Manufacturing
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Geneva firm wins award in international design competitionJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - GENEVA - Jaroslaw Krepa, manufacturing engineer with Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co. in Geneva, and Jeff Prout, product engineering manager with Means Industries Inc. in Michiga...
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Manitex International adds Mynatt Truck & Equipment to dealer networkJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - BRIDGEVIEW - Manitex International said it has added Kansas-based Mynatt Truck & Equipment as a distributor of knuckleboom cranes for the states of Kansas and Missouri. ...
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Lifeway sets $6 million stock 'Dutch auction'Jun 26, 2017 1:00 am - MORTON GROVE - Lifeway Foods has commenced a "modified Dutch auction" tender offer for up to $6 million of its common stock at a price per share not less than $8.50 and ...
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The downside of the low unemployment rate
Jun 25, 2017 7:23 am - WARSAW, Ind. - Each day at Zimmer Biomet headquarters, machinists on one robot-assisted factory floor churn out about 3,000 metallic knee parts. They are facing pressure...
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Xingfa moves HQ to SchaumburgJun 23, 2017 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Hubei Xingfa, a China-based manufacturer of specialty phosphates, has moved its North American headquarters from Naperville to an office space triple the si...
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Kellogg's leaves Woodridge, cuts 258 area jobsJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - The Kellogg Co., maker of cereals and snack foods, said it will close its distribution center in Woodridge this summer and cut 258 area jobs. The first layoffs are expe...
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Boeing beats Airbus in air-show orders for first time since 2012Jun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Boeing secured twice as much in order value at the Paris Air Show as rival Airbus as demand for the Max 10, the biggest version of its 737 workhorse, pushed the Chic...
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Goodbye 747? Boeing sees end of jumbo passenger jet era
Jun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago-based Boeing Co. sees the future, and it doesn't include jumbo passenger jets. Not its own iconic 747. Not the Airbus SE A380. The plane maker has dropped the c...
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MSCI changes focus as new leader takes helmJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire ROLLING MEADOWS - The Metals Service Center Institute is undergoing a transformation to a issued-based advocacy organization, giving voice to the needs of ...
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A.M. Castle files fast-track Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization planJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based A.M. Castle & Co., a global distributor of specialty metals and supply chain services, said Monday it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization with a repaymen...