Elmhurst Business
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Wilton sold to equity firmAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A Chicago equity firm Wednesday acquired Woodridge-based Wilton Industries Inc. for roughly $700 million. GTCR Golder Rauner LLC acquired Wilton and Reading, Penn.-based...
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Business briefsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - RC2 net income drops 73 percent OAK BROOK -- RC2 Corp.'s net income for the second quarter plummeted 73 percent on the cost of a recall of its wooden toy trains and weak...
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Central States Trucking a Midwest success storyAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Before sunrise, truck driver Don Brown points his 1999 Dodge pickup in the direction of Bensenville-based Central States Trucking Co., a commute he's done nearly every m...
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Starbucks hikes prices againJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the lunch hour Tuesday, Starbucks patrons in Schaumburg sat in the shade at outdoor tables drinking coffee, nibbling on food and talking about the increasingly high...
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Business briefsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chamberlain Group acquires IEI ELMHURST -- The Chamberlain Group Inc. said Tuesday it has bought International Electronics Inc. of Vancouver, Wash., a manufacturer o...
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Wells Fargo sued for racial bias in mortgage loansJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Two black homeowners have sued Wells Fargo & Co, accusing the second-largest U.S. mortgage lender of racial discrimination in how it sets rates and fees. In ...
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OfficeMax reports quarterly dividendsJul 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OfficeMax reports quarterly dividends NAPERVILLE -- OfficeMax Inc. reported Friday a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable on October 15, 2007 to...
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Vasco doubles net incomeJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE -- Vasco Data Security International, an Oakbrook Terrace-based Internet and data security solutions company, more than doubled its net income in the se...
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RC2 increases the cost of recallJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook toy maker RC2 Corp. said Thursday it will record a $4 million charge during its second quarter related to a recall of some wooden railway toys -- a figure that...
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Inland to purchase investment trustJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Inland Capital Markets Group Inc. said it negotiated a merger agreement on behalf of Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. to acquire Apple Hospitality Fiv...