Aurora Business
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Congressmen push feds to spare dealershipsMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Sixty-eight U.S. congressmen, including Batavia Democrat Bill Foster, and Illinois Republicans Aaron Schock and John Shimkus, released a letter Monday that asked the Tre...
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Aurora cookie company launches organic mixesMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Doodles Cookies in Aurora is introducing two healthier gourmet cookie mixes. The first is a low fat, organic chocolate chip cookie mix, while the second is gluten-free s...
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Naperville honors small businessesMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After nine years of helping people who are training for races, Naperville Running Company had the endurance to make it to the winner's podium itself. The business owned ...
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Gallagher acquires SellersMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Friday announced the acquisition of Sellers Group LLC in The Woodlands, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Establishe...
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Butcher, baker, candy maker all leading downtown Lombard backMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Downtown Lombard is coming back to life. The bakery, candy store and cafe - all closed for a while - are back. A new butcher shop is open, and a women's clothing store i...
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About 1,500 jobs being cut around IllinoisMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About a dozen companies around Illinois are laying off about 1,500 workers - including 800 in the suburbs - now through July mostly because of the recession, according t...
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Weyerhaeuser posts 1Q loss on weak housing marketMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser Co.'s first-quarter loss widened as a near-dormant housing market strangled sales of its lumber and panels. However, excluding costs for mill sh...
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Verizon Wireless boosting suburban networkApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, said it's boosting its network around the suburbs and the state to provide faster service to subscrib...
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Caterpillar CEO concerned about protectionismApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar CEO James Owens is worried that protectionist pressures are increasing, but he says that must be discouraged to avoid a repeat of actions he says exacerbated...