Elgin Business
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Whitley: Time is now to rebuild Illinois economyMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - With the economy on the mend, Illinois Chamber of Commerce President Douglas Whitley says now is the time for state legislators to dedicate themselves to reclaiming all ...
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40 Sears jobs in Elgin by summerMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - As the region and the state nervously monitor plans by Sears Holdings Corp. to potentially relocate its headquarters, the City of Elgin will review an incentive agreemen...
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Hoffman officials hit with Sears questions; Sears emails employeesMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - The phones continually rang Monday with callers asking Hoffman Estates officials a bevy of questions regarding Sears Holdings Corp.'s potential departure from the villag...
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Bottom line trumps local ties in locating Sears HQMay 09, 2011 2:00 am - When Edward A. Brennan was at the helm at Sears Roebuck & Co., he spearheaded the move from downtown Chicago to Hoffman Estates. He lived in West suburban Burr Ridge and...
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Sears could leave Hoffman Estates, costing suburbs big money and jobsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-two years ago, Sears Roebuck and Co. leveraged an impending move from Sears Tower and fears it would move out of state into a sweet deal valued at $240 million an...
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District 300 ponders impact of Sears incentivesMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Financially troubled Community Unit District 300 stands to gain millions in additional property tax revenue after the incentives package that lured Sears to Hoffman Esta...
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The history of SearsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - 1886 Richard Sears starts selling watches 1887 Sears settles in Chicago and hires watchmaker Alvah C. Roebuck 1888 First catalog, featuring only watches an...
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A look at the Sears billMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - House Bill 3435, which amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, was introduced in February. It would allow Hoffman Estates to extend the curren...
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AT&T seeks to sublease Hoffman Estates campusMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - AT&T Inc. is looking at subleasing all or part its sprawling Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates as part of a plan to consolidate operations. New mobile technologies...
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Eight in Elgin receive Mayor’s Awards for preserving historyMay 06, 2011 2:00 am - Dan Miller bought a used table saw in 1975 to do work on his own house because it was cheaper. Now he has a new home, more tools and a business called The Woodworks. Mi...