Manufacturing
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Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan moves forward in Des PlainesMar 17, 2025 9:08 pm - A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its facility in Des Plaines got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.
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He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.
Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.
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Teaching practical skills: Wheeling robotics company to open manufacturing incubator in MundeleinFeb 26, 2025 8:55 am - A Wheeling robotics company plans to expand by opening a second facility in the village-owned Archer Business Center, 165 N. Archer Ave. The Mundelein facility will be a manufacturing incubator at which professional apprentices and interns can learn skills using modern equipment.
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Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs
Feb 12, 2025 7:18 am - Japan 's government said Wednesday it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas that Tokyo was given previously.
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Trump’s latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty
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Illinois lawmakers try again to ban certain food additives
Feb 06, 2025 1:57 pm - For the second legislative session in a row, Sen. Willie Preston, a Chicago Democrat, is pushing to ban several chemicals from Illinois food items.
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Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession
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Wall Street falls following Trump’s tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
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State task force recommends tornado shelters in warehouses following deadly 2021 storm