Hanover Park Business
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Arthur Gallagher acquires groupJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Risk & Reward Group in London, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, R...
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Visteon rejects $1.2 billion Johnson Controls offerJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Auto-parts maker Visteon Corp. rejected the unsolicited offer from Johnson Controls Inc. to buy the interiors and electronics business for $1.25 billion. In a statement ...
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Problems getting paid a common workplace problem, report saysMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent University of Illinois at Chicago study reports Chicago area workers lose $7.3 million per week in unpaid wages. The study, "Unregulated Work in Chicago: The Br...
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Duraco workers on quest to recover money after factory closingMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A giant photocopied bounced check hanging on the wall at the Rolling Meadows' office of the Chicago Workers Collaborative serves as a frustrating reminder for Kim Cambra...
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Naperville-area book shop named top small businessMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Anderson's Bookshop may need to buy a trophy case to put among its bookcases. The independent bookstore took home Small Business of the Year honors from the Naperville ...
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Wheaton's Ritchie Capital may bid for NewsweekMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Ritchie Capital Management LLC Chief Executive Officer Thane Ritchie, who sought to buy Sun-Times Media Group Inc. last year, said he is considering bidding on Newsweek ...
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Motorola's Brown to get $8.3 million in stock if company splitsMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., the mobile-phone maker planning to split into two companies next year, more than doubled the value of stock options co-Chief Executive Officer Greg Brown ...
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Noxzema unveils new productsMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Melrose Park-based Alberto Culver's Noxzema brand is back with new products, updated packaging and the same formulations. Invented in 1914 as a skin care staple, Noxzema...
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Chicago index shows business growth eighth monthMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Business activity in the U.S. expanded in May for an eighth straight month, a sign manufacturing has yet to be affected by the turmoil in financial markets. The Institut...
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Fewer layoffs, more hiring seen this summerMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - With downsizing and gasoline prices on the decline, workers may be more willing and able to use additional paid leave this summer, according to Chicago-based Challenger,...