Kane County Business
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ConAgra aims to buy back debtApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - ConAgra Foods Inc. plans to sell $750 million of notes to finance a cash tender offer for outstanding senior debt, the company said today in a statement distributed by B...
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Suburban companies post layoff noticesApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-two companies, including six in the suburbs, are expected to lay off about 2,500 workers through May, according to documents posted Monday by the state of Illinoi...
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Sears, Kmart launch 'Country Living' decor lineApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A new line of housewares and furniture bearing the name of Country Living magazine will debut at Sears and Kmart stores this fall, executives said Monday. The Country Li...
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AT&T and union talks continue past deadlineApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - AT&T and unions for its landline workers were working past a strike deadline Sunday to try to reach agreement on a new contract. Core wireline contracts across the count...
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Inland Press Association chooses new directorApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Inland Press Association has announced its new executive director, effective later this year. An executive committee announced Monday that Catherine L. Scott will be...
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South Elgin man builds successful business painting facesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Artist Gene Diaz's business is not feeling the effects of the recession. In fact, his professional face painting company saw 27 percent growth in the first quarter over ...
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Popcorn Factory Store expands Easter hoursApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The Popcorn Factory Store in Lake County will be open Saturday, April 4, to give shoppers a chance to shop for Easter. While the popular factory has been in operation fo...
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Tough economy forces Rex's Cork and Fork to closeApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Back in the days when the Hula Hoop was young, Rex's Drive-In was the place to be on what was then the eastern frontier of St. Charles. The institution eventually chang...
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Elgin's Sanfilippo waits to see impact of nut recallApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - John B. Sanfilippo and Son Inc., an Elgin nut-and-snack company that posted a $6 million loss during fiscal 2008, said Wednesday it is recalling pistachio products natio...
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Sun-Times Media Group files for bankruptcyMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Sun-Times Media Group, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of suburban newspapers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, making it the fifth new...