Lake County Business
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Take on the tickerJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - David J. Klein, financial consultant, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Vernon Hills What are some of your observations looking back on last week's markets? "This was one of the w...
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DuPage County movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Itasca-based Fellowes Inc., a shredder manufacturer, hired Brian Cooper as chief financial officer to oversee all financial matters of the company's operations. Cooper p...
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A boost for one-stop shoppingJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - As gasoline prices throttle along past the $3 mark, Sue Wright is forced to spend less in other areas. "I have to cut back somewhere," Wright said, adding it's little th...
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Lake County movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Roderick I. Hart of Lincolnshire joined the governing board of Rolling Meadows-based Rainbows, an international grief and crisis-support charity for youth. Hart has more...
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Fortune's profit slips on slow home salesJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the holding company for Jim Beam bourbon and Moen faucets, said fourth-quarter profit fell as the worst housing slump in 26 years stemmed demand for...
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This may be the year to buy a businessJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Looming threats of a recession and the recent interest rate cut are generating optimism among the brokers of small businesses and the lenders who finance such deals. "On...
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Briefs: Baxter recalls blood thinnerJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Nine lots of heparin blood thinner -- the medicine at the center of a lawsuit filed by actor Dennis Quaid over an overdose given to his newborn twins -- wer...
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Barrington's 'Material Girl' to retireJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - In an effort to inspire her customers, Dyllis Braithwaite made a new outfit for herself nearly every week. From fur coats to sundresses, Braithwaite would wear the cloth...
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Overseas sales help boost Baxter profitJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Medical products and services company Baxter International Inc. said Thursday profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter, as favorable currency-exchange rates drove up...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...