Addison Business
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Suburban manufacturers hit by economy, layoffs plannedJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty-two companies statewide, including a half-dozen in the suburbs, are planning a total of more than 7,000 layoffs in the next few months, according to filings with ...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...
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The Pampered Chef offers budget tipsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - ADDISON - The Pampered Chef has partnered with self-proclaimed "budget babe" Robyn Moreno, author of the newly-released book "Practically Posh: The Smart Girls Guide to ...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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Movers & shakersOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - James Saul joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's intellectual property group. He will work in the Chicago office, focusing his practice in the are...
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Boise, South Coast launch new planOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BENSENVILLE - Boise Inc., a manufacturer of recycled paper, and South Coast Paper, a converter of paper products, announced the introduction of ASPEN Diverse Earth premi...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....