Northbrook Business
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Elgin OKs breaks for Siemens plant expansionJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders this week gave the thumbs-up to waiving $53,720 in development impact fees so the Siemens plant at 950 Tollgate Road can expand by 28,000 square feet. The ...
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Hilton makes $15 million in upgrades to Rosemont hotelJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Hilton Hotels announced that it has renamed the Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare as Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare. More than $15 million has been invested in renovations to the...
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Lake Forest Graduate School to move out of Motorola buildingJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg Campus for Lake Forest Graduate School is expanding to a new Schaumburg location. After operating for 22 years inside the Motorola Galvin Center on Algon...
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Mount Prospect business finds church garden fertile testing groundJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago Bill and Matt Petersen borrowed the South Church's garden to see if their new solar powered irrigation system could sustain 20 rows of vegetables. "It spok...
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UL forms training programJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Underwriters Laboratories, a world leader in safety testing and certification, announced a new initiative to develop and launch electric-vehicle installatio...
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Net income at Jewel-parent Supervalu falls 40 percentJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Supervalu Inc.'s first-quarter net income fell 40 percent as rising competition cut into the grocery chain's sales. The operator of Albertsons and...
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EU approves United-Continental mergerJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has approved the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, saying it will have only a small effect on the market share of t...
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Corn Products profit beats estimates; forecast raisedJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Corn Products International Inc., a U.S. corn refiner and producer of sweeteners, raised its full- year earnings forecast and posted a second-quarter profit that beat an...
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3rd Chicago Walmart may snag on wagesJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s quest to open a third store in Chicago may hinge on whether the retailer is promising to pay workers at least 50 cents more than the Illinois mini...
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Apartment rentals surge on foreclosures, jobsJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. apartment landlords are seeing a surge in rentals as mounting foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find...