Cook County Business
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Diabetes drug Avandia to stay on marketJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The benefits outweigh the risks so diabetes drug Avandia should remain on the market, a panel of U.S. advisers said Monday. It was a mixed finding for Deerfield-based Ta...
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Northrop wins Air Force satellite workJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp., the third- largest U.S. defense contractor with a division in Rolling Meadows, won satellite system-modification work from the U.S. Air Force val...
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United flooded with pilot applicantionsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines received about 1,000 applicants for just 100 openings for new pilots. Interviews are expected to start Aug. 6 at its Elk Grove Township opera...
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Decorative lighting trend electrifies woman's online businessJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - While sitting on her deck one evening with her husband, Chris Marchewka envisioned a strand of lights to brighten things up. The idea for a business selling decorative l...
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Firm to help local non-profit centerJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Firm to help local non-profit center ELGIN -- WideSpark Design, an Elgin-based marketing communications firm, is holding its annual Marketing Makeover to benefit a non-...
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Business briefsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Akorn discloses production deal BUFFALO GROVE -- Akorn Inc., manufacturer of sterile specialty pharmaceuticals, Monday reported the signing of a deal with Burlington, M...
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Ex-Qwest CEO gets six years in prisonJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Joe Nacchio, the former Qwest Communications chief who was forced to resign during a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, was sentenced to six years in pris...
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Navteq charts growth of maps via technologyJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town l...
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OfficeMax reports quarterly dividendsJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OfficeMax reports quarterly dividends NAPERVILLE -- OfficeMax Inc. reported Friday a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable on October 15, 2007 to...
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A return to stock market volatilityJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Dow Jones industrial index roiled in negative territory again Friday, falling more than 100 points in the final half hour, ending down 208 points. Friday's stock mar...