Des Plaines Business
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Schawk income down 50 percentNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- Schawk Inc., an imaging and graphic services firm, said Thursday its quarterly profit fell 50 percent, hurt by a one-time charge and a fall in advertising...
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Microsoft puts largest data center in suburbsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. has started building a $500 million mega data center in Northlake -- the company's largest and most powerful -- that will house its growing Internet-rela...
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Sales clerk found her true talent as private detectiveNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - An interesting sideline developed from Jeanne B. Thorsen's part-time job as a sales clerk at a clothing store: She became a private detective. Mrs. Thorsen passed away F...
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'Sleeker' Motorola wireless ear device unveiledNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - A sexy ear device? Move over, Razr. Motorola Inc. is aiming to make its newest Bluetooth-enabled headset the latest must-have for your mobile phone this holiday season. ...
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Daily Herald growing; most newspapers shrinking fastNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite a continued slide in the U.S. newspaper industry in general, the Daily Herald again showed modest gains in average paid circulation for the six-month period endi...
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Movers & Shakers - Cook CountyNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association elected Arlington Heights resident Matt Synnestvedt of Synnestvedt & Associates, Northbrook, president of its board of dir...
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Surplus merchandise firm expands with Designer Shoe OutletNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Having two daughters, Adam Fishman learned that women are passionate about shoes. Fishman, who has been in the liquidation business for 15 years, is taking a big step in...
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Lawson stocks dip on earningsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Lawson Products Inc. announced this week a 22 percent decrease in third quarter earnings, hampered by severance costs, higher overall product costs and...
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Briefs: Coleman Cable acquiring businessNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WAUKEGAN -- Coleman Cable Inc., a Waukegan manufacturer and innovator of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, announced Friday it has entered into an agree...
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Neumann Homes files for bankruptcyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Neumann Homes filed for bankruptcy Thursday, becoming the second-largest such company to seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors as the U.S. housing recession enters i...