Burlington Business
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Siemens orders drop as plants, clinics delay spendingJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineering company, said first-quarter orders dropped as manufacturers ran down stocks of automation equipment and U.S. hospitals postponed...
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Suburban manufacturers hit by economy, layoffs plannedJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty-two companies statewide, including a half-dozen in the suburbs, are planning a total of more than 7,000 layoffs in the next few months, according to filings with ...
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What's the proposed stimulus plan mean to you?Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - While President-elect Barack Obama awaits approval of his massive, proposed stimulus plan, suburban residents wondered about its impact on the home front. More stimulus ...
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Siemens expands production in ElginDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - ELGIN - Siemens Energy & Automation, a major producer of wind turbine gear drives, is expanding its current facility in Elgin, while also building an additional $20 mill...
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Elgin newspaper stopping Saturday editionDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Sun-Times Media Group has announced that starting next month, the Courier News newspaper in Elgin will be redesigned in a tabloid format to include more local content an...
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AirStrip, CCSI partnerDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - ELGIN - AirStrip Technologies L.P., and Clinical Computer Systems Inc. Tuesday said they will pair CCSI's OBIX Perinatal Data System with AirStrip's application, AirStri...
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Elgin service business builds success in ChinaDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The most important fact about Paulsen Productions Inc.'s successful first year in China may be that Paulsen is a service business, not a manufacturer. No worries about l...
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Office Depot details closures; 7 to close in suburbsDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Office Depot is closing 17 Illinois stores - a handful in the north and western suburbs - as part of an effort to close 112 stores nationwide to cut costs. Locally, sto...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...