McHenry County Business
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Cell Genesys sued over buyout of Lincolnshire's BioSanteJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Cell Genesys Inc., a former maker of cancer vaccines, was sued by investors challenging the fairness of a stock-swap buyout by BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., the develop...
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Boeing pays $580 mil for S.C. Dreamliner plantJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. will pay $580 million in cash for a plant that makes large sections of its 787 jetliner in an apparent effort to resolve supplier problems that have contribut...
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Southwest, American try to lure fliers with $30 faresJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Southwest Airlines Co., the largest discount carrier, is offering one-way fares of $30, $60 or $90, to generate demand when the peak U.S. travel season wanes in Septembe...
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Timber company Weyerhaeuser slashes dividendJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser Co., which has been hemorrhaging cash because of the moribund U.S. housing market, said Tuesday it is cutting its quarterly dividend again, this...
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Abbott wins ruling tossing antitrust claimsJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories won a federal appeals court ruling dismissing AIDS patients' claims that the company maintained a monopoly and overcharged for the HIV medicine Norvi...
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JCPenney outlet store in Gurnee Mills closingJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - After 15 years, the JCPenney outlet store in Gurnee Mills is scheduled to close around Sept. 5. Liquidation sales start this Sunday, store Manager Steven Bingham said t...
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Baker & McKenzie cutting lawyers in ChinaJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Baker & McKenzie LLP, the world's second-largest law firm by revenue, plans to eliminate 11 percent of its lawyers and professional staff in China because of the "very c...
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WMS to expand global marketJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Waukegan-based WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., Monday announced it will expand the global market penetration of the company's fully digital Bluebir...
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Prosecutors: Black doesn't deserve bailJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman imprisoned for his role in the theft of $6.1 million from the company, shouldn't be freed on bail while th...
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Boeing wins $332 mil in orders from Tassili AirJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. and Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA won orders valued at more than $332 million from the Algerian carrier Tassili Airlines, a division of the state- run ...