Manufacturing
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U.S. industries can start counting their benefits from tax law
Dec 26, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Craft breweries are raising a glass to the Republicans' new tax overhaul: It cuts the excise tax on beer. Retailers, long saddled with heavy tax bills, will...
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Report: Boeing held talks about buying aircraft maker EmbraerDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago-based Boeing has held talks to acquire Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter...
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Sanfilippo, Damen Jackson receive packaging design awardDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - ELGIN - John B. Sanfilippo & Son, in partnership with Damen Jackson, has received a "Best Use of Packaging" Silver Award in the 2017 Transform Awards for its Fisher Chef...
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Molex acquires Triton bus bar businessDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - LISLE - Molex LLC said it has acquired certain assets of Triton Manufacturing Company Inc. in Monee. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. The assets specialize i...
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Manufacturing summer camp program gets $6,000 donationDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, the foundation of the Elgin-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl., recently received a check for $6,000 from Mastercut Too...
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Grainger celebrates 90th anniversary with volunteerismDec 14, 2017 10:00 am - Grainger, a broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products serving businesses and institutions, celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2017 by embraci...
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IDEX Corp. in Lake Forest acquires German firmDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - IDEX Corp. on Monday announced today the acquisition of thinXXS Microtechnology AG; a company specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of microfluidic compon...
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Medline completes acquisitionDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Medline said today that it completed the acquisition of Missouri-based Centurion Medical Products announced last month. In addition to being a market leader in mino...
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Middleby Corp. buys Denmark companyDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - The Middleby Corp. Friday said it acquired Scanico A/S, a manufacturer of industrial cooling and freezing equipment for the food processing industry. The company is ...
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Shifting gears: Founder's daughter pulls HM Manufacturing out of trouble, earning CEO titleDec 07, 2017 9:00 pm - Nicole Wolter majored in chemical engineering and finance and was a year into her job at a Chicago securities firm when her father told her the family manufacturing busi...