - UAL Corp. unions Wednesday took aim at the company's plan to benefit its shareholders. The Union Coalition at United Airlines, a conglomeration of all but one of UAL Cor...
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Briefs: Akorn pens deal with Indian firmNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - BUFFALO GROVE -- Akorn Inc. and Cipla Ltd. on Tuesday announced the signing of an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement for an inhalation drug. Under terms of the...