Huntley Business
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1,000 suburban workers to get pink slipsJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 1,000 workers at various suburban companies - including another 74 at Motorola Inc. - are expected to be laid off this summer due to closings or downsizings. M...
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Timber company Weyerhaeuser slashes dividendJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser Co., which has been hemorrhaging cash because of the moribund U.S. housing market, said Tuesday it is cutting its quarterly dividend again, this...
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Aurora, Elgin health centers to get part of $2.6 million stimulus moneyJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Centers in Aurora and Elgin, and a third in Rock Falls, will share $2.6 million in federal stimulus money. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Monday that the cen...
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Suburban record store owners remember JacksonJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - At the height of his popularity in the 1980s, no entertainer was as big as Michael Jackson. People danced to his songs at weddings, graduation parties and bar mitzvahs. ...
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ConAgra Foods 4Q profit drops 13 percentJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 13 percent as the prior-year period benefited from the sale of its commodity-t...
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For Algonquin's Funky Things, location is everythingJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Becky Barrus loved the old house in downtown Algonquin where she first opened her business Funky Things. But more and more stores kept closing around her, and she starte...
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Customer connection crucial, consultant tells business leadersJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - How do you keep customers coming in the doors of Geneva businesses, especially during rocky economic times? Connect, connect, connect, according to retail trends consult...
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Geneva firm expands after success of electronic trading platformMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - When hedge fund veteran Ronald Santella was tapped last fall as the new chief executive officer at Geneva-based Fox River Execution Technoogy LLC, his mission was to exp...
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Kane County sees slight glimmer of hope in rebounding constructionMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Construction activity in Kane County may be experiencing a slight rebound from the downward spiral it's been in since last year. The development department told a count...
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Tucker Development announces leasesMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - HUNTLEY - Tucker Development Corp., a Midwest-based firm in the development of shopping centers and mixed-use properties, announced that State Farm has signed an approxi...