Lake County Business
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Grainger profit exceeds second-quarter estimatesJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based building-maintenance supplies distributor, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as the company reduced ...
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Discover reports drop in June overdue card paymentsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.2 billion from the Treasury's bank rescue fund, said uncollectible card loans fell in June. Discover wr...
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Broker Dynamix growsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Broker Dynamix, a proprietary web-based lead generation service that enables prospective real estate clients using Internet search engines to connect with...
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Abbott Laboratories 2Q profit falls 3 percentJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Drug developer and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its second-quarter profit fell 3 percent on a mix of buyout charges and lower drug sales, but ...
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AT&T, union reach tentative contract dealJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc. and its largest union have tentatively agreed on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest. Leaders of the Communications Workers of Ameri...
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Phones call electrician to new business ventureJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - When Don Zittman's 30-year-old electrical contracting business continued to struggle, he knew he had to find another way to pay the bills. Zittman watched his customer b...
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Flavor company named on listJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - GENEVA - FONA International, creator and manufacturer of flavors and flavoring ingredients for the world's leading food, beverage and nutraceutical companies, was named ...
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Local companies partner on new job siteJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of the nation's top corporations have partnered with a Northbrook software company to help put Americans back to work using a new job recruiting Web site. Unite...
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UAL may help push U.S. air carriers to $1 billion 2Q lossJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines parent UAL Corp., Continental Airlines Inc. and other major U.S. carriers may have combined losses of $1 billion, their seventh straight quarterly defici...
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Lake Zurich company signs deal to market blood safety testJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich-based Fenwal Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today it has sig...