Enacting health care reform
In Friday's business section, you'll find a peek into what's expected to be a hectic year in the world of health care, starting with implementation of President Barack Obama's landmark...
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ComPsych adds 200 jobs, mostly in Chicago
ComPsych Corp., a provider of employee assistance programs, said Tuesday that it has added more than 200 new employees this year, the vast majority of whom are in Chicago. The...
Lurie Children’s Hospital sees surge in patients at new Chicago building
Executives at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago expected a "bump" in patients when the $855 million hospital opened in June. They weren't prepared for a...
Baxter International to pay $4 billion for Gambro
In a bid to stake a dominant position in the growing global market for kidney dialysis equipment, Baxter International Inc. on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Sweden's Gambro...
Seven North Shore private pediatrician practices combine as doctors adjust to changing financial reality
Dr. Susan Sheinkop has watched dozens of her colleagues and their private practices get swallowed up by hospital systems in a wave of consolidation marching across the country. Sheinkop, a...
Walgreen continues sales slide in November
Walgreen Co. continued its slide in November, when revenue from stores open at least a year dropped 6.2 percent, the company said Wednesday. Walgreen now has posted negative comparable store...
Baxter to buy Gambro for $4B
In a bid to stake a dominant position in the growing global market for kidney dialysis equipment, Baxter International on Tuesday said it agreed to buy Swedish Gambro AB for...
Abbott investors to get one AbbVie share per Abbott share in spinoff
Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday that its shareholders will receive one share of AbbVie common stock for each share they own of Abbott when the company splits into two on January...
Idled Schiller Park Hostess workers stand firm in demands
As Hostess Brands and leaders of one of its biggest unions met Tuesday in an attempt to salvage the 82-year-old maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread, union workers...
Walgreen CEO compensation drops slightly to $12.04M
Walgreen Co. Chief Executive and President Greg Wasson's total pay dropped 0.6 percent to $12.04 million for its fiscal year ended Aug. 31, according to a regulatory filing. Though his...