Lake County Business
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Lake Forest Hospital plans acquisitionNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Lake Forest Hospital announced its plan to acquire Gurnee Radiology Centers, creating an expansive medical imaging network in Lake County. GRC's three faci...
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Walgreens October sales increase 6.8 percentNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens reported October sales of $5,160,900,000 an increase of 6.8 percent from $4,833,495,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores,...
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PepsiCo to spend $1B in China over next 4 yearsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capability, researc...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Midwest Banc to sell $85.5 mil stake to TreasuryNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., the Illinois banking company that lost 76 percent of its market value this year, plans to sell $85.5 million in preferred stock to the U.S. T...
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Longtime business owner honoredOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - LONG GROVE - Longtime Long Grove business owner Mel Towner was honored for his 50th anniversary as owner and proprietor of Mel's Marathon Mini Mart, 209 Robert Parker Co...
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Home Run Sports hosts open houseOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - LAKE ZURICH -Home Run Sports and Fitness, 143 E. Main St., in Lake Zurich, is having a public open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 2. Att...
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Motorola to lay off 3,000 workers, postpone spinoffOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Whipsawed workers at Motorola Inc.'s headquarters in Schaumburg and its Mobile Devices center in Libertyville again will be among the casualties when 3,000 more are laid...
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Barrington Champion Dodge dealership closesOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Champion Dodge Chrysler Jeep is apparently closing in Barrington. A phone message at the dealership at 495 and 505 W. Northwest Hwy. states that "due to economic condit...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...