Manufacturing
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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...
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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...