Hoffman Estates Business
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Suburban company goes green in museum exhibitJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Owners of a Hoffman Estates company that designs hybrid alternative energy systems are featured in an exhibit honoring black environmentalists at the Museum of Science a...
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Sears climbs after profit forecast beat estimatesJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., the largest U.S. department-store company, jumped the most in five years after its profit forecasts beat some analysts' estimates. The retailer sai...
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Printer receives award for effortsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources honored Plum Grove Printers, 2160 Stonington Ave., Hoffman Estates, for its achievements in protecting the...
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There's upside to Sears as most-hated stockJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. is the stock that Wall Street analysts most despise. Of seven analysts who follow what used to be the nation's largest retailer, not one rates it a ...
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Suburban retailers: 'It's not the craziness it used to be'Dec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - If retailers thought this holiday shopping season was tough, just wait. The after-Christmas clearance sales and gift-card spenders aren't expected to save this season, a...
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P.M. Bedroom Gallery a family affairDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The story of brothers Arvid and Ben Huth is the kind of farm-to-suburbs tale you might think doesn't happen any more. When he was 21, Arvid was a junior with a 3.9 GPA w...
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Are you spending less?Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Heating bills, salary cuts and increasing food costs are forcing many parents to trim family budgets. But the look on a child's face when they see holiday gifts is toug...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago workers' sit-in becomes rallying pointDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday ordered state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America to pressure the company to help laid-off workers who are staging a sit-...
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Obama: Workers staging sit-in 'absolutely right'Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is weighing in on behalf of workers staging a sit-in on the factory floor of their former Chicago employer to protest abruptly losing their ...