Lake County Business
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Fortune now front-runner to buy AbsolutFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Jim Beam bourbon maker Fortune Brands now leads the $6 billion-plus race to buy Sweden's Absolut vodka as the world's biggest alcoholic drinks group, Diageo, p...
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Wickes to auction assetsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheeling-based Wickes Furniture Co. has abandoned hopes of reorganization and agreed to put itself on the bankruptcy auction block before the end of the month, according...
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Hewitt Associates report jump in earningsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hewitt Associates Inc., a Lincolnshire-based human resource services company, said Tuesday its first quarter earnings increased. Hewitt posted net income for the first q...
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Elgin, Hoffman companies announce layoffsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Layoffs at local firms announced Tuesday reflect changing markets. Elgin-based Ibiden Circuits of America Corp. is laying off 64 people by March, according to the Warn R...
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First area Goin' Postal shipping services franchise opensFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Irene Robinson recently opened the first Goin' Postal franchise in this area. Robinson offers UPS, FedEx, DHL and postal services at 124 W. Northwest Hwy., near the Euro...
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Hawley Street is home to a new arts, crafts and antique shopFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kathy Patzer's passion for color and art drove her to open a new gift and antique shop in Mundelein. Patzer opened Hawley Street Shoppe at 39 E. Hawley St. on Dec. 1. It...
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Wickes falls victim to weaker economyFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Wickes Furniture Co., a U.S. retailer with 37 showrooms in four states, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors. The company, based in Wheeling, listed debt of be...
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Hewitt Associates reports increase in earningsFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Hewitt Associates Inc., a Lincolnshire-based human resource services company, said Tuesday its first quarter earnings increased. Hewitt posted net income for the first q...
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Baxter's Cartago wins Shingo prizeFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Baxter International Inc.'s manufacturing facility in Cartago, Costa Rica, has been recognized with the 2008 Shingo prize for operational excellence. ...
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Movers and shakersFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Carlos S. Arevalo has become a partner at the Crystal Lake law firm of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood and McArdle. Arevalo, the city attorney for Marengo and Harvard and counse...