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0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2006

Lifeway rings in daily close of Nasdaq MORTON GROVE - Lifeway Foods Inc. presided over the closing bell ceremony of the Nasdaq stock market on Wednesday. Julie Smolyansky, president and chief executive, and Edward Smolyansky, chief financial officer attended the daily ritual in Times Square.

The timing was appropriate, since it's a popular New Year's resolution to get healthier and Lifeway makes an all-natural, yogurt-like beverage called kefir. Unfortunately for Lifeway, the was down 6 percent on Wednesday, closing at $12.49. Consorta extends OfficeMax contract SCHAUMBURG - OfficeMax Inc. recently announced that it extended its contract with Consorta Inc. through the year 2008. Consorta is a purchasing and resource management organization serving the...