Will County Business
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ConAgra buying Ralcorp for about $4.95 billionNov 27, 2012 5:43 am - OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Foods, with local operations in Naperville and Glen Ellyn, is buying private-label food producer Ralcorp for about $4.95 billion, which will make i...
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Arlington entrepreneur aims to helpNov 26, 2012 11:01 am - Cary Chessick, the former founder and CEO of Arlington Heights-based Restaurant.com, has continued his entrepreneurial spirit by co-creating a new online business — Arli...
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Glen Ellyn businessman gives charities a boostNov 26, 2012 10:00 am - Shaun Emerson and his friends were having breakfast one day when they started talking about social entrepreneurship — the increasingly popular 21st century practice of u...
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Aurora’s Sherman Jenkins to retireNov 26, 2012 7:09 am - After spending 23 years in economic development in Aurora, Sherman L. Jenkins is retiring at the end of the year. The executive director of the Aurora Economic Developme...
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Shoppers clear out suburban stores from the get-goNov 23, 2012 10:29 am - So you expected to saunter into J.C. Penney at 7 a.m. Friday and pick up that $8 crockpot? Think again. Despite 28 years experience working at Penney’s in Yorktown Cente...
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“Black Friday creep” another sign of changing timesNov 22, 2012 5:30 am - For most suburban families, Thanksgiving was never really like the Norman Rockwell painting where an apron-wearing mom served a turkey to her dressed-up family. The holi...
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Keeping families warm, inspiring gratitudeNov 21, 2012 11:30 am - Five families in the Tri-Cities area are thankful, come the chilly days of autumn, for Batavia businessman Tom Wangler. A sixth will be too, once his annual “Home Heatin...
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Naperville council again delays Water Street voteNov 21, 2012 6:16 am - Not even a shiny red fire truck could help them make up their minds. Naperville City Council members spent four hours Tuesday debating the proposed Water Street project ...
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Naperville chamber picks new president to lead youth movementNov 20, 2012 3:26 pm - The new Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO hopes to breathe new life into the organization and be a voice for the city’s young entrepreneurs. The cham...
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Smaller Mill Creek expansion gets OK from county committeeNov 20, 2012 12:00 pm - A plan to grow Mill Creek by 268 apartments and 15,000 square feet of commercial space won the approval of a Kane County committee Tuesday morning, but a new stipulation...