Cook County Business
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Olympic Committee leader asks for business community's supportJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - About 150 area business leaders attended the annual meeting of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau on Thursday to hear an update on Chicago's bid for the 2...
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Coaches help train mid-career execs to strike out on their ownJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Williams primarily works with baby boomers over the age of 50 who have lived - and may be responsible for developing - the "workaholic" lifestyle. Williams, a star...
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NES Rentals finishes $500 million planJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- NES Rentals Holdings Inc., an aerial equipment rental provider, completed a four-year, $500 million fleet modernization plan as a part of its strategic re...
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UOP, Rentech to produce clean fuelsJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, said Thursday that it has formed an alliance with Rentech Inc. to jointly offer technology for the production of clean fuels...
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Small loans a big businessJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Clementine Uzabakiriho parlayed her first $36 loan into the seed money for her sorghum business in Rwanda. Oak Brook-based Opportunity International arranged the loan th...
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Tomatoes back at McDonald'sJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. says it will begin serving sliced tomatoes again after a multistate salmonella outbreak caused the world's largest restaurant chain to yank the vegetabl...
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Elginite's online shop offers custom invitesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dori Cappas of Elgin was a new stay-at-home mom, raising her son Jackson, about 4 1/2 years ago when she wanted to buy baptism invitations. She didn't find anything she ...
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Movers and ShakersJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Karyn Roth has joined the Des Plaines Park District as recreation supervisor. Roth was an intern at the Arlington Heights Park District and worked as a recreation superv...
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DeVry names chief information officerJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - DeVry Inc., a global provider of educational services, announced the appointment of Eric Dirst to the position of chief information officer. Dirst wil...
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Lawmakers subpoena Northbrook company in salmonella outbreakJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers voted Thursday to subpoena nine companies responsible for analyzing the most dangerous food entering the country as part of an investigation that...