Barrington Business
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Briefs: Discover names new board memberSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS -- Discover Financial Services, based in Riverwoods, announced Friday the addition of Michael H. Moskow, former president and chief executive officer of the F...
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Brewing up a Victorian ventureSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Cathy Gunterman's business involves hosting tea parties for all ages. Gunterman brings a little history to the table as well. Gunterman dresses up as a queen from Victo...
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AT&T to lay off 60 area workersSep 20, 2007 11:00 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 EllynSep 20, 2007 11:00 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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Vino 100 opens 'Shoppes'Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A new wine shop that opened in Mount Prospect is designed to make buying a bottle of wine easy and affordable. Jennifer Martinez opened a Vino 100 franchise earlier this...
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Motorola gives CFO hefty exit packageSep 19, 2007 11:00 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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Briefs: Illinois Tool Works makes acquisitionSep 19, 2007 11:00 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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Federal mortgage companies to step upSep 19, 2007 11:00 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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Stocks soar after interest rate cutSep 18, 2007 11:00 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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Factory Card & Party sold to AAH HoldingsSep 18, 2007 11:00 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...