Manufacturing
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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 ...
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Five Illinois manufacturers receive national recognitionAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - Five local manufacturers have earned national recognition for their work in creating programs to train the next generation. The five companies, Felsomat USA Inc. of ...
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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...