Cook County Business
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Ginger's leaves nomadic ways behind with move to Main StreetOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Ginger Lewis has some pretty loyal customers. In 16 years, her shop has been at four different locations. Each time, her customers followed -- whether it was to Hotel B...
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BP restructuring to involve area officesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - BP PLC employees in Naperville and Warrenville learned Thursday their company-wide restructuring could transfer many of their jobs to Houston and Chicago or eliminate th...
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Economist says stock surge will continueOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A self-described "raging bull," economist Robert Genetski will tell a business gathering today stocks are very undervalued. "I believe they are almost 40 percent underva...
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Abbott Labs posts flat third-quarter profitsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its third-quarter profit held steady, as one-time charges offset the impact of strong sales of its blockbuster drug Humira. The Libert...
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Briefs: Pumps & Process purchases officeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - ELGIN -- Pumps & Process Equipment Inc. purchased a 3,030-square-foot office and warehouse unit at WestPoint Elgin Corporate Center at 2585 Millenium Drive, Elgin. ICE R...
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Briefs: Accounting firm makes acquisitionOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS -- Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting said it agreed to acquire TeamMate from PricewaterhouseCoopers. TeamMate is an integrated audit productivity software sui...
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Briefs: Loyalty program ready for checkoutOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - PROSPECT HEIGHTS -- HSBC Finance Corp.'s card and retail services business and Pathmark Stores Inc. entered into an agreement to offer a rewards and payment card for sup...
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Briefs: Online store offers only snow blowersOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - BOLINGBROOK -- Power Equipment Direct launched SnowBlowersDirect.com, a new online store exclusively dedicated to snow blowers and accessories. SnowBlowersDirect.com off...
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Solo Cup to close Wheeling factoryOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Solo Cup Co., a Highland Park-based maker of disposable foodservice items, announced plans Tuesday to reduce its debt by $325 million, in part by closing manufacturing f...
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Briefs: Cosi sales rise 1.6% in third quarterOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Quick-casual sandwich and salad chain Cosi Inc. said Tuesday third-quarter same-store sales grew 1.6 percent. Total sales rose 8.1 percent to $35.6 million,...