| Pharmacia buy impact unclear for sites, staff |
2002-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 2002, p. 8 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Monsanto,
Wolfe, Mark,
Pfizer Inc.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
Pharmacia |
| Students ride Internet to the moon |
1998-06-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 25, 1998, p. 5 |
Moonlink,
Space Explorations Inc.,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Hills, Katie,
Manning, Sally,
Public School District 68 - Curriculum,
Old Orchard Junior High School,
Internet,
NASA |
| Searle to build research facility |
1998-06-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 11, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
Construction,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle building wins OK |
1998-04-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 30, 1998, p. 8 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Zoning,
Construction,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| New Searle alliance adds to global growth spurt for local businesses |
1998-02-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 12, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Unused hardware helps schools |
1997-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 1997, p. 93 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Schools,
Business,
Computers |
| New parking lot going up downtown |
1997-06-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 19, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Construction,
Business,
Parking |
| Rezoning request leads to pondering |
1996-05-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 9, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
TenPackaging Corp. of America,
Zoning,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Housing - Town houses,
Tenneco Corp.,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Taylor Forge and Pipe Works |
| Searle to lay off 2,000 |
1992-11-26 |
G.D. Searle has plans to lay off up to 2000 employees. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 26, 1992, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle exec. named to federal council |
1990-10-04 |
The newly formed National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy now includes Dr. Joseph T. Curti, president of Searle's North American operations. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 4, 1990, p. 9 |
Government - U.S.,
Health care,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Curti, Dr. Joseph T. |
| Area firms lauded for pollution control |
1990-05-10 |
G.D. Searle and Company of Skokie was one of several north suburban companies that Governor James R. Thompson honored with governor's Pollution Prevention Awards. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 1990, p. D2 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Pollution Prevention Awards,
Business,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Searle building site in Skokie for sale |
1990-01-11 |
G.D. Searle and Company hired a real estate consultant to evaluate the company's options after the owner of the building that houses Searle's world headquarters put the site up for sale. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 11, 1990, p. 7 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle may move from Skokie |
1990-01-11 |
G.D. Searle and Company, one of Skokie's most prestigious businesses, may move its world headquarters elsewhere unless a favorable lease can be renegotiated. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 11, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| News digest |
1989-06-22 |
G. D. Searle and Company has settled out of court with an unknown number of litigants who sued the company over injuries allegedly caused by a birth control device Searle once marketed. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1989, p. 14 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Litigation,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle testing drug to help AIDS victims |
1989-06-01 |
G. D. Searle and Company, a Skokie based pharmaceutical company, made an announcement regarding a chemical compound. This compound is so new, it has no official name. It soon will be tested on a tiny group of AIDS sufferers across the nation. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 1989, p. 8 |
Drugs,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Diseases - AIDS,
Inventions,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Anti-abortionists protest Searle ulcer drug |
1988-11-10 |
Anti-abortion activists are hoping that the FDA will not authorize the marketing of a new drug made by G.D. Searle & Co. The activists claim the drug causes abortion. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 1988, p. 3 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
Abortion |
| Flammables to be moved above ground |
1987-11-05 |
All but one village trustee approved Searle's plan to move flammable substances used for research from underground storage to above ground storage. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 5, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fire prevention,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle offers drug refunds |
1987-09-24 |
G.D. Searle has announced an unprecedented prescription refund offer for patients. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 24, 1987, p. 73 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| At G.D. Searle, safety is name of game when dealing with chemicals |
1987-06-11 |
G.D. Searle officials have detailed safety plans in place for employees who deal with hazardous chemicals. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1987, p. 3 |
Safety devices and measures,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle to distribute heart drugs to the poor |
1987-02-19 |
G.D. Searle & Co. announced plans to give $10 million in anti-hypertension and anti-angina drugs to the poor. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 19, 1987, p. 65 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Charities,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle's anti-ulcer drug approved in 23 countries |
1987-01-15 |
Cytotec, an anti-ulcer drug produced by Searle, has been approved by government health authorities in Argentina. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 15, 1987, p. 61 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Long weekend for many |
1986-12-23 |
Some Skokie area employers are giving employees long weekends for the holiday season. |
Life - Skokie edition, Tuesday, December 23, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Employees,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business,
Holidays and celebrations - Christmas,
Rand McNally and Co. |
| Former employees charged in $1/2 million Searle scam |
1986-03-27 |
Four former employees of G.D. Searle & Co. were charged with defrauding the company of more than $500,000 through a phony billing scheme. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 27, 1986, p. 7 |
Blake, William,
Crime and criminals - Fraud,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Gray, James,
Turner, Sylvanus,
Rodriguez, James |
| Lawsuits force Searle to take IUD's off market |
1986-02-06 |
G.D. Searle has removed two lines of intrauterine contraceptive devices from the market because of civil suits filed by women who contend that the products cause sterility and infection. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 6, 1986, p. 4 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Litigation,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Opinions mixed on job cut |
1986-01-23 |
The village's two largest employers have announced major layoffs. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 23, 1986, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Employment,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
AT&T Teletype Corporation,
Business - Communication |
| Monsanto looks to continue Searle company excellence |
1985-08-08 |
G.D. Searle & Co.'s board approved the $2.7 million sale of the company to Monsanto Corporation. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 8, 1985, p. 58 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Monsanto,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| G. D. Searle quiets fears over NutraSweet reports |
1985-06-27 |
Searle has released a study which shows that pregnant women who use NutraSweet do not have an increased risk of having a mentally disabled child. Other reports have linked NutraSweet to mental disability. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 1985, p. 14 |
Public health,
G.D. Searle & Co. |
| Searle withdraws pills, gets NutraSweet okay |
1984-11-08 |
Searle has reported that two legitimate lot numbers used on refills of Ovulan birth control pills have been counterfeited by an unknown group. Searle is pulling the pills from the market. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 8, 1984, p. 9 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| No word yet on Searle stock sale |
1984-10-25 |
A spokesman for G.D. Searle and Co. said that at this time no comment will be made on when, or even if, the Searle family will sell all or part of its holdings. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 25, 1984, p. 80 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle buys Italian firm |
1983-11-17 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced it has acquired Labaratori Made in Italy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISF, a major Italian pharmaceutical company. |
The News, Thursday, November 17, 1983, p. 5 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
ISF,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
Labaratori Made in Italy |
| New venture |
1983-11-10 |
The French pharmaceutical group Synthelabo and G.D. Searle and Co. announced that their joint venture in the United Kingdom has officially begun operations under the name of Lorex Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
The News, Thursday, November 10, 1983, p. 11 |
Lorex Pharmaceuticals Ltd,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Synthelabo,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle gets nod on drug |
1983-09-08 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market Theo-24 TM. |
The News, Thursday, September 8, 1983, p. 7 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Theo-24,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle signs with RC Cola |
1983-08-18 |
G.D. Searle and Co. signed a contract with Royal Crown Cola Co. to supply Searle's NutraSweet TM low-calorie sweetener for use in carbonated drinks. |
The News, Thursday, August 18, 1983, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Royal Crown Cola Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle signs Coca-Cola contract |
1983-08-11 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that it has entered into a contract with the Coca-Cola company to supply Searle's Nutra-Sweet TM brand of low-calorie sweetener for use in carbonated soft drinks. |
The News, Thursday, August 11, 1983, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Royal Crown Cola Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle marketing Synthelabo in Scandinavia |
1983-07-14 |
G.D. Searle and Co. and the French pharmaceutical company Synthelabo announced that they have agreed to establish a join venture in Holland. Searle will license and market Synthelabo products in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. |
The News, Thursday, July 14, 1983, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Synthelabo,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle gets FDA approval of aspartame |
1983-07-07 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its low-calorie sweetener Nutra Sweet (aspartame) for use in carbonated soft drinks in the U.S. |
The News, Thursday, July 7, 1983, p. 4 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle sells division |
1983-06-23 |
G.D. Searle and Co. and UGI Corp. announced the signing of an agreement for the purchase of Searle's Matheson Gas Products unit in the U.S. and Canada by a joint venture formed by UGI's AmeriGas subsidy and Nippon Sanso K.K. of Tokyo. |
The News, Thursday, June 23, 1983, p. 7 |
UGI Corp.,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle expanding again with Canadian venture |
1982-12-02 |
Lorex Pharmaceuticals, a Searle and Synthelabo joint venture, announced the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary in Canada, Lorex Pharmaceuticals of Canada, Ltd. |
The News, Thursday, December 2, 1982, p. 10 |
Lorex Pharmaceuticals Ltd,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Lorex Pharmaceuticals of Canada, Ltd,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle modifies Japan agreement |
1982-11-25 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire additional equity to make changes in Marupi-Searle, a Japanese joint venture with Dainippon. |
The News, Thursday, November 25, 1982, p. 10 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Dainippon,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
Marupi-Searle |
| Searle planning plant facility in Pakistan |
1982-11-04 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that an affiliate in Pakistan, Searle Ltd., plans to build a $2 million pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Karachi. |
The News, Thursday, November 4, 1982, p. 7 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| 3 burned in Searle explosion |
1982-09-16 |
An explosion in a mixing room at G.D. Searle and Co. on September 13 left three employees burned, two of them seriously. The blast appears to have been caused by a static spark. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 16, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Explosions,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| New angina treatment gains popularity |
1982-09-02 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced the introduction nationwide of Nitrodisc TM, for the prevention and treatment of angina pectoris. |
The News, Thursday, September 2, 1982, p. 6 |
Health care,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies,
Nitrodisc,
Diseases - Heart disease |
| Searle embarks on pharmaceutical venture |
1982-08-05 |
G.D. Searle and Co. and their French pharmaceutical firm, Synthelabo, announced that their joint venture in the U.S. has taken the name of Lorex Pharmaceuticals. |
The News, Thursday, August 5, 1982, p. 4 |
Lorex Pharmaceuticals Ltd,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Synthelabo,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle dedicates $25 million lab |
1982-07-08 |
G.D. Searle and Co. has formally begun construction of a $25 million product development laboratory at its Searle Parkway research complex in Skokie. |
The News, Thursday, July 8, 1982, p. 7 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Construction,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle boosts research |
1982-05-27 |
Donald H. Rumsfeld, president and CEO of G.D. Searle and Co. announced that the company plans to spend $100 million in pharmaceutical research and development in 1982, an increase of 22 percent over 1981. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 27, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 15 |
Rumsfeld, Donald H.,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle starts construction at Parkway |
1981-12-31 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that construction is underway for a new $25 million product development laboratory at its Parkway complex in Skokie. |
The News, Thursday, December 31, 1981, p. 2 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Construction,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| G. D. Searle relocating to Old Orchard |
1981-11-26 |
Searle has leased the entire Old Orchard office building. |
The News, Thursday, November 26, 1981, p. 8 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle loses second round of lawsuit |
1981-09-10 |
In an August 27 judgment the Illinois Appeals Court ruled that a number of suits filed in 1979 by 19 British residents against Searle should be tried in Illinois rather than England. |
The News, Thursday, September 10, 1981, p. 9 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Litigation,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle wins village OK for redevelopment plan |
1981-07-23 |
The Skokie Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a special use permit for G.D. Searle to construct four new buildings over the next 20 years at 4901 Searle Parkway. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 23, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle develops and markets herpes drug |
1981-06-18 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with the University of Birmingham in England and the Rega Institute in Belgium to test and develop a potential new drug for the treatment of certain types of herpes viruses. |
The News, Thursday, June 18, 1981, p. 5 |
Diseases - Herpes,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle earnings up for first quarter 1981 |
1981-04-30 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced that earnings after taxes for the first quarter of 1981 are five percent higher than the first quarter of 1980. |
The News, Thursday, April 30, 1981, p. 11 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle planning to repurchase stock |
1981-04-09 |
G.D. Searle is planning to repurchase up to 4% of its presently outstanding common shares. |
The News, Thursday, April 9, 1981, p. 11 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle plans $74.5 million investment in 1981 |
1981-03-19 |
G.D. Searle and Co. announced plans to invest more than $74.5 million in pharmaceutical research and development worldwide in 1981, an increase of 26% over 1980. |
The News, Thursday, March 19, 1981, p. 8 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle completes $10 million expansion project |
1981-02-12 |
Searle has completed a $10 million expansion of its pharmaceutical safety assessment facilities in Skokie and in Sophia Antipolis, France. |
The News, Thursday, February 12, 1981, p. 12 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Construction,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Receives approval to market new drug |
1980-12-18 |
G.D. Searle received approval from the FDA to market Flagyl I.V.T.M., a new anti-bacterial drug. |
The News, Thursday, December 18, 1980, p. 12 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle markets new product |
1980-11-27 |
G.D. Searle received approval to market aspartame in Brazil and the Philippines. |
The News, Thursday, November 27, 1980, p. 14 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Mystery visit: Was lunch with friend real purpose? |
1980-10-12 |
Former President Gerald Ford was in Skokie on October 8 to visit Searle Chief Executive Donald Rumsfeld. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 12, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Rumsfeld, Donald H.,
Government - U.S.,
G.D. Searle & Co. |
| Searle subsidiary acquires lab in Brazil |
1980-08-14 |
G.D. Searle announced its subsidiary, Searle Farmacentia do Brazil, acquired Laboratti S/A Industria Farmacentia in Brazil. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 14, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| G.D. Searle supplies possible cancer drug |
1980-03-27 |
G.D. Searle is supplying fibroblast interferon for the first clinical testing in cancer therapy. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 27, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle markets drug for sale in Argentina |
1980-01-03 |
G.D. Searle & Co. introduced duloctil to be used to treat the symptoms of hardening of the arteries. The drug is for the Argentina market. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 3, 1980, Sec. 3, p. 3 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Assailant in Skokie kills self |
1979-07-12 |
An employee, Lori Polin, of Searle was shot by an ex-boyfriend, her assailant later committed suicide. |
The News, Thursday, July 12, 1979, p. 3 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Crime and criminals - Homicide,
Polin, Lori Ann |
| Searle completes studies on sweetener |
1979-01-04 |
University scientists have completed a review of 12 research studies on aspartame, a low-calorie sweetener developed by G.D. Searle. |
The News, Thursday, January 4, 1979, p. 11 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| G.D. Searle lays off 50 workers |
1977-10-13 |
Article on lay-offs at G.D. Searle. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 13, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Employment |
| Searle second Skokie fire: Fork-lift ignites Searle conflagration |
1977-06-30 |
Skokie Lumber was partially destroyed by a fire. A fire at the Searle Company was caused by a fork-lift that punctured a metal drum containing flammable chemicals. |
The News, Thursday, June 30, 1977, p. 3 |
Fires,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Skokie Lumber |
| Searle picks Rumsfeld for top company job |
1977-04-21 |
Donald Rumsfeld new president of G.D. Searle & Co. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 21, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Rumsfeld, Donald H.,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle innovations enhance its fame |
1975-01-16 |
Article on G.D. Searle and Company. |
The News, Thursday, January 16, 1975, p. 22 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Drug issues key to Turning Point |
1974-03-14 |
Four pharmacologists from Searle volunteer their services as consultants to Turning Point. |
The News, Thursday, March 14, 1974, p. 6 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Volunteer work,
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center |
| New device for birth control |
1974-03-07 |
FDA gives Searle clearance to market a birth control device. |
The News, Thursday, March 7, 1974, p. 2 |
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Business - Pharmaceutical companies |
| Searle grants North's Sales and Goodman |
1968-03-21 |
Corey Goodman and David Sales, seniors at Niles North, win Searle Foundation scholarships. |
The News, Thursday, March 21, 1968, p. 5 |
Scholarships and fellowships,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Goodman, Corey,
Sales, David |
| Science Seminar - One man's dream: Shapiro's efforts opened door |
1960-03-31 |
Article on the Science Seminar at Nilehi and Searle Scholarship. |
The News, Thursday, March 31, 1960, p. 54 |
Science Seminar,
Scholarships and fellowships,
G.D. Searle & Co.,
Science,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Shapiro, Jacob |
