DuPage County Business
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Ace lays off 20 at Oak Brook facilityFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- Ace Hardware Corp. confirmed Wednesday it has cut 20 employees at its Oak Brook headquarters, effective immediately. The jobs were in "various support areas...
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APP to help fill any heparin shortageFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that, in response to FDA and hospital concerns about a potential shortage of heparin, it will immediately increase ma...
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Kennedy Homes lays off staffFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Another landmark builder of the Northwest suburbs is laying off workers as it struggles to survive the worst housing depression in years. South Barrington-based Kennedy ...
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Railroad service firm selects IFSFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Enterprise applications firm IFS said Monday that Loram Maintenance of Way Inc. of Hamel, Minn., has selected IFS Applications to replace its 19-year-old m...
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Motorola, BlackBerry maker file patent disputesFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. are suing each other over several patents used for wireless devices such as RIM's BlackBerry e-mail devices and Motorola's Razr...
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Arthur J. Gallagher buys benefits firmFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - ITASCA -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced on Monday the acquisition of Taylor Benefits in Holladay, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Taylor Benefit...
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Verizon offers new flat rate, unlimited planFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - High-end mobile phone user? Tired of overage charges? Verizon Wireless believes it has your solution starting today. The service provider, which has its Midwest headquar...
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Motorola finishes Soundbuzz buyoutFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Motorola Inc. said Monday it successfully completed its acquisition of Soundbuzz Ltd., a Singapore-based music producer. The terms of the deal were not dis...
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Movers and shakersFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Paul Hemmer Cos., an Aurora-based real estate development, construction and building services firm, hired veteran broker Bill Fleener of Downers Grove as a senior sales ...
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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...