Northbrook Business
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Media Communications Executive Launches PR Firm Focused on Small BusinessMar 10, 2013 11:00 pm - Veteran media communications expert April A. Neill recently announced the launch of April Neill Public Relations (ANPR), a full-service public relations consulting firm ...
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UL acquires Brazil’s Testtech UL acquires Brazil’s TesttechMar 06, 2013 9:19 am - Northbrook-based Underwriters Laboratories said it has acquired Testtech Laboratorios, a Brazil-based electrical safety and energy efficiency testing laboratory that is ...
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Chicago Johnny's Giardiniera Off To A Hot StartMar 01, 2013 10:00 pm - While a history major college graduate was denied job after job he took matters into his own hands. While experimenting making his own giardiniera, some family got ...
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Cigarettes now $1 more per pack in Cook CountyMar 01, 2013 5:28 am - Taxes on cigarettes sold in Cook County have gone up by $1 a pack. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the tax, which took effect Friday, is expected to g...
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Sears 4Q loss narrows as co. reduces expensesFeb 28, 2013 5:02 am - NEW YORK — Sears narrowed its fiscal fourth quarter loss as it reduced expenses and improved sales a little at its namesake stores. The results offer a glimmer of hope f...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...
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Glass Slipper Project collection drive underway at Zengeler CleanersFeb 26, 2013 10:00 pm - Northbrook, IL, February 27, 2013: Spring is just a few short weeks away . . . and that means the 2013 collection drive for the Glass Slipper Project is now underway at...
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Landauer declares 55 cent quarterly dividendFeb 26, 2013 7:59 am - Glenwood-based Landauer Inc. announced its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 55 cents per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The...
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Shoppers drive competition as new grocers expand in suburbsFeb 24, 2013 7:00 am - When Melanie Collins of North Barrington spends about $300 a week on groceries for her family, she wants a good selection of produce and freshly cooked prepared meals th...
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Two Allstate board members to retireFeb 21, 2013 8:20 am - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp. said Joshua I. Smith and W. James Farrell will not seek re-election to the company’s board of directors at Allstate’s annual stockholders...