Barrington Business
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Format changes, but books are still good sales toolsFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - E-books have changed the marketing dynamic entrepreneurs enjoyed when they handed their book to a prospect or followed up a meeting with a handwritten note that said, fo...
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Regulators close Hoffman Estates bankFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates-based community bank was closed by federal regulators Friday, though its two suburban branch locations will remain open for business Saturday morning u...
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Motorola CEO, Harper College have plan to fix job skills shortageFeb 09, 2012 10:00 pm - It seems illogical that, according to Harper College officials, the region's unemployment rate is holding steady at 9 percent and yet more than 100,000 manufacturing job...
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Vernon Hills Target might get bull's-eye logo after 20 yearsFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Shoppers recognize the ubiquitous bull's-eye symbol as an indicator of a Target store in the neighborhood — except in Vernon Hills. That's because corporate logos weren'...
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Great America to hire 3,200 seasonal employeesFeb 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Six Flags Great America will host its first job fair of the year Saturday in an effort to fill 3,200 seasonal positions. The company will hold job fairs every other Satu...
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Super Bowl a boost for Grayslake online sports businessFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - As the Super Bowl approaches, Jeff Dickmann of Grayslake gets busier. And so does his Internet business, SportsFlagsAndPennants.com. As soon as the teams are determined ...
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New mall plan could reignite old Taubman land warFeb 01, 2012 10:00 pm - A major commercial development has again been proposed for the 109-acre site between North Barrington and Hawthorn Woods where an ultimately rejected plan for a regional...
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Centegra, Mercy appeal hospital rejections from state boardJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Undeterred by not one, but two rejections from the state that killed Centegra and Mercy health systems' plans to build new hospitals in McHenry County, both groups are m...
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Moto’s foundation director readies for Haiti tripJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Matthew Blakely, director of Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Foundation, will be making a whirlwind, one-day tour of Haiti, nearly 2 years after the devastating ...
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Abbott cuts 200 jobs in Lake CountyJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories is eliminating 200 jobs in Lake County as part of a 700-job cutback affecting workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the company sa...