Aurora Business
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Briefs: Arthur J. Gallagher will cut positionsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the world's fourth-largest insurance broker, will cut 400 positions through attrition and sell two of its units after quarterly prof...
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State still shedding factory workersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois continues to bleed manufacturing jobs, but a survey released Wednesday showed the losses have slowed. The 2008 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, published by Ev...
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Daily Herald revamps Beep, Time out!Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The free entertainment weekly Beep and the Daily Herald's Friday entertainment section Time out! are revamping and amping up their online offerings. "I'm so stoked about...
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Cabot, IBM to create new devicesJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - AURORA -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp. Tuesday said it entered into an agreement with International Business Machines Corp. to jointly develop chemical mechanical planar...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Jewel-Osco moving its headquarters to ItascaJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Jewel's "fresh ideas" will soon be emanating from Itasca. Jewel-Osco is moving its headquarters from its massive Melrose Park facility to the former headquarters of Offi...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...
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DuPage County movers and shakersJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Itasca-based Fellowes Inc., a shredder manufacturer, hired Brian Cooper as chief financial officer to oversee all financial matters of the company's operations. Cooper p...
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Microelectronics sales up 14 percentJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - AURORA -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp. on Thursday reported its revenue reached $93.4 million, up 14 percent from the year earlier. A supplier of chemical polishing slur...