McHenry County Business
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Hefner searching for TV, Web partners to revive PlayboyJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Hugh Hefner, the Playboy Enterprises Inc. founder who is taking the company private, is looking for new business partners to help him develop and rebuild his slumping te...
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Samuels to step down as Maker's Mark presidentJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For 35 years, Bill Samuels Jr. oversaw Maker's Mark bourbon as it matured from a regional novelty started by his parents to an international brand rec...
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Business leaders bash extra corporate tax burdensJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Martin Matushek, a co-owner of West Dundee-based M2 Polymer Technologies Inc., sees the writing on the wall for businesses. Growth? More jobs? Here in Illinois? Forget i...
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West Suburban Showcase looking for expo exhibitorsJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - West Suburban Showcase is hosting its fourth Biennial expo -- a business to consumer expo. Limited exhibitor space is available now as categories will closeout. Early...
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Lawmakers: Boeing Army system costly, unreliableJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s new computer system for battlefield communications within the U.S. Army's combat brigades has demonstrated “high cost, poor reliability and performance,” ac...
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General Growth seeks to deny lenders' interest claimJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the mall owner that reorganized in bankruptcy, sought a court order denying a claim from lenders led by Eurohypo AG for $85.6 million in ...
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Aurora company begins project for LIFE “Green” certificationJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - “Our goal is to reduce solid waste sent to landfills by 60% or more,” explains George Tommasi, director of human resources, The Label Printer's Illinois EPA Compliance R...
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Tribune buys Naperville MagazineJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — The Tribune Co. said Tuesday that its Chicago subsidiary has acquired Naperville Magazine, a lifestyle monthly devoted to the suburb of the same name. The med...
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Lake Forest-based Idex buying equipment maker MicrofluidicsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Idex Corp. said Tuesday it will acquire Microfluidics International Corp., which makes equipment that laboratories and commercial companies use to make m...
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Jimmy John's switches to clover sproutsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Jimmy John's is replacing alfalfa sprouts with easier-to-clean clover sprouts in response to an 18-state salmonella outbreak linked to the company's alfalfa sprouts. Sin...