DuPage County Business
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U-46 teams up with AT&T to deter teens from driving distractedOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - There's a new interschool rivalry brewing among the six high schools in Elgin Area School District U-46, and it has nothing to do with touchdowns, home runs or free thro...
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Hanover Park uses leftover TIF funds to fix up Barrington Road streetscapeOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Facing a use-it-or-lose-it scenario with a pool of money, Hanover Park officials plan to use it to spruce up part of the Barrington Road corridor. They’re dipping into t...
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Schaumburg Business Association celebrates 10 yearsOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of more than 600 businesses Saturday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Schaumburg Business Association, which was born in the aftermath of 9/11 and ...
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When you need to get rid of old phones, electronicsOct 07, 2011 6:00 am - Thomas R. Wells and Ken Haller, both St. Charles natives, started a mobile phone recycling business called eBlazeServices.com in 2008, which has since expanded worldwide...
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Charlestowne Mall eyeing spring for big changesOct 07, 2011 5:00 am - The debut of a rejuvenated Charlestowne Mall may only be a couple seasons away, a change that would make local business owners and St. Charles city officials happy. Busi...
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Material Sciences’ 2Q sales up on strong demandOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire ELK GROVE VILLAGE — Material Sciences Corporation, a provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated metal applications, said net sales for the...
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Gallagher acquires Freerks & AssociatesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - ITASCA — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired S. A. Freerks & Associates, Inc. headquartered in St. Louis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...
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ECC building earns design awardOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Itasca architecture firm that transformed two light industrial buildings on Elgin Community College’s campus into one high-tech space earned high marks from the loca...
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Lombard rejects plan to waive downtown permit feesOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Lombard village trustees say they’re willing to do almost anything to bring new businesses into downtown. But they won’t initiate a proposed grant program to waive up t...
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Struggling suburbanites turn to scrap metal for moneyOct 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Alyce Dunn has been collecting scrap metal to take to recycling centers for close to 25 years. The first time she went to a scrap yard she was helping other people turn ...