McHenry County Business
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Haiti an ‘eye-opening’ experience for Moto executiveMar 11, 2012 9:09 am - Matthew Blakely, director of Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Foundation returned from a whirlwind tour of Haiti that was an “eye-opening experience,” he said of the ...
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Mariano's Fresh Market boosting towns' sales tax numbersMar 09, 2012 4:30 am - Employees call midafternoon the quiet time at Mariano's Fresh Market in Vernon Hills, yet seven of the 13 main checkouts are open and humming. “I can tell this store has...
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Elgin market celebrates 30 years in businessMar 08, 2012 2:00 pm - State Street Market Shops will turn 30 this weekend. The market houses as many as 35 individual vendors with merchandise set up throughout the long, narrow brick bui...
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Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens in Orland ParkMar 07, 2012 9:00 am - ORLAND PARK — Brothers Joseph and John Bak will celebrate the grand opening of their Dickey's Barbecue Pit franchise from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at the restaurant on 1511...
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Consumers Credit Union Hosts Free Seminar: “Home Buying Made Easy”Mar 05, 2012 10:00 pm - No-cost educational program is open to the public on March 21st Waukegan, IL, March 6, 2012: Are you in the market to purchase your very own home, yet feel a bit disco...
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Dominick’s to close in Vernon Hills after 33 yearsMar 05, 2012 5:25 pm - After a long run, a familiar name in the grocery business is closing shop in Vernon Hills. Dominick’s at 290 Hawthorn Village Commons will close April 3, a spokeswoman c...
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Rolling Meadows economy on the upswing, mayor saysMar 05, 2012 3:33 pm - Although the local economy isn’t quite where it was before the recession, Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney told area business leaders Monday that things are looking up f...
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Don’t ignore character traits when hiring employeesMar 05, 2012 5:12 am - “The new worker who doesn’t quite fit isn’t the end of the world — if your company has 15,000 employees,” says Jeff Rosset. “But if you have 11 employees, it’s a problem...
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Addison CEO hires homeless to give them second chanceMar 05, 2012 5:00 am - CEO Justin Norman needed to hire workers at his Addison-based manufacturing firm, JD Norman Industries. Instead of turning to a temp agency or a headhunter, he turned to...
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Residents don't buy shopping mall plan near Hawthorn WoodsMar 03, 2012 7:00 pm - So many disgruntled residents showed up at a February meeting to protest building a mall near Hawthorn Woods that Lake County officials were forced to adjourn the sessio...