Gilberts Business
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Aurora, Elgin health centers to get part of $2.6 million stimulus moneyJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Centers in Aurora and Elgin, and a third in Rock Falls, will share $2.6 million in federal stimulus money. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Monday that the cen...
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Suburban record store owners remember JacksonJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - At the height of his popularity in the 1980s, no entertainer was as big as Michael Jackson. People danced to his songs at weddings, graduation parties and bar mitzvahs. ...
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ConAgra Foods 4Q profit drops 13 percentJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 13 percent as the prior-year period benefited from the sale of its commodity-t...
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For Algonquin's Funky Things, location is everythingJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Becky Barrus loved the old house in downtown Algonquin where she first opened her business Funky Things. But more and more stores kept closing around her, and she starte...
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Customer connection crucial, consultant tells business leadersJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - How do you keep customers coming in the doors of Geneva businesses, especially during rocky economic times? Connect, connect, connect, according to retail trends consult...
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Geneva firm expands after success of electronic trading platformMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - When hedge fund veteran Ronald Santella was tapped last fall as the new chief executive officer at Geneva-based Fox River Execution Technoogy LLC, his mission was to exp...
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Kane County sees slight glimmer of hope in rebounding constructionMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Construction activity in Kane County may be experiencing a slight rebound from the downward spiral it's been in since last year. The development department told a count...
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About 1,500 jobs being cut around IllinoisMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About a dozen companies around Illinois are laying off about 1,500 workers - including 800 in the suburbs - now through July mostly because of the recession, according t...
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Verizon Wireless boosting suburban networkApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, said it's boosting its network around the suburbs and the state to provide faster service to subscrib...