Oak Brook Business
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Global markets key to manufacturing growthJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Area companies that sell products internationally may have an easier time pulling out of the recession because many developing markets are consuming goods and components...
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Grocers, big box retailers battle to win suburban shoppersJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - A grocery war is brewing, and it isn't about offering customers the best price. It's about location and expansion. Well-established chains and newcomers are filling the ...
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Bank to buy former Naperville post officeJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - The post office building in downtown Naperville likely will have a new tenant by the end of the year. Naperville Bank & Trust announced this week it is under contract to...
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Soldier Field ready for wireless frenzy on SundayJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Almost 10 years ago, the terrorist attacks on America also attacked something else. They crashed many wireless networks as numerous frantic calls attempted to cross the ...
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Aurora mayor sees trade opportunities in ChinaJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner came away from a formal dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao convinced business partnerships between China and Chicago-area communities like ...
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ComEd's request to raise electric bills moves onJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — At a time when suburban residents are digesting smaller paychecks because of the recent Illinois income tax increase, ComEd's push to raise what it charges...
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How to make your website sellJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - Websites haven't quite replaced brochures and other traditional marketing tools. If your salespeople need effective leave-behinds or you need remember-me handouts after ...
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Durbin pledges to help collect web-based sales taxJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - Illinois could be losing $1 billion a year by not collecting sales tax on Internet purchases made outside the state, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday, and he's eager ...
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Elgin business leader sees positive outcome of meeting with HuJan 19, 2011 4:00 pm - Pin Ni, president of Wanxiang American Corp. in Elgin, said Wednesday that the historic visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House provided “candid” convers...
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McDonald's to boost prices as costs increase, analyst saysJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest restaurant chain, will raise prices in the U.S. as much as 3 percent this year to combat higher costs, according to Larry Miller, a...