Cook County Business
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Swarbrick's subjects don't have to smile, just act naturalNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - If photographer Lisa Swarbrick is shooting a teenager who loves to skateboard, she goes to a skate park. A family who spends a lot of time on its boat should be shot on ...
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Tellabs CEO resignsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Tellabs Inc. co-founder and Chairman Michael Birck found himself without a chief executive once again Thursday. The first time was in 2002 when Richard Notebaert quit af...
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Local artist uses Wheaton shop to share her passionNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The owner of a new Wheaton store vividly recalls her fascination with art had already developed by the time she was five. Her father was digging holes at their Indiana...
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Hospira net rises as sales up 30 percentNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - LAKE FOREST -- Hospira Inc. on Thursday posted higher quarterly profits as sales rose by nearly 30 percent. The Lake Forest-based company said sales were fueled by the F...
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Schawk income down 50 percentNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- Schawk Inc., an imaging and graphic services firm, said Thursday its quarterly profit fell 50 percent, hurt by a one-time charge and a fall in advertising...
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McDonald's same-store sales cookingNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's Corp Thursday posted a 6.9 percent increase in sales at restaurants open at least a year, helped by its Monopoly promotion in the United States a...
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Microsoft puts largest data center in suburbsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. has started building a $500 million mega data center in Northlake -- the company's largest and most powerful -- that will house its growing Internet-rela...
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Sales clerk found her true talent as private detectiveNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - An interesting sideline developed from Jeanne B. Thorsen's part-time job as a sales clerk at a clothing store: She became a private detective. Mrs. Thorsen passed away F...
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Briefs: Starbucks opens drive-thru storeNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE -- Starbucks Coffee is opening a store with a drive-thru café at 1125 Rte. 31 at the corner of Rakow Road in Crystal Lake. The coffee shop opens at 4:30 a.m...
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Career Ed taking steps to right ship, but shares fallNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Career Education Chief Executive Officer Gary E. McCullough on Tuesday said he remains optimistic but realistic about the need to increase falling profits. "We have reas...