Manufacturing
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Knowles appoints new board memberAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire ITASCA - Knowles Corp. appointed Dr. Cheryl Shavers to the board of directors. Her appointment expands the Board to nine directors, eight of whom are inde...
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TreeHouse Foods to lay off 375 workers, close 2 factoriesAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based TreeHouse Foods will lay off about 375 workers and close two factories in Minnesota and Indiana, as the packaged food maker cuts costs. The layoffs, anno...
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Navistar to cut 170 jobs at Melrose Park facilityAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Lisle-based Navistar said Thursday it will stop making mid-sized engines at its Melrose Park facility and cut about 170 jobs. Affected workers can remain on the job unti...
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Bankruptcy court approves A. M. Castle's reorganization planAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - OAK BROOK - The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has confirmed A. M. Castle & Co.'s Amended Prepackaged Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. Presid...
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Mondelez CEO Rosenfeld to retire in NovemberAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - Deerfield-based global snacks maker Mondelez International announced CEO Irene Rosenfeld will retire, and named someone from outside the company to replace her in Novemb...
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Caterpillar seeks new CFO with Halverson to retire next yearAug 01, 2017 1:00 am - Caterpillar Inc. is looking for a new chief financial officer just nine months after the largest maker of construction and mining equipment announced the departure of it...
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Landscape equipment maker Echo continues to grow in Lake ZurichJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - A robotic lawn mower will be coming soon to an acre of grass near you. Lake Zurich-based Echo Inc., which manufacturers and distributes landscape equipment worldwide, is...
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FirstForm gets turf, lghting deal at New York schoolJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WARRENVILLE - Sports Field Holdings's subsidiary FirstForm was awarded a contract to replace just over 179,000 square feet of synthetic turf and provide LED sports light...
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Foxconn to spend $10 billion on new factory in WisconsinJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Foxconn, one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, announced it would invest $10 billion over the next four years to build a 20 million square foot LCD panel...
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Small parts give Caterpillar big 2Q earnings boost
Jul 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Small parts are giving a big boost to Caterpillar's efforts to shake a four-year slump in sales of its giant yellow machines. Shares surged to a five-year high Tuesday a...