Deerfield Business
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Harper launches youth manufacturing summer programJun 24, 2013 1:00 pm - A year after launching its Advanced Manufacturing program, Harper College in Palatine is rolling out a program for high school students. The new, two-week Manufacturing ...
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Fortune Brands acquires WoodCrafters for $300 millionJun 21, 2013 9:17 am - Deerfield-based Fortune Brands Home & Security said it has acquired WoodCrafters Home Products, a privately-owned manufacturer of bathroom vanities and vanity sink tops ...
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Regional, state tourism success focuses on peopleJun 20, 2013 5:00 pm - The greatest asset to tourism in the suburbs and Illinois lies in the local people whose interactions with tourists make the area a great place to visit. That was the m...
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Walmart to build at former Cicero racetrack siteJun 19, 2013 9:54 am - PRNewswire Town President Larry Dominick and officials of Arkansas-based Walmart formally closed an agreement to build a Walmart Super Center on the eastern half of the ...
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NSSEO honors people, businesses that aid its special education effortsJun 19, 2013 12:00 am - Tucked away in the back of Miner School in Arlington Heights is a greenhouse and sustainable vegetable garden. Students at the therapeutic day school helped to cultivate...
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Follett launches $50 million venture fundJun 18, 2013 9:11 am - River Grove’s Follett Corp. said it has created a venture capital fund focused on developing technologies to improve how educational materials are used and distributed. ...
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SpringCM CEO grows business and his wine collectionJun 17, 2013 5:30 am - Chris Junker is CEO of Chicago-based SpringCM, which does cloud content management for businesses. While he manages an expanding technology company, he finds that other ...
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Life Insurance 101Jun 16, 2013 11:00 pm - Generally speaking there are two types of insurance: term insurance and permanent insurance. Term insurance provides a death benefit for a period of time in exchange for...
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Daily Herald collects Illinois Associated Press AwardsJun 14, 2013 11:45 am - The Daily Herald was recognized as News Innovator of the Year at the 2013 Illinois Associated Press Media Editors News and Photo Contest in Springfield. In addition, the...
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Growing Techweek gives local tech firms a boostJun 13, 2013 11:00 pm - The third annual Techweek, set for June 27-29 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, will feature about 150 technology companies from the city and suburbs, about twice as m...