Des Plaines Business
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Suburban patients praise health-care security, but businesses worry about costJun 28, 2012 9:00 am - Des Plaines teacher and breast cancer survivor Marianne Flanagan said Thursday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Obama's health care plan will help peo...
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Harper officially announces Advanced Manufacturing programJun 27, 2012 2:54 pm - As local manufacturers struggle to find skilled workers and jobs go unfilled, Harper College is preparing to launch an Advanced Manufacturing program designed to train w...
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Emory U. buys NanoInk system to quantify forcesJun 27, 2012 9:48 am - NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division, of Skokie, said Emory University recently purchased a Dip Pen Nanolithography system to quantify the forces exerted by single...
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Community Service Part of Northwestern Mutual Internship ExperienceJun 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Service learning is nothing new, but for students participating in an internship with Northwestern Mutual's, The McTigue Financial Group, it ties directly to the firm's ...
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Controversial development plan resurfaces in Mount ProspectJun 26, 2012 9:24 am - Some Mt. Prospect residents fear Walgreens would encroach on space
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Industrial expansions have Schaumburg optimistic about economyJun 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Schaumburg could see further expansion of its industrial base later this year if the Cook County Board approves three companies' requests for property tax incentives to ...
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Entrepreneurs segue into website businessJun 25, 2012 6:30 am - Ben Wallach worked as a recording engineer for the stars, including Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker and Joe Walsh. And he enjoyed the lifestyle of Hollywood for...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Harper, manufacturers team to replenish pipeline of skilled workersJun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Wheeling High School principal Laz Lopez took the reigns in 2007, he immediately went to work on revamping curriculum to emphasize career pathways for a 21st centur...
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After 9 years, 5 leagues, Michna at home with RushJun 21, 2012 10:23 am - Russ Michna has been a starter and a backup; he has hoisted championship trophies and clipboards; he has been signed to teams and cut from them. In nine years as a profe...