Cook County Business
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Movers and shakersMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Brian Sager was named interim vice president for learning and student support services at McHenry County College. Sager has served as an instructor of animal and plant s...
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From Maxwell Street scavenger to millionaireMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - William Kaper Jr. was 10 years old when he scavenged at the city dump at 31st Street and Cicero Avenue on Chicago's South Side. He could find just about anything -- a bi...
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Caterpillar thriving during hardest timesMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Caterpillar executives talk a lot these days about how 2007 had the makings of a disaster. Its truck engine and construction equipment sales in North America plunged and...
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Goliath Solutions secures fundingMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Goliath Solutions LLC, a privately-held in-store merchandising firm based in Deerfield, announced this week it has completed a $27 million financing deal led with two pr...
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Buy McDonald's, analyst saysMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Morgan Stanley advised investors to buy shares of McDonald's Corp. and Burger King Holdings Inc. as it began coverage of both stocks with "overweight" recommendations. F...
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Zurich to offer insurance accessMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based property-casualty insurance firm Zurich Financial Services Group this week said it will be offering small commercial business agents access to real-time...
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There's a new Sears in townMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sue White of South Elgin walked into the new Sears Home Appliance Showroom on Thursday as if on cue. She had been driving along Randall Road in South Elgin when she deci...
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How can Motorola make the next hit phone?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Some people pick a mobile phone like a spouse. It has to be attractive with brains. But then some groups have special needs or demands: teens want text-messaging and mus...
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Restoration sued over buyout offerMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Restoration Hardware Inc., the Corte Madera, Calif.-based home-furnishings chain, was sued by shareholder Randall Reimer, who contends a proposed $4.50-a-sha...
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Sears taps Circuit City executiveMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp., in the midst of its latest turnaround plan, on Thursday said it hired former Circuit City executive John W. Froman to oversee its Tools and Lawn & ...