Algonquin Business
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McHenry Co. considering 'micro' loans small businessesJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The federal government has spent billions of dollars bailing out banks, Wall Street firms and big-time corporations like General Motors, but little has been said of the ...
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Buffalo Wings opens in Cyrstal LakeJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE - Buffalo Wings & Rings opens a 160-seat restaurant in Crystal Lake next week. The newest Buffalo Wings & Rings is at 1520 Carlemont Drive, and husband-and-...
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Couple brings taste of Guadalajara to Cary eateryJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A husband and wife team originally from Texas recently opened an authentic Mexican restaurant in Cary. Alicia and Cerjio Tinajero launched Tapatio at 374 Northwest High...
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1,000 suburban workers to get pink slipsJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 1,000 workers at various suburban companies - including another 74 at Motorola Inc. - are expected to be laid off this summer due to closings or downsizings. M...
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Timber company Weyerhaeuser slashes dividendJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser Co., which has been hemorrhaging cash because of the moribund U.S. housing market, said Tuesday it is cutting its quarterly dividend again, this...
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Aurora, Elgin health centers to get part of $2.6 million stimulus moneyJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Centers in Aurora and Elgin, and a third in Rock Falls, will share $2.6 million in federal stimulus money. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Monday that the cen...
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Suburban record store owners remember JacksonJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - At the height of his popularity in the 1980s, no entertainer was as big as Michael Jackson. People danced to his songs at weddings, graduation parties and bar mitzvahs. ...
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ConAgra Foods 4Q profit drops 13 percentJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 13 percent as the prior-year period benefited from the sale of its commodity-t...
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For Algonquin's Funky Things, location is everythingJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Becky Barrus loved the old house in downtown Algonquin where she first opened her business Funky Things. But more and more stores kept closing around her, and she starte...
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Pizza chain headquarters could come to Prospect HeightsJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The corporate headquarters for a growing national pizza chain could come to Prospect Heights if the project receives city approval Monday. Sarpino's Pizzeria, currently ...