Kane County Business
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Suitmaker's employees take plea to presidentMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A large poster bearing the signatures of more than 500 workers at Hart Schaffner & Marx's manufacturing plant in Des Plaines is making its way to President Barack Obama....
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New Antioch car wash business loves dirty carsMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Blair Martineau loves dirty cars. The more the better, especially if they are getting scrubbed down at his new car wash in Antioch. The Grayslake man opened the Ultimat...
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Weyerhaeuser posts 1Q loss on weak housing marketMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Weyerhaeuser Co.'s first-quarter loss widened as a near-dormant housing market strangled sales of its lumber and panels. However, excluding costs for mill sh...
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Sears testing online-focused sales modelMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert told shareholders that the company is testing a new store format in Illinois that relies on sales over the Internet. Such hy...
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Libertyville firm unveils wind turbineMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite earlier concerns from some area residents, a Libertyville company on Friday ceremoniously unveiled a 120-foot wind turbine it will use as an alternative energy s...
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Verizon Wireless boosting suburban networkApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, said it's boosting its network around the suburbs and the state to provide faster service to subscrib...
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Wal-Mart supercenter opens in HuntleyApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When construction jobs dried up in Osage Beach, Mo., Thomas Pearse applied at a local Walmart and got a job working the register. Pearse was back at the register Wednesd...
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Caterpillar CEO concerned about protectionismApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Caterpillar CEO James Owens is worried that protectionist pressures are increasing, but he says that must be discouraged to avoid a repeat of actions he says exacerbated...
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Italian family restaurant expands to PalatineApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A Wheeling High School graduate switched from owning a bunch of Luke's Beef restaurants to full-service Italian eateries. Tony Colatorti started working as a dishwasher...