McHenry County Business
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Friedman to lead Sears marketing unitAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings said Thursday that David Friedman will join the company as president of marketing. Friedman will be responsible for the oversight an...
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Caterpillar Australian unit boosting debtAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - An Australian unit of Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction equipment, added A$50 million ($44 million) to an existing line of bonds due in June 20...
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Number of travelers expected to spike over Labor DayAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The economy may still be uncertain, but more people than last year plan to get out of town for Labor Day weekend, according to a study released today. In Illinois, 1.92 ...
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Boeing exec: 787 has 'tarnished' the companyAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co., struggling with delays on the 787 Dreamliner, is working to reshape the corporate culture of its civilian aircraft unit by bringing in an adviser used after ...
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Looking for a hands-on tool experience? Craftsman has a storeAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Do-it-yourselfers will have their own experience store, just like techies have Apple. Hoffman Estates-based Sears is debuting its Craftsman experience store on Thursday ...
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Kamada surges on Baxter agreementAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Kamada Ltd. surged the most in 19 months after reaching a distribution and marketing agreement for its Glassia emphysema medicine with Deerfield-based Baxter Internation...
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Gurnee using public money for business-boosting campaignAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik says she's hopeful a marketing and advertising campaign costing $60,000 in public money will increase sales at village businesses, therefor...
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CME's Green Exchange handles record volumeAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Green Exchange LLC, a new carbon market owned by CME Group Inc.'s New York Mercantile Exchange, handled a record amount of emissions permits after carbon offset prices s...
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HSBC in talks for $6.8 bil. majority stake in NedbankAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- British bank HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it is in talks with financial group Old Mutual PLC to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa ...
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Boeing forecasts $2 bil. in U.S. military satellite ordersAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. expects at least $2 billion of orders for military communications satellites stemming from a Defense Department contract announced last week. The U.S. Air For...