Manufacturing
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Prospective apprentices welcome at MCC open houseApr 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Cristian Mendoza formerly worked in facilities for a local company, where he kept the production floor clean and disposed of recyclables and hazardous chemical waste. Bu...
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Boeing pulls 2019 forecast, suspends buybacksApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based Boeing is pulling its 2019 forecast over 737 Max uncertainty and says it's suspending its stock buybacks. The aerospace giant also provided first quarter r...
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Caterpillar climbs as mining business boosts resultsApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Caterpillar Inc. profit and sales beat estimates for the first quarter, driven by a boost in its mining business, helping ease investor concerns that trade tensions and ...
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Komatsu to support reforestation initiativeApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - Heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu announced it is partnering with Green Forests Work, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring more than a mi...
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Wynnchurch Capital acquires Alliance Designer ProductsApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Canadian manufacturer Alliance Designer Products Inc., the firm announced Tuesday. Terms of the acquisitio...
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Mondelez makes second investment in food startupApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - For the second time in a little over a month, global snack maker Mondelez International has made a minority investment in a food-related startup company. The Deerfield-b...
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Tempel Steel receives FMA safety awardApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - ELGIN - The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International and CNA awarded Tempel Steel of Chicago with the 2019 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence. The...
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Brunswick Boat Group converts manufacturing facilityApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - METTAWA — Brunswick Corp.'s Boat Group will convert its Merritt Island facility in Florida into an Integrated Manufacturing Center, the company announced Tuesday. The In...
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Smith & Richardson sees a century of changeApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - Rich Hoster has been Smith & Richardson, Inc.'s co-owner and president for nearly 25 years. He joined the company in the mid-1980s soon after graduating from the Univers...
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M. Holland names new operations chiefApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - NORTHBROOK — M. Holland Co. has appointed Julian Wiles to the position of vice president of operations. Wiles will execute M. Holland's vision of global operational exce...