Cook County Business
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Briefs: GM, Asian rivals report good salesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors and its Asian rivals posted U.S. sales increases in October, according to results released Thursday. Chrysler saw sales drop 9 percent compared...
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Naperville woman's tutoring staff grows to about 30 teachersNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Working as a school teacher for 11 years, Lori Skurka has a passion for helping children learn. The Naperville mom left the classroom shortly after the birth of her seco...
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Suburban entrepreneurs pave their own pathOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Oct. 16 was Boss's Day. (It's OK, if you didn't know. Most of us aren't bosses, so it's understandable). But Bret Bonnet, 24, knew. He received a card from his staff of ...
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Kraft profit falls 20 percent on dairy costsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that soaring dairy prices weighed down its third quarter profit, which fell 20 percent from year-ago results that included a one-time gai...
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Briefs: Gallagher acquires Cedar HillOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said Wednesday it has acquired Cedar Hill Insurance Agency Inc. based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Terms of the transaction were not disclose...
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Briefs: Acura, King agree to develop drugsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PALATINE -- King Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed Wednesday to develop and sell opioid pain drugs that won't be addictive. Acura...
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Briefs: Returned Mail unveils new portalOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE -- Returned Mail Solutions Inc., which provides undeliverable-as-addressed mail services, on Tuesday announced the availability of UAAHome 1.0, a Web-based re...
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Briefs: Keller Williams new unit unveiledOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. CHARLES -- Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty is launching a new commercial real estate and investment division in St. Charles. The commercial and investment unit is ...
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Community ties help Picket Fence in down marketOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul and Susan Duchek did not quite understand what they had agreed to when a number of years ago they offered to provide picket fencing for the Vietnam Wall Memorial ex...
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Briefs: Mitsubishi Gas taps UOP as supplierOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced Tuesday that Japan's Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. has selected UOP to supply technology, engineering, equipmen...