Northfield Business
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Kraft cuts prices on Maxwell House, YubanDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second- largest foodmaker, reduced the price of some Maxwell House and Yuban ground coffees after green coffee prices fell. The reduction o...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago workers' sit-in becomes rallying pointDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday ordered state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America to pressure the company to help laid-off workers who are staging a sit-...
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Obama: Workers staging sit-in 'absolutely right'Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is weighing in on behalf of workers staging a sit-in on the factory floor of their former Chicago employer to protest abruptly losing their ...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...
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Kraft coffee container suit proceedingDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Procter & Gamble Co., the world's largest consumer-goods company, can proceed with its effort to ban rival Kraft Foods Inc. from using a plastic coffee container with it...
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Barrington dealership takes over closed neighborNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Proving that not all economic news is bad these days, an existing auto dealership in Barrington has taken over the product line of a recently closed neighbor. Wickstrom ...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...
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Great Indoors in Schaumburg among stores set to closeNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp. announced Thursday it will close four "underperforming" Great Indoors stores, including its Schaumburg location. The 150,000-sq...
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Kraft: Russian sales haven't slowedNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc., the world's second-largest foodmaker, said the global financial crisis hasn't slowed sales in Russia. "So far, there's no consumer impact," said David ...