Cook County Business
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Briefs: CF Industries profits, sales riseOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- CF Industries Holdings Inc. reported earnings of $86.5 million, up substantially from $7.3 million a year ago during the same period. The Deerfield-based fi...
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Pharmacies sue Abbott over AIDS drug priceOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Four large pharmacy chains and a drug wholesaler sued Abbott Laboratories for allegedly abusing its monopoly in the AIDS market by quintupling the price of one of its dr...
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Sandwich search endsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new delicatessen in Algonquin launched a business based on their inability to find a good hot corned beef or pastrami sandwich. Tom Licata and Joseph San...
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Dunkin' Donuts goes upscaleOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new Dunkin' Donuts have been friends since second grade. Todd Shaw, now 36, and Dennis Krob attended St. Joan of Arc school together in Lisle. They remai...
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Halloween teeth may contain lead paintOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville-based Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. said Monday it has started a nationwide recall of about 2,500 "Ugly Teeth" party items because they may contain unsafe...
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Motorola refinances debtOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola raised $1.4 billion in its first bond sale in three years. The sale consisted of $400 million of 5.375 percent, five- year notes; $400 million of ...
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Revitalization forces downtown merchants to copeOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Retail is tough. Retail in the typical suburban downtown is tougher. And retail during downtown revitalization is - well, certainly not easy but maybe not quite as bad...
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Christmas in OctoberfestOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - While Halloween is still a few days away, Christmas has taken over at Oakbrook Center. The outdoor mall in Oak Brook launches a new tradition this weekend with Christkin...
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Workers put faith in career ministriesOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - John Wanak, unemployed for more than two years, sought help from an unconventional employment agency -- his church. Willow Creek Church in South Barrington operates a ca...
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Movers and shakersOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Schaumburg resident Glenn C. Gilly was named president and chief operating officer of Weber Marking Systems Inc., Arlington Heights. Gilly, who joined the company in 197...