Manufacturing
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What you need to know about NAFTA as it goes through a quarter-life crisis
Aug 20, 2017 7:15 am - NAFTA: The trade pact has stirred debate and controversy for more than two decades. President Donald Trump used the North American Free Trade Agreement as a lightning ro...
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Trump celebrates Foxconn deal; people paying for it aren't so sureAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - Wisconsin lawmakers voted to advance a $3 billion deal to bring a Foxconn factory the size of seven football fields to the state's southeastern edge. But as they conside...
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Caputo Cheese invests in Bernie's Book BankAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - MELROSE PARK - Caputo Cheese announced a five-year commitment to Bernie's Book Bank, one of Chicago's largest literacy programs. Caputo Cheese will support and contribut...
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Factories in search of reliable workers turn to robots
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Molex awards top European distributorAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire LISLE - Molex announced Avnet Abacus the recipient of its 2016 European Distributor of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes one outstanding channel ...
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Wynnchurch Capital sells Senco to KyoceraAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital sold Senco Holdings Inc.to Kyocera Corp., a supplier of cutting tools, industrial ceramics, electronic components, prin...
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Jessup awards scholarship to Harvard residentAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - McHENRY - Jessup Manufacturing Co announced Miguel Quintero of Harvard the winner of the 2017 Paul S. Jessup Scholarship. Quintero is a student at Rockford Career Colleg...
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Atkore names two to board of directorsAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - HARVEY - Atkore International Group appointed Wilbert "Wil" W. James, Jr. and Justin A. Kershaw to the company's board of directors. James is president of Toyota Motor M...
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Analysis: AbbVie's HCV drug-price war threatens Gilead's dominanceAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Bloomberg News Pharma already leads the business world in unpredictability, with billions in sales potentially riding on a few points of statistical significance in a cl...
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Kraft's cost-cutting binge helps it cope with grocery slowdownAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - Kraft Heinz Co.'s legendary zeal for cost-cutting helped the food giant cope with a punishing grocery industry last quarter. The Chicago-based company's belt-tightening ...