Barrington Business
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AT&T to lay off 60 area workersOct 31, 2021 10:02 pm - About 140 union workers at AT&T -- including 60 in Schaumburg -- are expected to be laid off by Tuesday, and the local center will be closed. The workers, all members of...
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Jewelry designer opens shop in Glen EllynOct 31, 2021 10:02 pm - The owner of a new Glen Ellyn store features gifts and jewelry designed by her father and made in Bali. Danielle Gerke has about four cases of mainly silver jewelry crea...
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Briefs: Illinois Tool Works makes acquisitionOct 31, 2021 9:55 pm - GLENVIEW -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hwa Meir Packing Daily Commodities Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of air-evacuable storage ba...
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Motorola gives CFO hefty exit packageOct 31, 2021 9:54 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola said it would pay its former chief financial officer about $1.2 million after he is off the company payroll at the end of this year, according ...
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Federal mortgage companies to step upOct 31, 2021 9:51 pm - WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest sources of U.S. home finance, can buy $20 billion more in subprime mortgages under rules unveiled Wednesday to help...
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Factory Card & Party sold to AAH HoldingsOct 31, 2021 9:43 pm - Shoppers will still be able to find their Halloween costumes and greeting cards at Factory Card & Party Outlet despite Tuesday's announcement the company was acquired. T...
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Stocks soar after interest rate cutOct 31, 2021 9:44 pm - NEW YORK -- A jubilant Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a larger-than-expected half percentage point. The...
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Diamond composed of Beethoven's hairOct 31, 2021 9:45 pm - The next time you think about Ludwig van Beethoven, forget about the piano or his famous lilting Moonlight sonata or even his powerful Symphony No. 9. Think of his shock...
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CUB says buyers are misleadOct 31, 2021 9:37 pm - Thousands of area consumers have been slammed with soaring natural gas bills after switching services from traditional utilities to unregulated gas suppliers, Chicago-ba...
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CF Industries inks deal with KeytradeOct 31, 2021 9:38 pm - DEERFIELD -- CF Industries Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire a 50 percent ownership position in Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading organization headquartered near Zu...