McHenry County Business
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Abbott silent on possible Boston Scientific spinoffsApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Boston Scientific Corp., the world's second-largest maker of heart devices, is seeking buyers for its Target Therapeutics and neuromodulation units, said a person with k...
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New scholarship to help nursesApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Lake Forest Graduate School of Management announced the establishment of the Joseph A. Kaule Scholarship. The scholarship was made possible by a $150,000 g...
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Citadel's bonds boss to leaveApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Brad Begle, who ran convertible bonds at Citadel Investment Group LLC, is leaving Kenneth Griffin's $12.5 billion hedge-fund firm at the end of the month. Begle, who tur...
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Walgreen Co. completes Duane Reade acquisitionApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. The transaction includes all 258 Duane Reade stores in t...
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Verizon CEO 'baffling' on wireless web, FCC saysApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ivan Seidenberg was "rather baffling" when he questioned U.S. plans to devote more airwaves to wireless Web service, ...
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UAL, US Air merger would reshape industry, cut seatsApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A merger between UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. would reshape the U.S. industry and cut seating capacity as an improving economy rekindles travel ...
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UAL, US Airways shares rise after reports cite merger talksApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- News that United Airlines and US Airways are in talks about combining was met with approval by shareholders and analysts Thursday. Passengers may feel dif...
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Two ex-Siemens managers to stand trial in corruption caseApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Two former managers at Siemens AG will have to stand trial over allegations of breach of trust and aiding bribery, as part of an investigation into a corporate scandal a...
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Holiday Inn Naperville faces foreclosureApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Investors - including many from the suburbs - that backed the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville are being sued for about $20 million as the hotel faces foreclosure. A gro...
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Airbus deliveries top Boeing's in first quarterApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Airbus SAS, the world's largest commercial aircraft producer, delivered 13 percent more planes in the first quarter of 2010 than Boeing Co., which ended production last ...