Cook County Business
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Planet Fitness franchisee acquires eight Chicago-area locationsJul 09, 2024 12:46 pm - EPIC Fitness Group, a Northville, Michigan-based Planet Fitness franchisee, has acquired eight Chicago-area Planet Fitness locations in a transaction completed in April. ...
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Schaumburg plans study to ease transit on north sideJul 08, 2024 3:55 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday are expected to commission a $124,962 public transit study.
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The Biz Week That Was: New grocer, candy plant closure and bar celebrating 100 years in business among highlightsJul 07, 2024 5:52 am - Amazon Fresh grocery store opening ‘very, very soon’ in Arlington Heights At long last — after many starts and stops — the planned Amazon Fresh grocery store in Arli...
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Good business starts with good educationJul 07, 2024 5:04 am - The state of education in Illinois is nothing short of a crisis — only 29% of our third-grade students are meeting reading proficiency standards, according to state data....
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‘There’s a lot of NASCAR fans in the suburbs’: Brad Keselowski on growing the fan base ahead of Chicago street raceJul 05, 2024 7:07 pm - It’s an unconventional sports marketing sponsorship in an unconventional stock car race: Brad Keselowski will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang — complete wit...
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Jelly Belly closing North Chicago plant, laying off 66 workersJul 04, 2024 2:32 pm - Jelly Belly Candy Co. will close its plant in North Chicago about Oct. 11 and lay off 66 employees, according to its Chicago-based parent company Ferrara Candy.
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Opened during Prohibition, Kane County bar celebrates 100th anniversaryJul 04, 2024 2:10 pm - The year was 1924, during the Prohibition era in the United States. Even though consuming alcoholic beverages was illegal, it didn’t stop Flora and Albert Mott from opening a bar in western Kane County.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital celebrates 50 years of training paramedicsJul 03, 2024 9:19 pm - Advocate Sherman Hospital recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its paramedic training program, with 20 graduates completing the 11-month long course.
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With a promise of friendly drive-through service, Scooter’s Coffee coming to WheelingJul 03, 2024 11:29 am - A Scooter’s Coffee store is coming to Wheeling.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates adds three more tenants, including largest to dateJul 03, 2024 6:51 am - Three new tenants are coming to Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates, including its largest to date.