Business Stories from March 4, 2016 (Change date)
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First Community adds commercial banking teamMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - JOLIET - First Community Financial Partners, the parent company of First Community Financial Bank, announced the hiring of an experienced commercial banking team. The fi...
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About 1,600 Illinois jobs targeted by companies closing, cutting backMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - More than 1,600 jobs statewide are expected to disappear in coming months due to companies either closing or cutting their workforce, according to state documents posted...
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CDW appoints FedEx executive to boardMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - CDW Corp. announced Virginia Albanese has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Since 2007, Albanese has served as president and CEO of FedE...
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Wauconda yarn store closing; owners blame 911 outsourcingMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A yarn store in downtown Wauconda is closing its brick-and-mortar operation after less than two years in business, and the owners are blaming the village board's decisio...
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Elgin taking on canopy for Tower BuildingMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - The city of Elgin plans to install a protective canopy around the crumbling Tower Building downtown as soon as it gets a court order to try to recoup the $10,000 minimum...
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Jenny McCarthy helps kick off new routes for private jet-sharing serviceMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A story in Saturday's Daily Herald business section on JetSmarter incorrectly listed the membership fees for the app-based private jet ride sharing service. Membersh...
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Medline signs pact with Premier Inc.Mar 04, 2016 12:00 am - MUNDELEIN - Medline recently announced a three-year group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc., a leading health care improvement company that unites an alliance of ap...
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Will your local Sports Authority store be closing?Mar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Sports Authority Inc., which filed for bankruptcy reorganization, aims to close about 140 stores, including 11 in Illinois with many of them in the suburbs, accordin...
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Lake Zurich Sears Hardware closing; new tenant on tapMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Sears Appliance & Hardware store at 832 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich is expected to close by April 27 and has started liquidation sales. The longtime hardware store t...
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Lake Barrington commercial district to get first pedestrian pathwayMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - In an effort to make the commercial area of Lake Barrington more walkable, the board of trustees voted Thursday night for a $150,000 pathway running along Pepper Road fr...