Hampshire Business
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Sugar Grove drops tax-incentive plan for industrial developmentSep 01, 2011 1:00 am - Sugar Grove has dropped a plan to offer tax incentives for industrial development. The village has canceled the remainder of the public hearing on the proposed tax-incre...
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Elgin businesses offer discounts to library cardholdersSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library cards will be worth more than ever this month. The library has teamed up with almost 40 businesses from the Elgin area that have promised disc...
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...
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Judson U. to host annual Network Night Sept. 29Aug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - (Elgin, IL - August 25, 2011) Local business professionals are invited to convene at Judson University's second annual Network Night on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 6:30 to 8...
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Algonquin's fees could mean game over for potential arcadeAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - The cost of licensing fees could thwart a plan to bring an arcade of classic video games like “Pac-Man,” “Frogger” and “Galaga” to Algonquin. Business partners Mark Batt...
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Grant will help U-46 draw more girls to science, mathAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will use a national grant to pilot a program this fall to get more students — particularly girls — interested in science, technology, eng...
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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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New venture for Algonquin spa ownerAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - After 21 years spent working in human resources consulting, Heather Kinsley was laid off in the fall of 2009. Less than two years later, the Algonquin woman has reinvent...
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Kane County sees increase in new constructionAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - In perhaps a small sign that the economy is beginning to mop up the detritus of the housing bubble, Kane County officials reported an uptick in new home construction Tue...
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Find stylish kids' clothes at Trendy TotsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - A new children's consignment shop is open along the Randall Road corridor, helping parents save money and maybe make a little money at the same time. Trendy Tots Consign...