Lake County Business
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U.S. small business confidence risesMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - BUFFALO GROVE -- The Small Business Research Board's U.S. Small Business Confidence Index increased to 43.67 in the first quarter of 2008, an upturn of nearly 10 points,...
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Housing market still coldMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane and Will counties saw home sales drop about 34 percent during the first quarter, indicating the real estate market continues to spiral around the suburbs, according...
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Freddie Mac cuts 116 area workersMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Freddie Mac, a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress to support homeownership and rental housing, is pulling out of the suburbs and laying off 116 worker...
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Area entrepreneur builds her own brand of Chinese cookingMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - While preparing stir fry, chicken will retain its juices if it's cut very thin and marinated with egg white and corn starch, according to an area cook. This is one tip Y...
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Blood pressure monitor unveiledMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BANNOCKBURN -- Omron Healthcare Inc. Thursday introduced a home blood pressure monitor designed specifically for women to help detect hypertension, a significant contrib...
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Abbott developing adult ADHD drugMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott Laboratories and other researchers say the latest tests of a new drug, ABT-089, is a potentially effective and safe treatment for adults ...
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She knitted hats to keep babies warmMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lois C. Hansen participated in a little known volunteer role at Northwest Community Hospital: she served on the baby hat committee, knitting caps for newborns at the Arl...
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Business leaders form new Naperville bankMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen Naperville business leaders have partnered to establish a new community bank, possibly by next year. The group, led by Scott Wehrli, secretary-treasurer of DuKa...
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Zebra announces deal with WilsonMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS -- Zebra Technologies, a specialty printing and automatic identification systems company, announced Amer Sports selected a Zebra labeling system for its rad...
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BP signs lease, will move area workersMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BP America Inc., a subsidiary of London-based BP PLC, said Tuesday it plans to move about 1,000 workers from its DuPage County campus to downtown Chicago sometime this s...