Green Oaks Business
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Google shuts business it bought in 2010 for $200 millionAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Google Inc. said it’s shutting Slide, the social-gaming business it bought for about $200 million last year, and that Max Levchin, the chief executive officer of the acq...
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Analysts: Motorola Mobility could be sold againAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Experts predict Google was just after the patents
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Buffalo Grove teaming with neighbors to address foreclosuresAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove trustees this week formalized the village’s participation in the Northwest Suburban Housing Collaborative, an multi-suburb effort to address issues surroun...
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Motorola Solutions transfers 220 workersAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions is transferring about 220 workers — including 95 in Schaumburg — with the sale of two business units to a private equity firm. Motoro...
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Siblings look to expand Waukegan vanilla companyAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Craig Nielsen of Grayslake, his brother Matt Nielsen of Lake Bluff and their sister Beth Nielsen of Mundelein are leading a 100-year-old Waukegan company to the sweeter ...
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Family-owned Steinhafels invests in Vernon HillsAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - He’ll spend his birthday greeting customers, but Gary Steinhafel considers the opening of the family’s new store this week a worthy celebration. After an intense eight m...
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Area existing home sales leap 19.2% over 2010Aug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Existing home sales in the area spiked 19.2 percent in July compared to a year ago, the Illinois Association of Realtors reported Thursday. In the nine-county Chicagolan...
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Himalayan restaurant partners with Groupon, social mediaAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - A couple of tech guys started the Himalayan Restaurant & Bar in Bloomingdale, Gurnee and Niles and now heavily use social media to offer discounts and get the word out a...
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Want to scare people at Great America?Aug 17, 2011 12:00 am - If Halloween is your favorite holiday, take note. Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will host auditions for Scare Actors for its annual Fright Fest. The auditions ta...
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S&P says sell Google's shares after Motorola dealAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's is saying investors should sell Google's stock because it believes the search leader's decision to buy Motorola Mobility increases the risk ...