Des Plaines Business
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Banco Popular restates commitment to Rosemont, despite cutting jobsMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Puerto Rico-based Popular Inc., the parent of Banco Popular, says it remains committed to its North American headquarters in Rosemont, despite streamlining that has elim...
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New fuel rules may help BorgWarner, Johnson ControlsMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Auto parts makers BorgWarner Inc. and Johnson Controls Inc. may benefit from President Barack Obama's new fuel-economy standards as car companies seek more components th...
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Workers hopeful Des Plaines suitmaker won't be liquidatedMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Workers at a suburban suitmaker say they hope a new offer for the company will avoid liquidation. Union officials said Wednesday that London-based Emerisque has offered ...
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Des Plaines-based Littelfuse starts global restructuringMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Littelfuse Inc., which has operations in Des Plaines, said late Tuesday that it will be restructuring its global operations now through late 2010. The number of jobs imp...
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Allstate, 5 other insurers get preliminary OK for Treasury fundsMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The federal government has agreed to extend billions in bailout funds to six major life insurers, ncluding Northbrook-based Allstate, helping them shore u...
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Lawmakers seek Geithner help in saving HartmarxMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. lawmakers are seeking Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's help in persuading Wells Fargo & Co. not to liquidate Hartmarx Corp., the 122-year-old clothing company that...
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Nicor breaks ground on Des Plaines facilityMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Nicor Gas held a ground breaking ceremony for its new Des Plaines regional facility on Wednesday, April 29. The ceremony was held at the lot that will house the new fac...
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Workers at Obama suitmaker in Des Plaines vote to stage sit-inMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Workers at a suburban Hart Schaffner & Marx factory where suits for President Barack Obama are made say they'll stage a sit-in if the clothier's creditor goes ahead with...
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State official threatens bank in suitmaker's bankruptcyMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, surrounded by dozens of workers at the Hart Schaffner & Marx manufacturing plant in Des Plaines Thursday morning, threatened ...
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Meijer eyeing vacant Dominick's in Prospect HeightsMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Only the second Meijer's store in the Northwest suburbs may soon open in Prospect Heights. Instead of building a new store from the ground up -- like it did in Rolling M...