Cook County Business
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AT&T to lay off 60 area workersSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - About 140 union workers at AT&T -- including 60 in Schaumburg -- are expected to be laid off by Tuesday, and the local center will be closed. The workers, all members of...
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Jewelry designer opens shop in Glen EllynSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The owner of a new Glen Ellyn store features gifts and jewelry designed by her father and made in Bali. Danielle Gerke has about four cases of mainly silver jewelry crea...
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Vino 100 opens 'Shoppes'Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A new wine shop that opened in Mount Prospect is designed to make buying a bottle of wine easy and affordable. Jennifer Martinez opened a Vino 100 franchise earlier this...
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Briefs: Jr. Achievement elects new boardSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Junior Achievement of Chicago elected five new board members at its annual meeting Wednesday. Junior Achievement Chairman Norman H. Wesley, chairman and CEO o...
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Motorola gives CFO hefty exit packageSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola said it would pay its former chief financial officer about $1.2 million after he is off the company payroll at the end of this year, according ...
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Briefs: AAR reports record sales and earningsSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WOOD DALE -- AAR reported fiscal 2008 first quarter net sales of $306 million and income from continuing operations of $15.3 million. Sales grew 27 percent from $240.2 m...
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Briefs: Exclusive custom orthotics releasedSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES -- OurHealthNetwork.com, a provider of custom-made foot orthotics sold through the Internet, is introducing an exclusive line of more than two dozen differen...
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Briefs: Lending Solutions earns recognitionSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - ELGIN -- Lending Solutions Inc., a provider of lending center services and consulting programs for financial institutions, announced it was named the largest call center...
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Briefs: Illinois Tool Works makes acquisitionSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - GLENVIEW -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hwa Meir Packing Daily Commodities Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of air-evacuable storage ba...
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Federal mortgage companies to step upSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest sources of U.S. home finance, can buy $20 billion more in subprime mortgages under rules unveiled Wednesday to help...