Elgin Business
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Elgin Young Professionals Network names scholarship winnersJun 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Elgin Young Professionals Network has announced the recipients of its 2014 Elgin Clumsy Chefs scholarships, benefiting students from Elgin High School's award winning cu...
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Moving picture: Elgin man trains 'Medieval' stallionsMay 30, 2014 1:00 am - Mario Contreras is a classic type “A” personality. As head horse trainer at Medieval Times in Hoffman Estates, the 42-year-old Elgin resident often works a seven-day we...
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'CEO Unplugged' offers personal look at Judson leaderMay 28, 2014 11:00 pm - How does an independent consultant working with educational institutions become a university president? What prompted his transition from a public relations career to su...
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Region to get manufacturing help from federal governmentMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago area has been designated one of 12 "Manufacturing Communities" by the U.S. Department of Commerce, entitling it to $1.3 billion in future federal funding in ...
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Nonprofit connects veterans to industry where 'jobs are plentiful'May 26, 2014 8:00 am - Carol Multack of Naperville wasn't aiming to help veterans. She was looking for young people to enroll in a technical training course developed by her company. But on he...
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From New York to Hoffman, engineer opts for baking breadMay 26, 2014 5:00 am - Chris Wu went from helping to construct major buildings in New York to baking bread in Hoffman Estates. He and his wife Heather opened the Great Harvest Bread Co. in Ma...
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Clothes Mentor opens in Algonquin and BataviaMay 25, 2014 11:00 pm - There is a new business along the Randall Road corridor where women can sell clothes they no longer wear, no longer fit into, or just never liked. And then other women c...
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Schaumburg funeral home seeks on-site cremationsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - The increasing popularity of cremation as a funeral option is changing the generations-old business model for suburban funeral homes, some of which are preparing for cha...
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Sears 1Q loss widens, may close more storesMay 22, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings signaled that it may close more stores than the 80 locations it is shuttering this year as the beleaguered retailer looks...
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Kirk wants probe of Hines VA hospitalMay 22, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said Thursday that there is new evidence of a “culture of corruption” at a veterans hospital in the Western suburbs and that a federal investigation ...