Lake County Business
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Discover takes over Allstate's banking businessFeb 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, is exiting the banking business and will sell about $1.1 billion in deposits to Discover Financia...
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Auto show's economic models sport figures to rev recoveryFeb 07, 2011 12:00 am - An old wives' tale insists that you can predict the veracity of the approaching winter by counting the brown bands of fuzz on woolly bear caterpillars. An old columnist'...
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Antioch Walmart reopensFeb 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Walmart officials announced their Antioch store reopened Monday morning, nearly four days after it had been shuttered because of the Blizzard of 2011. The store, at 475...
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Libertyville consignment store is boomingFeb 05, 2011 10:00 pm - The timing in the midst of a recession was curious to most observers, but two Libertyville women have seen their start-up business far exceed expectations. In early 200...
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Motorola Solutions cuts about 175 jobsFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions said Friday it has cut around 175 jobs, mostly from its WiMax technology group. The cuts were primarily in Arlington Heights, Fort Wo...
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Blizzard spurs business ideaFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Antioch business owner Marc Mallen is always looking for innovative ideas for his custom T-shirt printing business. When your business name is Innovative Ideas Screen Pr...
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Grocery baskets may soon become high-techFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Anyone who has done grocery shopping knows about those small plastic baskets near the doorway. Just lift up the handles and carry one through the aisles to hold a few qu...
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Mobile workforce saves dayFeb 02, 2011 12:00 am - Technology might help keep workers connected while they're away from the office during the blizzard, but that may not stem any losses. A number of companies sent workers...
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Blizzard blitzes local businessesFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snowstorms can be a bane or boom to local firms
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What blizzard? Some businesses open WednesdayFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - When small business owner John Casper found the roads impassible early Wednesday morning, he pulled on his boots and walked to his hardware store. The owner of Casper Tr...