Manufacturing
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The best reason for businesses to locate in the Chicago areaApr 03, 2022 1:00 am - To listen to Alfredo Gutierrez wax on about the merits of the Midwestern worker is to recall Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago." You know the one. "Hog Butcher for the World...
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Nanophase revenues grew 70% last fiscal yearMar 31, 2022 11:00 pm - ROMEOVILLE - Nanophase Technologies Corp. reported financial results for its 2021 fiscal year, including revenue of $29.5 million, compared to $17.1 million in revenue o...
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IDEX to acquire agricultural valve companyMar 30, 2022 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - IDEX Corp. Thursday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KZValve (KZ Co.), a manufacturer of electric valves and controllers used prim...
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How spiking diesel costs translate into higher prices for everyoneMar 28, 2022 5:30 am - Maybe you've been too busy shaking your fist at gas price signs to notice the diesel section. Keep an eye out, experts say, because it's another economic bellwether. As ...
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Wynnchurch Capital invests in valve companiesMar 23, 2022 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - LPW Group, a portfolio company owned by Rosemont-based investors Wynnchurch Capital L.P., has acquired a number of valve makers based in Houston. LPW Group is...
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Made in the Suburbs: HydraForce supplies the parts 'that improve the world'Mar 20, 2022 1:00 am - Q: Describe your company. What product(s) do you make and what are they used for? A: HydraForce is an independent provider of efficient, high-performing and innovative m...
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Hoffer Plastics is manufacturing a change in perceptionMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - Manufacturing presents a great career opportunity for post-high school men and women, but how to learn more and overcome its myths and misperceptions? Hoffer Plastics sa...
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CLC's Advanced Technology Center on schedule to open this fallMar 10, 2022 4:29 am - The former Lowe's store at Rollins Road and Grand Avenue in Gurnee is on track to be converted into College of Lake County's first Advanced Technology Center in time to ...
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Elk Grove Technology Park now fully leased as latest business moves inMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Less than four years after developers broke ground on what had long been the Busse family farm, the Elk Grove Technology Park is now fully leased with the type of high-t...
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Fuel Tech reports 2021 earningsMar 08, 2022 10:00 pm - WARRENVILLE - Fuel Tech Inc. Wednesday said consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2021 rose to $24.3 million from $22.6 million the prior year, reflecting a 24.1% increa...