Burlington Business
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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Burlington Coat Factory coming to ElginSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin once was considered a hub for suburban shopping. But then regional malls started opening up, and Elgin's downtown pedestrian shopping experience disappeared. The l...
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Biz BuzzSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Hospice of Northeastern Illinois administration recently announced the appointment of Eileen Grace as its new Director of Clinical Operations. Grace had previously serve...
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Movers & shakersAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - GAMA International, a professional organization in the financial service industry, awarded Country Financial agency manager Rick Bristow of Geneva its Gold International...
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Elgin oven-maker buys rivalAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin-based Middleby Corp., the maker of Toastmaster ovens and Pitco fryers, agreed to pay $196 million in stock and cash for TurboChef Technologies Inc., which has lost...
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Des Plaines company to pay $30 million for bribery chargeAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - They say money can't buy you love. Maybe not. But it can get you out of a criminal charge, at least if you're a large, publicly traded corporation. Des Plaines-based Law...
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German manufacturing firm to set up shop in Elgin, mayor saysAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though the housing market has slowed to trickle, manufacturing firms continue to flow into Elgin. Mayor Ed Schock said Thursday that the city is close to inking a d...
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Factory-style training caters to youth athletesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Giustino's gym designed for student athletes doesn't have mirrors, TVs, fancy weightlifting machines or air conditioning cranked low. The St. Charles facility, much ...
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DeVry celebrates new Elgin facilityAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DeVry University recently hosted a community celebration in honor of its new Elgin location. The event featured food, prizes and presentations of academic program offeri...
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Suburban funeral homes see increase in cremationsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - After 50 years at Antioch's Strang Funeral Home, Dan Dugenske is seeing more customers comparison shopping the big send-off. Yes, times are tough, and like other industr...