Port Barrington Business
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Company behind Algonquin development files for bankruptcyJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The developer behind Riverside Square, a swank, upscale retail and condominium project under construction in downtown Algonquin, has filed for bankruptcy. Algonquin-bas...
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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 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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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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ISE Photography is business spotlightOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - ALGONQUIN - Peter J. Pelke II of ISE Photography is displaying his work at the Harris Bank branch in Algonquin, 225 S. Randall Road. Fine art prints, Web site developmen...
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Movers & shakersAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - GAMA International, a professional organization in the financial service industry, awarded Country Financial agency manager Rick Bristow of Geneva its Gold International...
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Miami firm buys former Motorola plant in HarvardAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - After five years, the vacant Motorola plant, the biggest building in Harvard, finally has a new owner. Miami-based Optima International on Wednesday purchased the 1.5 mi...