Hoffman Estates Business
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There's a new Sears in townMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sue White of South Elgin walked into the new Sears Home Appliance Showroom on Thursday as if on cue. She had been driving along Randall Road in South Elgin when she deci...
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How can Motorola make the next hit phone?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Some people pick a mobile phone like a spouse. It has to be attractive with brains. But then some groups have special needs or demands: teens want text-messaging and mus...
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Restoration sued over buyout offerMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Restoration Hardware Inc., the Corte Madera, Calif.-based home-furnishings chain, was sued by shareholder Randall Reimer, who contends a proposed $4.50-a-sha...
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Sears taps Circuit City executiveMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., in the midst of its latest turnaround plan, on Thursday said it hired former Circuit City executive John W. Froman to oversee its Tools and Lawn & ...
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Area businessman Al Tinoly dies at 68Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1998, two years after Roosevelt University opened the Robin campus in Schaumburg, Alfred J. Tinoly joined its community advisory board. Having earned his master's deg...
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Under the pressure, it finally cracksMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. intends to reinvigorate its floundering business by spinning itself off into two separate companies while still maintaining its suburban and Chicago operat...
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Diesel stalls area truckersMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Skyrocketing diesel prices along with the economic downturn are proving to be a one-two punch for the local trucking industry. Truckers and trucking companies are slowin...
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Assistant to Sears CEO dead at 73Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Less than three months after former Sears Chairman and CEO Edward A. Brennan passed away at the age of 73, his longtime secretary and administrative assistant, Lou Fryz,...
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Peapod upgrades Web with NutriFilterMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're like most shoppers with dietary restrictions, you'll often stand in the aisle reading food labels before putting an item in the cart. Or, if you shop on www.Pe...
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GE Capital raises credit for IT firmMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- GE Capital Solutions said Thursday it increased the credit facility of Nexus IS Inc. to $45 million dollars. The credit facility provides the capital ...