Lake County Business
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Walgreens to open first store in AlaskaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens said Friday it will open its first store in Alaska, representing its presence in all 50 states, on Sunday at the ribbon cutting for its new sto...
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Delta Air, United fined for passenger rights violationsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's largest carrier, was fined $375,000 for bumping passengers on oversold planes and United Airlines received a $80,000 penalty for not di...
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Abbott study of Niaspan against Merck's Zetia haltedJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A study comparing Abbott Laboratories' cholesterol drug Niaspan with Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp.'s Zetia was ended early, for reasons unrelated to patients' sa...
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Buffalo Grove couple offers big taste at Big ShermsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When Mark and Jenni Sherman celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday, they'll most likely toast the opening of their new business as well. About two months ago, ...
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Discover Spending Monitor fallsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS - The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor fell for the first time in four months from 86.2 to 85.6 (based out of 100), as consumer attitudes toward the economy rev...
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Couple brings taste of Guadalajara to Cary eateryJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A husband and wife team originally from Texas recently opened an authentic Mexican restaurant in Cary. Alicia and Cerjio Tinajero launched Tapatio at 374 Northwest High...
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Verizon asks FCC for greater HD accessJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Communications Inc., seeking high-definition TV coverage of the New York Knicks and Rangers, asked regulators to order Cablevision Systems Corp. and its Madison ...
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NRG Energy turns down Exelon's revised offerJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - PRINCETON, N.J. -- NRG Energy Inc. said Wednesday that it has turned down Exelon Corp.'s revised hostile takeover bid of $8 billion in stock because it undervalues the b...
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Pepsi's Russia push not without challengesJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - DOMODEDOVO, Russia -- PepsiCo opened an immense new bottling plant outside Moscow on Wednesday as it bets on Russia to become its biggest market outside the United State...
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Walgreen lifts quarterly dividend to 13.75 centsJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. is raising its quarterly dividend by about 22 percent, to 13.75 cents from 11.25 cents. Walgreen calls the move a show of co...