Kane County Business
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Lender rejects Emerisque's offer for HartmarxMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - A week ago, things were looking up for employees of Des Plaines-based Hart Schaffner & Marx, maker of high-end suits favored by President Barack Obama. Company officials...
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Bias Power relocates headquarters in Buffalo GroveMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Electronics manufacturer Bias Power has relocated its headquarters to a larger location in Buffalo Grove. The new facility at 1330 Busch Parkway houses executive offices...
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SEC to jurors: Former Kmart CEO misled investorsMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The former head of Kmart Corp. used "lies, deceptions and half-truths" to keep investors in the dark about a cash crisis in the months leading to a 2...
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Ex-Kmart CEO faces cross-examinationMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The former head of the Kmart retail chain is back on the witness stand for cross-examination from a government lawyer as his trial on civil fraud cha...
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Durbin sides with Hartmarx, urges Wells Fargo not to liquidateMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin talked about the O'Hare expansion, flooding issues and Obama's troubled suitmaker on Wednesday in Des Plaines. The Illinois senator met with new ma...
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UBS downgrades Cat, ITWMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - UBS AG downgraded Caterpillar Inc., Parker Hannifin Corp. and Eaton Corp. to "sell" from "neutral," citing "continued weakness in key end markets" and "limited pricing p...
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Ex-Kmart CEO testifies in federal civil trialMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The former head of Kmart Corp., defending himself against the government's claims he covered up the retailer's woeful finances, testified Wednesday t...
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Sears shares rise 10 percent after profit reportMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. soared Friday, a day after the retailer surprised investors by posting a first-quarter profit. The parent of Sears and Kmart stores announ...
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Cat: Stimulus cash too slow in comingMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Paula Daigneau makes $18.60 an hour directing traffic for the repaving of Main Road in Tiverton, a town of 15,000 in eastern Rhode Island. She says that's twice what she...
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Palatine man has advised Blackhawks' Wirtzes for 64 years - and countingMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ken Scranton loves nothing more than spending time with "Rocky and the boys." The Wirtzes send a limousine out to Palatine to chauffeur their longtime legal adviser - al...