Barrington Business
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Robert D. Stuart Jr.: Former Quaker Oats CEO, ambassador remembered as 'great American leader”May 13, 2014 1:00 am - Lake Forest resident Robert D. Stuart Jr. — who spent 15 years as Quaker Oats Co.'s chief executive officer — is remembered for his service as a U.S. ambassador, philant...
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'CEO Unplugged' offers personal look at Judson leader Gene Crume Jr.May 12, 2014 11:00 pm - How does an independent consultant working with educational institutions become a university president? What prompted his transition from a public relations career to su...
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Direct Steel and Construction receives national awardMay 12, 2014 11:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 12, 2014 - A structure built by Direct Steel and Construction of Crystal Lake has been honored by Varco Pruden Buildings, one of the nation's largest...
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Work begins on job skills center in Hanover ParkMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - About 75 people attended a ceremony Monday to mark the beginning of construction on the Hanover Park Education and Work Center, which will make education and job assista...
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Morgan Stanley consolidates Barrington officesMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - Morgan Stanley consolidated its two Barrington offices to one and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the move Tuesday, according to a news release. There has be...
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Downtown Libertyville prepares for another rail crossing shut downMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - As soon as the Metra rail crossing on busy Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville opened this week after being closed for five days of emergency work, drivers and obs...
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Will Walgreens move to Chicago?May 08, 2014 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. talked to the state in January about potentially moving its headquarters to Chicago, even before shareholders urged the company to move to E...
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Longtime taste tester on the edge of foodie trendsMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Maria Reyes of Woodridge has spent about 30 years taste testing foods. There's been pasta and sauces, vinegars, rice and "Oh, my God" the cookies. "I don't have to eat t...
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Cannings discuss logic behind their Harper giftApr 29, 2014 5:30 am - In the early 1980s, newly divorced and in search of a job, Rita Canning headed to Harper College. She had been out of the workforce for some 20 years. At Harper, she fre...
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Harper College lauds $1 million donation to women's programApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - From her hospital bed, Denise Owens made a simple request. The Hoffman Estates mother of three asked her kids to deliver her laptop so she could finish her homework. ...