Manufacturing
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Illinois meatpacking plant sued after COVID-19 deathAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - NORTH AURORA - The family of a suburban woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a meatpacking plant where her husb...
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U.S. productivity rises 7.3%, biggest increase since 2009
Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. productivity rose at a 7.3% rate in the second quarter, the largest quarterly increase since 2009. Labor costs also jumped, rising 12.2%. The L...
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Arlington Plating sold to industry veteranAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - PALATINE - Rally Capital Advisors said it has sold substantially all assets of Arlington Plating Co. to Garth Davies, a plating industry veteran and owner of Midwest Rus...
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Mount Prospect-based manufacturing firm to expand in Lake VillaAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - A leading manufacturer of antiseptic products is repurposing a long-vacant building in Lake Villa as part of a future expansion. Mount Prospect-based Xttrium Laboratorie...
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viaPhoton opens new factory in AuroraJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - AURORA – viaPhoton announced it is opening of its first hyperlocal fiber optics micro-factory in Aurora. The new factory will build and supply fiber optic solutions for ...
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The Assembly Show to go virtualJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Manufacturing suppliers, buyers and users of assembly equipment and technology are invited to a free webinar series focusing on the digital transformation, di...
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Grainger earns high score on Disability Equality IndexJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - METTAWA - Grainger earned a 90-percent score on the 2020 Disability Equality Index and the designation as one of the "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion" for t...
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Merged companies rebrand as Prime360Jul 15, 2020 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Following the 2019 merger of Northwest Pallet Services and Prime Woodcraft, the blended company has rebranded itself as Prime360. Prime360 is a national pal...
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AAR adds new board memberJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - WOOD DALE - Robert F. Leduc, retired president of Pratt & Whitney, has been elected to AAR Corp.'s board of directors. The addition of Leduc increases the size of the Bo...
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Fortune Brands names new board memberJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Home & Security has elected Amit Banati to its board of directors, effective Sept. 21. Banati is the senior vice president and chief financial...