McHenry County Business
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New creperie opens in Algonquin, c'est si bonMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - A new taste of France has come to the Randall Road corridor. Creperie Normande opened just a week ago in Algonquin at 1644 S. Randall Road, serving authentic French crep...
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Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battleMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara....
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Lake County's Grainger reports spike in salesMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported that its daily sales increased 12 percent in February compared to a year...
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Circuit patent suit refiled against MotorolaMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Less than a week after a federal judge threw out a patent-infringement case against Motorola Inc., the patent-holder filed a new complaint, according to court filings. G...
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Boeing: Tanker work would create more than 70,000 jobsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said about 70,700 jobs would be created if it wins the contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. About 10 times as many jobs would be...
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Fortune Brands to sell Cobra golf brand to PUMAMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Fortune Brands Inc. said today it agreed to sell its Cobra golf brand to PUMA AG. Fortune Brands is based in Deerfield. ...
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Abbott to pay $450 million for Facet BiotechMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, maker of the arthritis medicine Humira, succeeded in its bid for Facet Biotech Corp. by offering 54 percent more than Biogen Idec Inc. in its reject...
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Surge-TEK changes nameMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Surge-TEK Industries, a telecommunications primary surge protector and connectivity protection systems firm, announced that it has changed its company name to LEA Networ...
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Citgo restarts crude unit at Lemont refinery after repairsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Citgo Petroleum Corp. has started a crude unit at its Lemont refinery that was shut in late February for repairs, according to a person familiar with the plant's operati...
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United Airlines sees passenger revenue riseMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - UAL Corp. led airline shares higher after the third-largest U.S. carrier reported a measure of February revenue that exceeded analyst estimates. UAL jumped $1.22, or 7 p...