Elgin Business
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Briefs: Motorola resolves Metrologic disputeDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. and Metrologic Instruments Inc. announced Monday they have reached an agreement that settles all outstanding patent infringement disputes bet...
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Movers and shakersDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Movers and Shakers Schaumburg resident David Lyke was appointed chief operating officer of the Albany Park Community Center, Chicago. Lyke, who joined the agency in earl...
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Recession looms like a specter for 2008Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Whether it happens or not, the "R word" today is one of the most analyzed economic prospects for the new year. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the ri...
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Ex-Sears CEO dead at 73Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1956, a young and impressionable Sears sales associate named Edward A. Brennan stood in awe as the manager of the Madison, Wis., store said the company had earned $2....
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Donnelley closes deal with CardinalDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. announced it has completed its previously announced purchase of Cardinal Brands Inc., a privately-owned designer, developer and manufacturer o...
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Snap Fitness muscling into areaDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A new chain of fitness centers open 24 hours a day is muscling its way into the area. Snap Fitness takes a no frill approach. It's geared for the person wanting to lift...
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A few New Year's resolutions for small-business ownersDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Here are suggestions from three top small-business advisers about what a business owner might do to make 2008 a better year. Tony Massarro, tax partner at Porte Brown LL...
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Plum Grove wins three awardsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Plum Grove Printers announced it has won three 2007 American Graphic Design Awards, recognizing outstanding graphic design. The Hoffman Estates-based ...
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United vows to do better after third day of massive flight cancellationsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - For a third consecutive day, United Airlines took it on the nose Wednesday for continuing to cancel hundreds of flights but promised to do better today, despite upsettin...
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Retailers slash prices in attempt to salvage shopping seasonDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers slashed prices further Wednesday in hopes a post-Christmas shopping rush will salvage holiday sales that, so far, have fallen below ev...