Hoffman Estates Business
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...
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Z Trim founder resigns, stock slidesAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Shares for Mundelein-based Z Trim Holdings Inc. Tuesday tumbled about 13 percent after founder and Chief Executive Gregory J. Halpern left with a severance package. Halp...
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Briefs: Countrywide jobs cut by about 500Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Countrywide jobs cut by about 500 LOS ANGELES -- Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said it has eliminated about 500 jobs as it tries to ...
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Italian beef, chicken parmesan spice up menu at Gratzie PizzeriaAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - During the eight months that Gratzie Pizzeria has been open in Hanover Park, customers are finding it offers much more than Chicago-style pizza. Sandwiches, homemade sou...
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Jewel card going digital for more savingsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Lisle-based Concept Shopping Inc. (www.conceptshopping.com) is behind your Jewel-Osco Preferred Customer card. That's the plastic card you use at the check-out register...
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Luna rolls out red carpet with new storesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Competition just got tougher for the Empire Man. Bellwood-based Luna Carpet, a 49-year-old family-owned flooring company, is expected to announce today plans to open fou...
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Grainger expands in areaAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger Inc., a distributor of maintenance supplies to industries nationwide, is expected to announce today it's expanding its workforce, adding ...
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Briefs: Syclo delivers array of mobile solutionsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Syclo, a developer of mobile computing solutions, announced that benefits of the recently released IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas version 6.3 product are ...
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Sara Lee turnaround plan gains momentumAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit soared, and executives pointed to the success of a turnaround plan that has helped sales rise in nearl...