Fox River Grove Business
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These banks aren't looking for a bailoutNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - First Community Bank in Naperville opened a few months ago in an unlikely spot: a storefront in a strip mall anchored by Starbucks and shadowed by Costco. The newbie is...
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PepsiCo to spend $1B in China over next 4 yearsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capability, researc...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Barrington Champion Dodge dealership closesOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Champion Dodge Chrysler Jeep is apparently closing in Barrington. A phone message at the dealership at 495 and 505 W. Northwest Hwy. states that "due to economic condit...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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Carpenter adds onto business with custom poker tablesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Edward Guerentz remembers as a "little kid" he'd bring his father tools and hold pieces while his father built things. Guerentz's father, John, was a high-end cabinet m...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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ISE Photography is business spotlightOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - ALGONQUIN - Peter J. Pelke II of ISE Photography is displaying his work at the Harris Bank branch in Algonquin, 225 S. Randall Road. Fine art prints, Web site developmen...
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Cash registers, fireworks ring in new Arboretum mall in South BarringtonSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite constant talk of economic woes and financial bailouts, shoppers at Friday's grand opening of the Arboretum of South Barrington have faith the new shopping center...