Batavia Business
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Kane to fund private sector job training to spur hiringDec 08, 2012 7:00 am - The national job numbers for November show unemployment is down again. But the last unofficial count of the unemployed in Kane County stood at 21,600 as of October, acc...
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New Walgreens plan moving again in BataviaNov 29, 2012 4:21 pm - Plans to build a replacement Walgreens store in downtown Batavia moved closer to approval Wednesday night, with a city panel recommending it be allowed to have fewer par...
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Insurance Auto Auctions sends cease and desist letter to citizens groupNov 28, 2012 10:30 am - Insurance Auto Auctions, which hopes to open in East Dundee, has fired back at a Barrington Hills-based citizens group that mailed a flier to more than 2,400 East Du...
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Wiseman-Hughes suburban home builder James Hughes dies at 91Nov 27, 2012 12:13 pm - A man who spent a lifetime building thousands of homes throughout the West and South suburbs is being remembered for his devotion to providing quality products. James P....
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Shoppers clear out suburban stores from the get-goNov 23, 2012 10:29 am - So you expected to saunter into J.C. Penney at 7 a.m. Friday and pick up that $8 crockpot? Think again. Despite 28 years experience working at Penney’s in Yorktown Cente...
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“Black Friday creep” another sign of changing timesNov 22, 2012 5:30 am - For most suburban families, Thanksgiving was never really like the Norman Rockwell painting where an apron-wearing mom served a turkey to her dressed-up family. The holi...
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Kane County committee sides with contractor claiming ‘bias’ in bidsNov 21, 2012 1:54 pm - On the same day Kane County announced a national award for its bid practices, a county board committee upheld an appeal filed by a local contractor who cited an “unfair ...
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Keeping families warm, inspiring gratitudeNov 21, 2012 11:30 am - Five families in the Tri-Cities area are thankful, come the chilly days of autumn, for Batavia businessman Tom Wangler. A sixth will be too, once his annual “Home Heatin...
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Smaller Mill Creek expansion gets OK from county committeeNov 20, 2012 12:00 pm - A plan to grow Mill Creek by 268 apartments and 15,000 square feet of commercial space won the approval of a Kane County committee Tuesday morning, but a new stipulation...
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Waste Management selected a top 100 company in recruiting veteransNov 08, 2012 10:00 pm - U.S. Veterans Magazine has named Waste Management, Inc. one of the nation’s top 100 companies in recruiting veterans. The magazine selected Waste Management for its “Bes...