Elgin Business
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Governor's business stimulus plan pannedFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich presented his 2009 budget this week seeking a $1.2 billion economic stimulus package for families and businesses. But could it mean pushing more tha...
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Tight credit slows profit at CareerEdFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - For-profit education company Career Education Corp. said Thursday tighter student lending criteria would hurt profits this year, sending shares down across the sector. H...
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Sears Holdings elects new directorFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Former Dell Inc. CEO Kevin Rollins was elected to the board of directors at Sears Holdings Corp., the retail company said Wednesday. Rollins, 55, step...
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Sears settles suit over unstable ovensFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. will install safety brackets on its stoves in millions of households or offer gift cards in settling an Illinois class-action lawsuit over the appli...
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DSFI successfully navigates the complex paper trailFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - As America shifts its business to the Internet, the folks who make receipts and labels and all those little bits of paper have seen their industry shrink dramatically. A...
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Elgin firm to make ads for Sun-TimesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Sun-Times News Group Tuesday said it signed a contract with Elgin-based Affinity Express Inc. to handle most of its print and online advertising productio...
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Richardson signs distribution dealFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - LA FOX -- Richardson Electronics Ltd. said Tuesday it signed a global distribution agreement with Crystek Corp. of Fort Myers, Fla., to distribute its high performance f...
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Verizon offers new flat rate, unlimited planFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - High-end mobile phone user? Tired of overage charges? Verizon Wireless believes it has your solution starting today. The service provider, which has its Midwest headquar...
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Movers and shakersFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Paul Hemmer Cos., an Aurora-based real estate development, construction and building services firm, hired veteran broker Bill Fleener of Downers Grove as a senior sales ...
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Kimball Hill moves to stay afloatFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As Kimball Hill Inc. quakes, its customers and the home-building industry hold on tight. Chicagoans Terence and Anne Maynard have an unfinished three-bedroom home in Kim...