Burlington Business
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Suburban shoppers cheer new upscale grocersJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When a new Whole Foods store opened in Schaumburg in May, hundreds of people lined up to be among the first inside. By the end of the day, more than 5,000 people had com...
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Despite downturn, new restaurants open in the suburbsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - While some eateries around the suburbs have closed their doors, others have opened, giving new hope to the battered restaurant industry here. Mint Julep Bistro in Palati...
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Walmart ready to start moving dirt on Randall RoadJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Earthmoving and excavation soon will come to the southwest corner of Randall and Bowes roads in Elgin as the city has approved a new Walmart after several years of discu...
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Foreclosures continue to rise, yet some local counties show decreasesJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Home foreclosures continued to rise during June, keeping Illinois in the Top 10 and local counties with double digit increases, according to a report expected to be rele...
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Back-to-school tax holiday stings year-round schoolsJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Seana McPherson sees it as yet another price to pay for her kids' unique education. The Mount Prospect mother, who has a third-grader and kindergartner enrolled at Ridge...
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Road House closes in downtown ElginJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The Road House in Elgin is no more. The beleaguered bar and grill and fight club that has occupied one of the most prominent - and snake bit - locations in the downtown,...
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Suburban medical groups to mergeJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Northwest Gastroenterologists, Elgin Gastroenterology and Lake Shore Gastroenterology announced that they have merged and together will be called the Illinois Gastroente...
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Elgin may finally ink Walmart superstore dealJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders are prepared to offer up to $8 million in incentives for a new Walmart superstore and Sam's Club to be built along Randall and Bowes roads on the city's fa...
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Weyerhaeuser to pay $5.6 billion to shareholdersJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser plans to distribute $5.6 billion to shareholders through a special dividend, the company said Monday, a required step in Weyerhaeuser's path to ...
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FirstMerit, Takeda, other suburban firms plan layoffsJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Companies were preparing to layoff about 2,000 workers statewide, including many around the suburbs, according to documents filed with the Illinois Department of Commerc...