Kane County Business
-
Sears sacked for a loss in fourth quarterFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Seeking to explain why fourth-quarter profits tumbled 47 percent, billionaire financier and Sears Holding Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert compared the company's turnaround...
-
Motorola to expand Malaysian plantFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. plans to invest roughly $110 million by expanding a plant and hiring more workers in Penang, Malaysia. The Schaumburg-based communications company organize...
-
Kimball Hill leaving Florida, laying off 75Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kimball Hill Inc. confirmed Wednesday it intends to leave the Florida housing market and cut 75 jobs across the country, including some at its Rolling Meadows headquarte...
-
New Nalco CEO eyes overseas growthFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nalco Holding Co. -- one of the world's oldest and largest water chemical firms -- said Wednesday it hired a new chief executive with an aggressive eye ...
-
McDonald's may sell the most bondsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- McDonald's Corp. plans to raise $2.25 billion by selling bonds in the company's biggest debt offering. The world's largest restaurant company is splitting t...
-
Siemens to cut 6,800 jobsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - MUNICH, Germany -- Siemens AG, Europe's biggest engineering company, will cut 6,800 jobs at the corporate telecommunications unit after failing to find a buyer for the d...
-
Tellabs stays in-house with new CEOFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Employees of Tellabs Inc. Tuesday were introduced to their new chief executive officer, this time one of their own. Naperville resident Robert W. Pullen, a 23-year veter...
-
Brunch Cafe offers twist to traditional breakfasts, lunchesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The owners of an established Cary restaurant recently expanded to open a breakfast and lunch eatery in Fox River Grove. Brothers Andy and Ted Vatos have owned Kojaks in ...
-
Distinguished businessman, Jewish community leaderFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1991, Robert M. Shrayer saved the insurance company his family had led for nearly 60 years, Associated Agencies, leading him to reorganize and move the company to its...
-
Wheaton entrepreneur sees Visions can fill an area business needFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton native Dantley Tillman says he's always been an entrepreneur at heart. Tillman, wanting to run a business in the community he has grown to love, now operates Vis...