DuPage County Business
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2007: A year of surprising twistsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In "The Wizard of Oz," farmhand Zeke, played by Bert Lahr, spots trouble on the horizon and shouts a warning. "It's a twister. It's a twister." Like a twister on an unev...
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Lake Co. Movers & ShakersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - After completing new agent school, Carlotta Ruiz-Smith of Grayslake was named an agent for Country Insurance & Financial Services. Ruiz-Smith, who holds a bachelor's deg...
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DuPage Co. Movers & ShakersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, appointed David Mack general manager of its wholly owned subsidiary PTI Integrated Systems of Scottsdale, Ariz.. Mack, who will be ...
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Platterpus Records finds fondness for vinyl onlineDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When a photographer and musician met five years ago, they didn't expect something as common as vinyl would lead them into a business partnership. Peter Kuehl, 40, of Sch...
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Briefs: Walgreen earnings up 5.5 percentDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreen Co. used cost-cutting to help it overcome tougher economic conditions in its fiscal first quarter, reporting a 5.5 percent profit increase Friday. ...
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Lucent fined for violating bribery lawDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Telecommunications giant Lucent Technologies agreed to pay $1 million for violating a law against bribery by taking Chinese officials on sightseeing trips to Disneyland ...
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Last minute holiday shopping? You're not aloneDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Last-minute Christmas shoppers are expected in full-force at area malls this weekend. Rising food and fuel prices have cautious consumers taking more of a wait and see a...
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Navistar to buy GM truck unitDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, agreed to sell a truckmaking unit with an estimated value of $500 million to Warrenville-based Navistar I...
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Bella Mia showcases woman's flair for home decorDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - When Mia Robin was a little girl, she remembers driving with her parents looking at the big homes along the North Shore's Sheridan Road. She'd beg her parents to let her...
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Briefs: Arthur J. Gallagher acquires KosterDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Koster Insurance Agency Inc. of Quincy, Mass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 19...