Lake County Business
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HSBC honored with green certificationJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - METTAWA - HSBC North America has been awarded LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for its new headquarters building in Mettawa. The building was c...
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Discover says chargeoffs will rise to more than 7% this yearJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the Riverwoods-based credit-card lender, said failed customer loans will climb beyond 7 percent in the second quarter. The company, which ad...
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Fortune Brands posts first loss in eight yearsJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of MasterBrand cabinets and Jim Beam bourbon, fell 11 percent in New York trading after reporting its first quarterly loss in eight years....
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What will stimulus plan mean for you? It may still be too early to tellJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - When looking at President Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan, it's tempting to dream about all the good it could do here in the suburbs. • Brand-new roads and b...
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Tenneco, Johnson Controls likely gainers in Obama emissions planJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - BorgWarner Inc., Tenneco Inc. and Johnson Controls Inc. may boost sales because of President Barack Obama's move to let California set emissions rules that are stricter ...
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Abbott cancels abuse-resistant Vicodin, fires sales staffJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories scrapped plans to introduce an abuse-resistant pain pill this year and fired 200 sales representatives that were added in anticipation of the drug's ...
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Pactiv profit rises 17 percent on price gainsJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Pactiv Corp., the maker of Hefty garbage bags, said fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent because of price gains and lower expenses. Net income climbed to $69 million, o...
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Home Depot to cut jobs, close Expo stores in suburbsJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Home Depot Inc. Monday announced plans to cut 7,000 jobs and close its remaining design showrooms, two of them in the suburbs. The home-improvement giant will close 34 ...
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Motorola cuts 497 jobs in LibertyvilleJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. told the State of Illinois that it will eliminate 497 jobs at its Libertyville campus. An additional 49 will come at its Chicago office. T...
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Prospect Heights man charged with running 22-year Ponzi schemeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A businessman from Prospect Heights was released Friday on a $100,000 unsecured bond after being charged with operating a Ponzi scheme that raked in tens of millions of ...