Bolingbrook Business
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There's a new Sears in townMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sue White of South Elgin walked into the new Sears Home Appliance Showroom on Thursday as if on cue. She had been driving along Randall Road in South Elgin when she deci...
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How can Motorola make the next hit phone?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Some people pick a mobile phone like a spouse. It has to be attractive with brains. But then some groups have special needs or demands: teens want text-messaging and mus...
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Furniture company finds success despite global competitionMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As a furniture sales rep back in the 1990s, Ron Bartkowski saw change was coming. He heard American companies tell him how they couldn't compete with furniture makers ov...
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Under the pressure, it finally cracksMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. intends to reinvigorate its floundering business by spinning itself off into two separate companies while still maintaining its suburban and Chicago operat...
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Briefs: Nicor philanthropy hit $1.8 millionMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE -- Nicor Inc. Wednesday announced the results of its 2007 philanthropy endeavors, which resulted in more than $1.8 million in corporate and employee donations...
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Diesel stalls area truckersMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Skyrocketing diesel prices along with the economic downturn are proving to be a one-two punch for the local trucking industry. Truckers and trucking companies are slowin...
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Bukowski joins QuantitativeMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville-based Quantitative Services Group LLC Tuesday announced that Dan Bukowski joined the firm as director of research. He leads the analyst teams responsible for ...
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Peapod upgrades Web with NutriFilterMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're like most shoppers with dietary restrictions, you'll often stand in the aisle reading food labels before putting an item in the cart. Or, if you shop on www.Pe...
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Movers and shakersMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Lutheran Social Services, Des Plaines, named Wheaton resident Donna Barber vice president of human resources. Barber previously served as interim vice president of human...
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'Made in China' is an option, but take proper safety measuresMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The "Made in China" label may not conjure up quite the same assurance as, say, Maxwell House Coffee's "Good to the Last Drop," but well-publicized quality and safety con...