Kendall County Business
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Butcher, baker, candy maker all leading downtown Lombard backMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Downtown Lombard is coming back to life. The bakery, candy store and cafe - all closed for a while - are back. A new butcher shop is open, and a women's clothing store i...
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About 1,500 jobs being cut around IllinoisMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About a dozen companies around Illinois are laying off about 1,500 workers - including 800 in the suburbs - now through July mostly because of the recession, according t...
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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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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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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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Molex creates new high-speed systemApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LISLE - Molex Inc. Monday introduced the HSAutoLink Interconnect System, a high-speed data bus for vehicles, to meet the needs of the "Connected Vehicle." The new, famil...
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3M first-quarter profit down 48 percentApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- 3M Co.'s quarterly profit dropped 48 percent as the global economic slowdown hurt its sales in everything from health care to office supplies, prompting th...
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Caterpillar managers file first 'boss-napping' chargeApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Managers at Caterpillar Inc. filed France's first criminal complaints for illegal detention after they were held hostage in their office for 24 hours last month by worke...
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Caterpillar posts loss, hurt by weak sales, layoffsApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $112 million, hurt by sharp s...