Elgin Business
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AMCOL CEO to retire after 32 yearsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based AMCOL International Corp. today announced that President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Lawrence E. Washow, will retire Dec. 31 after 32 yea...
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Groupon expands music offeringsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Groupon, a shopping website offering a daily deal in more than 300 markets around the world, Monday said it will offer recorded music features, kicking off...
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Tribune wants to cap supplier compensation in bankruptcyNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - An ad hoc group of trade suppliers to Tribune Co. objected to the publisher's disclosure statement, saying their promised 100 percent payment is “illusory.” In a bankrup...
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Boeing enters solar-power market with high-efficiency cellsNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co., the world's largest aerospace company, plans to deliver its first commercial scale high-efficiency solar-power cells for earth-based electricity production i...
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Allstate cut by Sandler O'NeillNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Progressive Corp. was raised and Allstate Corp. was cut by Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP, as the brokerage firm said there will be “winners and losers” in the improving ...
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Hoffer Plastics to receive Loyola awardNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - South Elgin-based Hoffer Plastics, a custom injection molding firm, said Monday it will receive Loyola University's Family Business Center's 2010 Illinois Large Family ...
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Motorola files Xbox trade complaint against MicrosoftNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc.'s Mobility unit filed a patent-infringement complaint today against Microsoft Corp. with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, expanding a...
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Chicago-based Groupon weighing Google buyoutNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Groupon Inc. is weighing whether to sell itself to Google Inc. or to proceed with a round of fundraising that may value the daily coupon company at more than $3 billion,...
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Playboy sees boost in Asia revenueNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc., seeking to revive its nightclubs with bunny-suited waitresses, opens a club in Macau today as it forecasts Asia licensing revenue will double t...
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CME raises margins on commoditiesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, raised margins on soybeans, lumber and other commodities after prices surged. The margin requirement, or the amount o...