Lake County Business
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Six Flags plumets on quarterly resultsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Theme park operator Six Flags Inc. said Friday its quarterly profit fell sharply, and it forecast lower-than-expected full year revenue, sending its stock to a 10-year l...
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Motorola opens Beijing complexNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. on Thursday marked its 20th year in China by expanding its operations with a new research-and-development complex in Wangjing, Beijing. Because about 35 pe...
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Swarbrick's subjects don't have to smile, just act naturalNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - If photographer Lisa Swarbrick is shooting a teenager who loves to skateboard, she goes to a skate park. A family who spends a lot of time on its boat should be shot on ...
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Tellabs CEO resignsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Tellabs Inc. co-founder and Chairman Michael Birck found himself without a chief executive once again Thursday. The first time was in 2002 when Richard Notebaert quit af...
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Hospira net rises as sales up 30 percentNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - LAKE FOREST -- Hospira Inc. on Thursday posted higher quarterly profits as sales rose by nearly 30 percent. The Lake Forest-based company said sales were fueled by the F...
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Schawk income down 50 percentNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- Schawk Inc., an imaging and graphic services firm, said Thursday its quarterly profit fell 50 percent, hurt by a one-time charge and a fall in advertising...
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Microsoft puts largest data center in suburbsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. has started building a $500 million mega data center in Northlake -- the company's largest and most powerful -- that will house its growing Internet-rela...
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Sales clerk found her true talent as private detectiveNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - An interesting sideline developed from Jeanne B. Thorsen's part-time job as a sales clerk at a clothing store: She became a private detective. Mrs. Thorsen passed away F...
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Briefs: Starbucks opens drive-thru storeNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE -- Starbucks Coffee is opening a store with a drive-thru café at 1125 Rte. 31 at the corner of Rakow Road in Crystal Lake. The coffee shop opens at 4:30 a.m...
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Career Ed taking steps to right ship, but shares fallNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Career Education Chief Executive Officer Gary E. McCullough on Tuesday said he remains optimistic but realistic about the need to increase falling profits. "We have reas...