Oak Brook Business
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McDonald's global sales edge higher in MayJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press Oak Brook-based McDonald's says its global sales rose slightly in May as sales in China rebounded after last year's worries about avian flu. Global sale...
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TreeHouse completes acquisition of ProtenergyJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Oak Brook-based TreeHouse Foods has completed its acquisition of Protenergy Natural Foods, a developer and manufacturer of premium quality food and beverage products. Tr...
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Naperville architect designer helps Navajo in UtahJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Bruce George, president of Naperville-based Charles Vincent George Architects, has been a part of many residential, commercial and other building projects nationwide. Lo...
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McDonald's to Thais: No arches in protest signsMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - BANGKOK - Oak Brook-based McDonald's is not loving it in Thailand. The burger chain's famous golden arches have become part of the iconography of anti-coup protests and...
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DuPage County bureau offers augmented reality with new visitor's guideMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Oak Brook-based DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau is giving new life to its visitor's guide. In fact, it could change before your eyes. The DuPage County Visitors ...
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Region to get manufacturing help from federal governmentMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago area has been designated one of 12 "Manufacturing Communities" by the U.S. Department of Commerce, entitling it to $1.3 billion in future federal funding in ...
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From New York to Hoffman, engineer opts for baking breadMay 26, 2014 5:00 am - Chris Wu went from helping to construct major buildings in New York to baking bread in Hoffman Estates. He and his wife Heather opened the Great Harvest Bread Co. in Ma...
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Historic Wheaton home hits the market for first time in 40 yearsMay 23, 2014 1:00 am - Central air conditioning hadn't been invented in 1904, but butler's pantries and box-beam ceilings were all the rage. Happily for would-be homeowners, a house that recen...
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No arrests as protesters return to McDonald's headquartersMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - Hundreds of protesters returned Thursday to the McDonald's Corp. headquarters to continue their chants for higher wages for workers, while the company's top executives s...
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138 people arrested at McDonald's campus protestMay 21, 2014 1:00 am - Nearly 140 people were arrested Wednesday when a protest about wages became heated at the McDonald's Corp. headquarters in Oak Brook, said Oak Brook police. Between 1,00...