Lake County Business
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Palatine firm says Google stole trade secretsJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A Palatine company has sued Google Inc. claiming the world's most popular Internet search engine misappropriated trade secrets of a product the startup company built for...
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A clever way to keep insulin safeJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Renee Tobias' concern for her mother's health and safety prompted her to create a product and a business she now runs in Wheeling. Tobias grew concerned several years ag...
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Walgreen 3Q profit rises on cost controlsJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Monday its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as it focused on cost control and maintained a rapid expansion pace in a difficul...
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Washington Mutual announces layoffsJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS - Washington Mutual confirmed Friday it intends to lay off an additional 50 area workers in Vernon Hills and Downers Grove home loan support centers, accord...
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Olympic Committee leader asks for business community's supportJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - About 150 area business leaders attended the annual meeting of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau on Thursday to hear an update on Chicago's bid for the 2...
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NES Rentals finishes $500 million planJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- NES Rentals Holdings Inc., an aerial equipment rental provider, completed a four-year, $500 million fleet modernization plan as a part of its strategic re...
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Partners expand joint research effortsJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE - Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced they have extended and expanded their joint research and development collab...
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Elginite's online shop offers custom invitesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dori Cappas of Elgin was a new stay-at-home mom, raising her son Jackson, about 4 1/2 years ago when she wanted to buy baptism invitations. She didn't find anything she ...
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Lawmakers subpoena Northbrook company in salmonella outbreakJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers voted Thursday to subpoena nine companies responsible for analyzing the most dangerous food entering the country as part of an investigation that...
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Abbott unveils $53 million research facilityJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Drugs that might treat cancer and other deadly diseases are expected to reach the public faster because of work done at Abbott Laboratories' $53 million research and dev...