McHenry County Business
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Likely Cadbury gains bolster Kraft defenseJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the world's second- largest confectioner, will probably step up its defense against Kraft Foods Inc.'s hostile 10.9 billion-pound ($17.6 billion) bid tomorr...
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Rolling Meadows Sam's Club to close by Jan. 22Jan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Sam's Club, a division of Walmart Stores Inc., said Monday that it plans to close its Rolling Meadows store by Jan. 22 and eliminate 137 jobs as part of a companywide re...
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Palatine's Soccer Plus expanding to LibertyvilleJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Soccer Plus, a Palatine store specializing in soccer and lacrosse, is expanding. After nearly 15 years of operation, owner Bob Naughtrip is expecting to open a second lo...
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Economic forecast session slatedJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - William Strauss, senior economist and economic adviser in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will serve as the keynote speaker at F...
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Boeing alters 787-3 plansJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said it's reviewing plans to build a shorter-range version of its 787 Dreamliner jet after All Nippon Airways Co., the only remaining customer for the model, ...
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Workshop focuses on disasterJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The next "Survive and Thrive" workshop aimed at teaching business owners, managers and entrepreneurs how to assess the likelihood of disasters takes place from 6 to 7:30...
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Nu-Concepts wins awardJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Nu-Concepts Windows Co. of Northbrook recently received the CertainTeed Corp. Award of Excellence for a residential remodeling project that used CertainTeed vinyl siding...
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Boston Scientific stent inferior to Abbott Lab's, study saysJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Boston Scientific Corp.'s Taxus Liberte stent shouldn't be used in routine clinical practice because it's inferior in terms of safety and efficacy to Abbott Laboratories...
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Kraft-Cadbury takeover failure would test CEO promisesJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld and Cadbury Plc CEO Todd Stitzer disagree on the merits of merging their companies. They'll both need to prove t...
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Ex-HSBC broker convictedJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - A former HSBC executive was convicted of taking $1.1 million in bribes to recommend shares to a client, said Hong Kong's anti-graft body the Independent Commission Again...