Oak Brook Business
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Elgin firm president aims to make deposit boxes more secureNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - A certified public accountant and a lawyer, Jerry Pluard of Barrington spent 25 years in the insurance industry. He, like a lot of other consumers, didn’t realize that t...
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Federal Signal reports 10 percent 3Q increase in net salesNov 09, 2012 8:15 am - Oak Brook-based Federal Signal Corporation today reported third quarter sales were up 10 percent based on increased sales and an increase in product prices. Net sales fo...
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McDonald’s sales drop for first time since 2003Nov 08, 2012 12:43 pm - NEW YORK — McDonald’s Corp. is having a tough time stomaching the competition. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Thursday that a key sales figure fell for the fir...
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A.M. Castle names new CEO, reports improved 3Q resultsNov 01, 2012 9:44 am - Global metal and plastics manufacturer A.M. Castle of Oak Brook, has named Scott J. Dolan as the company’s new chief executive officer. Dolan, 41, replaces Michael H. Go...
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Business Ledger honors influential suburban womenOct 30, 2012 8:00 am - Seventeen suburban women business leaders were honored for their achievements Monday at the 15th Annual Influential Women in Business Awards, presented by the Daily Hera...
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Mount Prospect minister offers couples alternativesOct 29, 2012 11:47 am - Pagan minister Pamela Magnuson and her business as a wedding officiant is looking forward to Dec. 12, 2012. The 12-12-12 date likely will be popular for weddings, civil ...
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Suburban companies send products, help to East CoastOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Sears, AT&T, Motorola Solutions, ComEd and other companies from the suburbs are sending emergency help and supplies as a massive storm threatens to cripple East Coas...
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Roselle trading clerk indicted on fraud chargesOct 25, 2012 1:13 pm - A 32-year-old former Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading clerk from Roselle was arrested Thursday and charged with federal commodities fraud. Nicole M. Graziano is facin...
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Home Care Personal Services executive appointed to statewide homecare boardOct 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Laura Bishop, vice president and chief financial officer of Home Care Personal Services, Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors of the Illinois Association o...
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Stronger dollar hurts McDonald’s 3Q resultsOct 19, 2012 8:40 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald’s third-quarter net income fell nearly 4 percent as the stronger dollar hurt international results and the chain faced tough competition in the ...