Cook County Business
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Barrington Hills, East Dundee clash over auto auction businessNov 19, 2012 3:00 pm - The village of Barrington Hills and a citizens group have launched a campaign against Insurance Auto Auctions, which hopes to open a car storage and auction site near it...
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G.D.S. Express installs Rand McNally system in its trucksNov 15, 2012 10:17 am - Skokie-based D.S. Express Inc. is installing Rand McNally’s TNDT 760 in all company trucks, Rand McNally announced. GDS, which operates more than 120 trucks, is a full-...
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Saxbys Coffee chooses UpShot for single-serve productNov 15, 2012 10:15 am - Saxbys Coffee of Cicero has selected the Upshot Solution to enter the booming single-serve market. Developed by LBP Manufacturing, the Upshot Solution is an eco-friendl...
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Emanuel welcomes new Turkish business centerNov 11, 2012 7:38 am - A new business center has opened in Chicago to promote trade, joint projects and other forms of cooperation between U.S. and Turkish companies. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s offi...
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Emanuel talks high-tech ties with UK ambassadorNov 11, 2012 7:38 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has met with Britain’s ambassador to the United States to discuss ways of further developing relationships in the high-tech industry on both s...
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Manitex International nets record 3Q revenuesNov 09, 2012 9:21 am - Heavy equipment manufacturer Manitex International, of Bridgeview, reported record third quarter revenues as increased demand offset the slowdown in the manufacturing se...
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Preckwinkle raises tax threshold for business purchasesOct 29, 2012 3:41 pm - Cook County businesses buying goods elsewhere will receive a little more purchasing leeway than originally proposed, if County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s budget ...
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Harper to induct distinguished alumni MondayOct 27, 2012 10:00 am - They range from a television producer and event planner to a Barrington financial executive, an Arlington Heights entrepreneur and a Hoffman Estates building official. A...
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Santa arrives at Woodfield Nov. 8Oct 23, 2012 2:31 pm - In a move that makes sliding down the chimney seem commonplace, Woodfield Mall has plans for a magical Santa’s Arrival, unlike anything area families have enjoyed before...
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Sears regularly gets multimillion-dollar property tax cutsOct 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Last year, after an extended and highly public battle that included mass protests by supporters of Community Unit District 300, Sears Holdings Corp. won state approval o...