DuPage County Business
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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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OfficeMax posts 3rd-quarter profit increase, matches Wall Street's consensusOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Office supplies retailer OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose 61 percent from a year-ago period hurt by hefty operating expenses. Net income afte...
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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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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...
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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...