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More retailers pull formula after Mo. infant death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Several more national retailers have joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from their shelves after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died of a rare bacterial infection. Officials...Tags: Safeway Inc., Health, Supervalu Inc., Medical Procedures and Tests, Kroger Company
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Gun-toting Benton Township pharmacist sues after being fired
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A pharmacist who thwarted an attempted armed robbery inside a southwestern Michigan drug store where he was working by shooting his own gun is suing after being fired from his job.
Attorneys for 36-year-old Jeremy Hoven...Tags: Theft, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Allstate investors vote down proposals, back board at annual meeting
Tribune reporterAllstate Corp. investors voted down two shareholder proposals and approved the re-election of its board members at the Northbrook-based insurer's annual meeting. In preliminary results disclosed at the meeting, individual directors received 92 to 99...Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Elections, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Marketing, Buyback
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...Tags: Medicines, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, CVS Corp., Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tobacco Products
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Prescriptions boost Walgreen sales in April
Tribune staff reporterWalgreen Co. sales rose 4 percent in April from the same month a year ago, the retailer said Friday, as a huge jump in prescriptions offset lower customer traffic overall. Walgreens stores saw total sales of $5.98 billion. The number of...Tags: Drugs and Medicines
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The day ahead in business May 3
Reports: Unemployment rate for April, 7:30 a.m.; Factory orders for March, 9 a.m.; ISM services index for April, 9 a.m. Local earnings: CBOE Holdings Inc., Telephone & Data Systems Inc., U.S. Cellular Corp. Other major earnings: Adidas AG, Air...
Tags: Skechers USA Incorporated, Madison Square Garden, Newell Rubbermaid Incorporated, Air France-KLM, Adidas AG
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Lease accounting fight tests resolve of global standard setters
Reuters* Overhaul meant to shine light on lease-related liabilities * Complexity of proposed accounting change undermines support * Effort to align U.S., international accounting at stake By Dena Aubin and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) -...Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Standards, Finance, Science and Technology, Homes
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Feud over electric-car charging stations
Two companies are battling in court to take over Chicago's electric-vehicle charging stations, which are less than two-thirds complete amid a backlog of unpaid bills and a federal probe into payments to vendors. JNS Holdings Corp. in Arlington Heights...
Tags: Miami Beach, Simon Property Group, Inc., Northeastern University, Freedom of Information Act, FBI
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Washington County business licenses - March 2013
Business licenses issued in March in Washington County: - Capella Inc., 13210 Fountainhead Plaza, Hagerstown, trader’s license, restaurant - Michael A. Brackbill Sr., Rocksolid Installations, 2030 Robert Fulton Highway, Peach Bottom, Pa., out-...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Marketing, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Fund practices patience to maximize profits
Things at the Nicholas Fund in Milwaukee haven't changed as much as you might expect in its 44 years. Albert "Ab" Nicholas is still running the show, just as he has since it opened in 1969. He's still hunting for attractively priced stocks that his...Tags: Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Warren Buffett, Earnings, Companies and Corporations
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Lake Forest Caucus names new executive committee
A new executive committee will take over running the Lake Forest Caucus. Michael Freeman will serve as president of the volunteer organization that identifies and endorses candidates for various boards and commissions in the village. Peg Determan was...
Tags: Marquette University, Politics, Elections
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Walgreen Co. buys stake in drug wholesaler, gains more market clout
Walgreen Co. is buying a stake in drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen, giving the drugstore chain greater clout in negotiating prices with drug makers -- and setting its own prices at the retail level. Walgreen could end up owning even more of...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration
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