Business Stories from July 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Hanover Park ready to hire development directorJul 31, 2013 7:38 am - More than 18 months after Hanover Park’s community and economic development director was fired for undisclosed reasons, the village is on the cusp of filling the positio...
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Camping World/Good Sam plans major nationwide expansionsJul 30, 2013 7:24 am - Lincolnshire-based Camping World, the nation’s largest RV and outdoor retailer, and Good Sam, the world’s largest RV owners organization, unveiled its plans for expansio...
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Gallagher in Ithaca elects new directorJul 30, 2013 7:38 am - Sherry S. Barrat has been elected to serve on Ithaca-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s board of directors. Barrat has over 40 years of management, operational and financ...
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Three new shops to ‘transform’ Washington St. in downtown NapervilleJul 31, 2013 8:16 am - The first of three new businesses coming to one block of Washington Street in downtown Naperville has opened and is inviting customers to eat frozen yogurt and “be happy...
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W.W. Grainger in Mettawa names new CIOJul 30, 2013 7:38 am - PRNewswire Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger named Michael Ali senior vice president and CIO, replacing Tim Ferrarell who assumes the new role of senior vice president, innova...
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Newlyweds launch Jelly Cafe in Mount ProspectJul 29, 2013 3:34 pm - An interview with Kaitlin and Billy Kretsch, owners of Jelly Cafe in Mount Prospect. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a breakfast and lunch restaura...
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Trying to save part of Rosie the Riveter's factoryJul 30, 2013 10:50 am - YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Detroit-area factory where Rosie the Riveter showed that a woman could do a “man's work” by building World War II-era bombers, making her...
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Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the questionJul 30, 2013 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — There’s extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the other faces mass slaughter en r...
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Merkel calls for Siemens’ return to ‘calm waters’Jul 30, 2013 9:23 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks it’s important for Siemens AG to get back to smooth sailing after the German engineering group’s announcem...
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Amazon.com looks to fill 7,000 jobs in 13 statesJul 30, 2013 9:23 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. says it is adding 7,000 jobs in 13 states, beefing up staff at the warehouses where it fills orders, and in its customer service division. The...