Northfield Business
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Allstate lifts quarterly dividend 5%, first increase since 2008Feb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, raised its dividend for the first time since 2008 after posting a seventh straight quarterly prof...
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You now have a more high-powered job search at the Daily HeraldFeb 21, 2011 5:00 am - The Daily Herald, owned by Arlington Heights-based Paddock Publications Inc., now is powered by Monster. Job seekers and employers in the Chicago and suburban region wil...
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Empty stores, buildings have a chance later this yearFeb 20, 2011 10:00 pm - The intersection of Arlington Heights and Rand roads is a suburban shopping epicenter, with retail hubs fanning out from all four corners. But the Arlington Heights cros...
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Palatine council to consider tattoo parlorFeb 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Palatine residents eager for a butterfly tattooed on their ankle or barbed wire on their arm now have to leave town to get inked. That soon could change if officials Tue...
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Giordano’s files for bankruptcyFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago-based deep-dish pizza chain Giordano’s Enterprises Inc. filed for bankruptcy Wednesday. Giordano’s said it has “an urgent and immediate need for cash to continue...
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Health plan renewals go well, but quandaries remainFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Political caterwauling aside, the first round of health benefit policy renewals under the Obama administration’s reform legislation seems to have gone reasonably well. ...
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Elburn firm develops app to track gamblingFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Elburn-based Sandcroft.net, which aims to create a variety of apps for iPhone, has launched its first app that provides record-keeping and reports for slot machine and v...
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Motorola Solutions hopes to lease 2 buildingsFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - After more than 45 years, Motorola's legendary Schaumburg campus is putting two major buildings on the market for lease to outside companies, which could bring more jobs...
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Randhurst to weather Borders closingFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect Mayor Irvana Wilks is going to miss more than the sales tax revenue when her Borders closes. “The lattes were excellent,” said Wilks about the store that ...
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Preckwinkle looks to spur development with new agencyFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle named Maria Saldana director of the newly created bureau of economic development, comprising several government agencies, in...