Elmhurst Business
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New business bearing rich fruit for three longtime friendsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - After opening less than a year ago, the owners of a Villa Park wine shop are expanding. Prairie and Vine, 29 E. Park Ave. is growing into the store next door and openin...
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The value of America can be measured in barrels of oilMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Most of us view the world through dollar glasses. It's perfectly reasonable. Dollars, after all, are the currency we use in daily life. And the lens, until recently, was...
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Local experts give their take of Fed chief's commentsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald asked three area economic experts to respond to Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans comments Monday. Here is their take: Janna Sampson...
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Regional fed chief sees economic rebound -- but not immediatelyMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's top federal bank official said Monday he sees hopeful signs for the local economy by early next year. But it was the short-term that he and many of the 200 or ...
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Movers and shakersMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Weber Marking Systems, Arlington Heights, named Thomas Michalsen marketing director to oversee Weber's marketing operation in North America. Michalsen, who joined Weber ...
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Housing market still coldMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane and Will counties saw home sales drop about 34 percent during the first quarter, indicating the real estate market continues to spiral around the suburbs, according...
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Freddie Mac cuts 116 area workersMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Freddie Mac, a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress to support homeownership and rental housing, is pulling out of the suburbs and laying off 116 worker...
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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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Sprint, Clearwire combine new networksMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. The ne...
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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...