Hampshire Business
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State Realtors say home prices 'stabilizing' but 'stubborn'Jul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Home prices in Illinois are showing signs of stabilizing and the Chicago region in particular marked a year of positive sales activity in June, according t...
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Caterpillar 2Q up 91 percent; raises outlookJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings shot up 91 percent on a big increase in sales of equipment for industries like mi...
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West Dundee firm sues Sears, others, for patent infringementJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Sears Holding Corp.'s Orchard Supply Hardware Unit, Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc.'s Eddie Bauer stores, Totes Isotoner Corp. and two other retailers were sued for patent inf...
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Richardson Electronics gets awardJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - LaFox-based Richardson Electronics Ltd. Tuesday said it has received the "Top Distributor of the Year" award for 2010 from TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a leading RF fro...
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Suburban shoppers cheer new upscale grocersJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When a new Whole Foods store opened in Schaumburg in May, hundreds of people lined up to be among the first inside. By the end of the day, more than 5,000 people had com...
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Despite downturn, new restaurants open in the suburbsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - While some eateries around the suburbs have closed their doors, others have opened, giving new hope to the battered restaurant industry here. Mint Julep Bistro in Palati...
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Walmart ready to start moving dirt on Randall RoadJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Earthmoving and excavation soon will come to the southwest corner of Randall and Bowes roads in Elgin as the city has approved a new Walmart after several years of discu...
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Foreclosures continue to rise, yet some local counties show decreasesJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Home foreclosures continued to rise during June, keeping Illinois in the Top 10 and local counties with double digit increases, according to a report expected to be rele...
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Road House closes in downtown ElginJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The Road House in Elgin is no more. The beleaguered bar and grill and fight club that has occupied one of the most prominent - and snake bit - locations in the downtown,...
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Suburban medical groups to mergeJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Northwest Gastroenterologists, Elgin Gastroenterology and Lake Shore Gastroenterology announced that they have merged and together will be called the Illinois Gastroente...