Elgin Business
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Kmart offers settlement in Adidas lawsuitMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Adidas AG settled its trademark-infringement lawsuit against Sears Holdings Corp.'s Kmart unit, just two days after the German apparel maker was awarded $304.6 million i...
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ITW bids $2 billion for appliance makerMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Tool Works on Thursday swooped in with a $2 billion bid for a restaurant equipment maker in Britain that Elgin-based Middleby Corp. unsuccessfully bid for last ...
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Resources can help solve problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Finding good small business advice can be difficult -- which is why this week's column is a sharing list of advisers I have found who understand smaller businesses. Ther...
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She knitted hats to keep babies warmMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Lois C. Hansen participated in a little known volunteer role at Northwest Community Hospital: she served on the baby hat committee, knitting caps for newborns at the Arl...
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Business leaders form new Naperville bankMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen Naperville business leaders have partnered to establish a new community bank, possibly by next year. The group, led by Scott Wehrli, secretary-treasurer of DuKa...
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Elgin architects have long history with 'green' designsMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before green-friendly construction picked up speed in the United States, Bruce Dahlquist and Dwain Lutzow knew that eco-friendly properties were not just for hippie...
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BP signs lease, will move area workersMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BP America Inc., a subsidiary of London-based BP PLC, said Tuesday it plans to move about 1,000 workers from its DuPage County campus to downtown Chicago sometime this s...
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Motorola investors express frustrationMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, billionaire investor Carl Icahn was in Chicago and lost his bid for a seat on the Motorola Inc. board. His demands were spurned. On Monday, Motorola ushered i...
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Lampert confident in Sears' strategyMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The chairman of Sears Holdings Corp. went on the defensive Monday, saying the troubled retailer's conservative approach to spending money will help it weather the nation...
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Movers and shakersMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Forest resident Dale Galassie, executive director of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center, was honored by the Illinois Public Health Associatio...