Lake County Business
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Drop in foreclosures here just temporary, firm saysJan 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The pullback of lenders due to government investigations into their documentation and procedures on foreclosures temporarily lowered the foreclosure rates in Illinois an...
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Bayer 'determined' to guard rights after Humira rulingJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Bayer AG said it's “determined to enforce intellectual property” after losing a bid to demand royalties from Abbott Laboratories over U.S. sales of the arthritis drug Hu...
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Business leaders bash extra corporate tax burdensJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Martin Matushek, a co-owner of West Dundee-based M2 Polymer Technologies Inc., sees the writing on the wall for businesses. Growth? More jobs? Here in Illinois? Forget i...
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Lake Forest-based Idex buying equipment maker MicrofluidicsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Idex Corp. said Tuesday it will acquire Microfluidics International Corp., which makes equipment that laboratories and commercial companies use to make m...
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Jimmy John's switches to clover sproutsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Jimmy John's is replacing alfalfa sprouts with easier-to-clean clover sprouts in response to an 18-state salmonella outbreak linked to the company's alfalfa sprouts. Sin...
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Abbott's dissolving heart stent wins European approvalJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' Absorb stent, the world's first device used to prop open clogged heart arteries and then be absorbed back into the body, won regulatory approval in ...
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Libertyville auto dealer incentive gets first takerJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - The first taker has surfaced for an incentive program crafted two years ago by Libertyville officials to help car dealers expand or upgrade their facilities. CESM LLC, d...
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Lake Zurich experts take a look at latest consumer trendsJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - More mobility, more apps and more multimedia devices are likely to be in consumers' hands soon, judging by products unveiled this week, said two Lake Zurich-based expert...
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Walgreen December sales rise 7.5 percentJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co.'s December sales rose 7.5 percent to $6.81 billion, the biggest U.S. drugstore chain said on Wednesday. The performance was helped by Duane ...
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Fortune Brands picks seller for golf unitJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., planning a breakup of the company, selected Morgan Stanley to run an auction for its golf division in a sale that may fetch as much as $1.5 billion,...