Inverness Business
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Great Indoors in Schaumburg among stores set to closeNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp. announced Thursday it will close four "underperforming" Great Indoors stores, including its Schaumburg location. The 150,000-sq...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Midwest Banc to sell $85.5 mil stake to TreasuryNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., the Illinois banking company that lost 76 percent of its market value this year, plans to sell $85.5 million in preferred stock to the U.S. T...
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From 'inconveniently located' to gone for iconic Irv'sOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In the old days, bad times meant good sales at Irv's, the legendary men's discount clothing store with advertisements that bragged about being "inconveniently located" i...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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Movers & shakersOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - James Saul joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's intellectual property group. He will work in the Chicago office, focusing his practice in the are...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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Cash registers, fireworks ring in new Arboretum mall in South BarringtonSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite constant talk of economic woes and financial bailouts, shoppers at Friday's grand opening of the Arboretum of South Barrington have faith the new shopping center...
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Motorola sues ex-employees for stealing trade secretsSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. named four former software engineers employed at its Libertyville and Schaumburg offices in a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleging the theft of ...
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Burlington Coat Factory coming to ElginSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin once was considered a hub for suburban shopping. But then regional malls started opening up, and Elgin's downtown pedestrian shopping experience disappeared. The l...