Northbrook Business
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Many small businesses don't have Web sitesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When Northfield-based Small Business Research Board surveyed about 550 small businesses, including some in the Chicago suburbs, the group was surprised to learn that abo...
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BriefsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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Briefs: Allstate's Liddy joins Boeing boardAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy has been elected to the Boeing Co. board of directors, the aerospace company said. Liddy, 61, has been chairman o...
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Briefs: Derivatives expert to manage SentinelAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Frederick J. Grede, a former chief executive of the Hong Kong futures exchange, has been appointed to oversee operations of Sentinel Management Group Inc.,...
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Sears 2Q profit drops on lower salesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. said today that its second-quarter profit dropped 40 percent because of lower overall sales and weaker operating results from Kmart and its domestic...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Movers and ShakersAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Darren Szrom was appointed vice president of marketing and communication at the Schaumburg-based Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. He has extensive experience in...
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Take on the TickerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Nancy Coutu is founder of Money Manager Advisory Inc., Oak Brook The Bank of America and three other banks borrowed about $500 million from the Federal Reserve Bank last...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...