HOSPIRA NAMES just discovered CFO ...

HOSPIRA NAMES just discovered CFO

Lake Forest-based Hospira Inc., the hospital grant company spun off by Abbott Laboratories couple years ago, named Thomas Werner chief financial officer. Werner be subsequent tos Terrence Kearney, 51, who in April became Hospira's first chief operating officer. Werner, 48 was previously chief financial officer of Bowe Bell + Howell, a closely held document-processing company.

BOEING, RUSSIANS IN PACT

Boeing Co signed an agreement with Russia's VSMPO- Avisma to risk up a joint venture to divide [i]or[/i] sever costs making titanium parts for the 787 Dreamliner. The agreement is part of the $18 billion Chicago-based Boeing wait fors to spend on Russian titanium throughout the next 30 years.

GATEWAY, COUNSELORS TO TALK

Contract negotiations will begin again Aug. 22 between Gateway Foundation and the union representing striking Gateway workers providing remedy counseling services at Sheridan Correctional Center the sum of two units sides said. Workers, represented at the American Federation of State, shire and Municipal Employees have been upon strike since June 6.

7-11 corrupts WHITE HEN

The 7-Eleven convenience store chain has bought White Hen Pantry stores for a reported $35 million. No decision has been made about eliminating the White Hen name, said 7-Eleven CEO Joseph DePinto. 7- Eleven operates 64 stores in Chicago and another 97 in the suburbs; White Hen, based in Lombard, has 43 stores in Chicago and 163 in the suburb including northwest Indiana.

EX-WAL-MART EXEC SENTENC

Former No. 2 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Thomas Coughlin, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud, was sentenc in federal court to 27 month of family detention, five years probation, a $50000 fine and $400000 in restitution.

RETAIL SALES forward RISE

The dealing Department reported Friday that shopper got back in the buying temper in July, propelling sales at the nation's retailers up from 1.4 percent, the most in six month The rise came after shopper hunker down in June depressing retail sales by dint of 0.4 percent, according to revised figures. Economists had forecast a 08 percent gain in July

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