Lake County Business
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Hewitt reports increase in profitJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Hewitt Associates Inc. Monday reported that its first quarter earnings increased 5.6 percent on flat revenue as the company expands its margins. The Lincolnshire-based a...
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Feds: Abbott's Kaletra may interact with AdvairJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' HIV medicine Kaletra shouldn't be taken with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's asthma inhalers Advair and Serevent or Pfizer Inc.'s Revatio tablets for pulmonar...
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Fortune Brands looks to expand liquor, home portfolioJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Titleist golf balls, Moen faucets and Jim Beam bourbon, said it may make acquisitions in the spirits and home and security businesses. ...
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Convention center idea genuine or political ploy?Jan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Visions of a 10,000-seat multipurpose convention center on Waukegan's far west side were unveiled at a news conference Wednesday, but not everyone is optimistic about su...
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Baxter International 4Q profit rises 1 percentJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Baxter International reported a 1 percent profit increase for the fourth-quarter on Thursday, meeting Wall Street expectations but failing to impress analy...
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Convention center pondered for former Lakehurst mall siteJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Could the former Lakehurst Shopping Center site in Waukegan become the home of a $70 million convention center? The multipurpose center would host major conventions, tra...
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Abbott profit little changed as costs offset salesJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit was flat on higher costs, but sales of the company's diverse mix of drugs, devices and nutrition...
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Temp work on the rise in suburbs, helps workers find the right jobJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Married with two young children, Eric Rangel of Hanover Park looked to a temp agency to help him find a job with advancement. More than a year ago, he left behind a few ...
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Judge upholds Abbott's loss over glucose monitor claimJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' loss in its bid to get more than $42 million from Becton, Dickinson & Co. and Nova Biomedical Corp. over a patent-infringement claim was upheld by a...
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Ferrero formally rules out bid for CadburyJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Italian confectioner Ferrero International has formally declared that it won't make a takeover bid for Cadbury. That left Northfield-based Kraft Foods with no ...