Business Stories from October 15, 2018 (Change date)
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Kiddie Academy® Celebrates Female LeadershipOct 17, 2018 7:12 am - In celebration of October as National Women's Small Business Month and also the upcoming National Business Women's Week (October 15-19), Kiddie Academy®, a nationally re...
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'Holidays on the Town' Returns to Downtown Palatine Friday, November 16, 2018Oct 17, 2018 6:58 am - Celebrate the start of the holiday season in downtown Palatine at the popular 'Holidays on the Town,' presented by the Downtown Palatine Business Association (DPBA). Thi...
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Overextended: Why schools rush to extend coach contractsOct 15, 2018 6:30 am - Coming off a division title that included a victory against its archrival, Auburn faced the prospect of losing its coach. Who knows whether Gus Malzahn really wanted to ...
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The Latest: Whirlpool brushes off Sears bankruptcyOct 15, 2018 1:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the filing for bankruptcy protection by the Sears Holding Corp. (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Appliance maker Whirlpool says that it expects...
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Illinois company closing 130-worker central Indiana factoryOct 17, 2018 6:58 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - An Illinois-based metal components manufacturer has decided to close a central Indiana factory, cutting the jobs of 130 workers. JD Norman Industries...
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Girdles and socket wrenches: Sears was the Amazon of its dayOct 15, 2018 4:30 pm - Before there was Amazon - or, for that matter, Home Depot or Walmart or Kmart - there was Sears. From its beginnings as a mail-order watch business in Minneapolis 132 ye...
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Metra's threat of service cuts fails to grab state's attentionOct 16, 2018 7:37 am - Two separate but related transportation news stories surfaced back-to-back last week. On Tuesday, Metra released the proposed 2019 budget with no fare increases but dir...
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Assurance relocating headquarters in SchaumburgOct 17, 2018 1:31 pm - Assurance, a large independent insurance brokerage firm, will relocate its headquarters to 20 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg in 2019. CBRE announced the 75,000-square...
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Dress code should be enforced for both sexesOct 16, 2018 7:37 am - Reader: My workplace is casual, by design. Our stated dress code is vague at best: "Appropriate office attire is required. Be guided by common sense and good taste." The...
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Microsoft co-founder, sports franchise owner Paul Allen dies at 65Oct 17, 2018 6:52 am - SEATTLE - Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space t...
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