Hoffman Estates Business
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Area shops pleasantly surprisedJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - While national retailers reported gloomy holiday sales Thursday, many local entrepreneurs painted a somewhat different picture. Area small business owners randomly inte...
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Fog, high winds ground some flights at O'HareJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - About 330 flights have been canceled at O'Hare International Airport since Saturday, primarily due to bad weather, the Chicago Department of Aviation said Monday. O'Hare...
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Customer sues Sears over homes Web siteJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private informatio...
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Area businesswoman discusses economy with BushJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush lunched Monday with Mayor Richard M. Daley and the leaders of Aon Corp., The Boeing Co. and McDonald's Corp. at the Union League Club of Chicago. There am...
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Nancy's Pizza expandsJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Cousins Michael Salvadori and Tony Stellato grew up in an Italian family where food was the focus of just about every gathering. The two men, who spent a lot of time tog...
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Aon to grab market share amid marsh reshuffle, analyst saysJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Aon Corp., the world's second-biggest insurance broker, will probably win market share as larger rival Marsh & McLennan Cos. reshuffles its management team, an analyst a...
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UAL stock falls after analyst cites uncertainty, pilot actionsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell today after a veteran industry analyst downgraded the company, citing festering labor discord he said includes...
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Washington Mutual to close branchesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Washington Mutual told employees Friday it intends to close 25 local branches and cut about 150 jobs. The cutbacks are scheduled to be made by mid-April and will leave W...
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Market highs and lows hit area companies in 2007Jan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Public companies in the suburbs showed incredible gains or incredible losses in the stock market during 2007, an extreme pattern evident in nearly every industry. Such e...