Itasca Business
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Woodfield convention bureau tries new name, logo to lure visitorsSep 25, 2013 10:58 pm - A 30-year-old convention and visitors bureau in the Northwest suburbs is getting a fresh look in hopes of luring more visitors to the region for work and play. The Woodf...
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Jewel-Osco getting rid of self-checkout lanesSep 24, 2013 4:00 pm - Is it the end of the line for self-checkout? It is for some Jewel-Osco customers. The Itasca-based grocer, which is under new ownership from an investment group led by C...
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Another side of Hillary Clinton revealed by communicatorSep 23, 2013 7:00 am - When Park Ridge native Hillary Clinton came to town last week as keynote speaker of the Chicago House luncheon, she helped the fundraiser sell out 1,800 seats, raising a...
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Beanie Babies creator charged with tax evasionSep 18, 2013 10:29 am - Beanie Babies creator and Oak Brook resident Ty Warner has been charged with tax evasion after federal prosecutors said he withheld investment earnings from a Swiss bank...
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Lake Zurich transportation owner honored for work in field, with kidsSep 16, 2013 7:00 am - Carolyn Gable didn't realize that waitressing would one day lead to owning her own transportation industry company called New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehous...
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Suburban men sent to prison for running fake minority-owned businessSep 10, 2013 3:30 pm - Two men with ties to the suburbs were sentenced to prison today for operating what federal prosecutors called a “sham minority-owned cable television installation busine...
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Gallagher acquires R.W. ScobieSep 09, 2013 10:43 am - ITASCA — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Scobie, Inc. headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1932, R.W...
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Once In A Lifetime event in DecemberSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - Richard Throw and Joseph Thompson are currently looking to partner with local companies in the NWI area to become advertising sponsors for their amatuer boxing productio...
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TMA 21st Century CNC Training Program earns NIMS accreditationSep 04, 2013 11:00 pm - TMA 21st Century CNC Training Program Earns NIMS Accreditation (Park Ridge)- TMA today announced the accreditation of its 21st Century CNC Training Program at the Fred W...
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A.J. Gallagher will buy UK firm for $370 millionSep 04, 2013 11:19 am - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the insurance broker that raised funds in June for acquisitions, agreed to buy the Giles Group of Companies for $370 million to expand in the ...