DuPage County Business
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Beanies are back for battleFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Ty, the company behind the Beanie Baby fad of the 1990s, is going head-to-head with Webkinz. Beanie Babies 2.0 are now hitting stores in an attempt to compete with the h...
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Kimball Hill moves to stay afloatFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As Kimball Hill Inc. quakes, its customers and the home-building industry hold on tight. Chicagoans Terence and Anne Maynard have an unfinished three-bedroom home in Kim...
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Towns seek money for Neumann streetsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Two northern Illinois communities joined a list of homeowners and lenders jilted when builder Neumann Homes Inc. filed for bankruptcy in November and halted work on plan...
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Businesswoman to expand Camille's cafe chain in Chicago areaFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Colleen Dermody has had her own share of learning experiences over the past 10 years of developing real estate. While working on her first building, for example, she lea...
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Gallagher acquires CommonwealthFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Thursday announced the acquisition of The Commonwealth Consulting Group of Jenkintown, Pa. Terms of the transaction were not disclose...
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As foreclosures increase, investors seek opportunitiesFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As Chicago-area foreclosures rise, more real estate investors are looking to profit from the repossessed properties. "If you're an investor, this is the best real estate...
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Area broker takes top industry honorFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGDALE -- Scott A. Ellis, chief operations officer of Lifetime Financial Partners Inc. in Bloomingdale, announced Wednesday he was named Broker/Owner of the Year b...
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Teen job fair takes place MondayFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ST. CHARLES -- The St. Charles Park District hosts its annual Teen Job Fair from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave. Business rep...
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Stamar Packaging acquires firmFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - ADDISON -- Stamar Packaging Inc. announced Thursday it purchased Metropolitan Container Packaging Group Inc. of Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. Both Stamar P...
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Critics say Project Lifeline is 'rhetoric'Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Melanie and Steven Fugate have been going through the gut-wrenching foreclosure process on their Carol Stream home. An adjustable rate mortgage didn't do them in; unempl...