Anna Marie Kukec
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Foreclosures here drop, but experts cautiousJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - The number of foreclosures dropped dramatically across the suburbs in May, compared to a year ago, but experts believe it's too early to crack open the champagne. Suburb...
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Motorola Solutions to add 400 jobsJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Motorola Solutions said Tuesday it plans to add about 400 workers to its operations in Chicago over the next 1½ years — and didn't take any government tax incentive pack...
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Lisle business owner trades retirement for new directionJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - A 100-year-old company in Carol Stream and a 67-year-old Lisle business owner. Neither is ready to retire. So Ray Grimm shook things up, with both he and the business go...
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Suburban building projects show signs of lifeJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - When Todd Fishbein, CEO of Northbrook-based Red Seal Homes, looked at the unfinished subdivision on Route 22 and Quentin Road in Lake Zurich, dozens of questions went th...
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Geneva merchants enlist smartphone technologyJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - For the first time, Sherie McGowan is going to use QR codes to promote her gifts and home furnishings in Cocoon, her downtown Geneva store. She’s not the only one. Cocoo...
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Suburban man, teen strive to help othersJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Matthew Parker, who heads the retail banking division at Old Second National Bank in Aurora, has raised about $25,000 in the last nine years for Double H Ranch, a camp i...
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Suburban companies plan about 245 layoffsJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban companies plan to downsize
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Elk Grove baker raising cane about food legislationJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Ken Jarosch of Elk Grove Village ordinarily raises bread. Now, the bakery owner is raising cane — er, issues — and won his first battle in Springfield. He never expected...
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What AT&T acquisition means for T-Mobile customersJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - When AT&T Illinois President Paul LaSchiazza walked into our office, he was armed with plenty of papers. Since he’s a wireless guy, it was nice he didn’t just email th...
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Motorola exec has no trouble with travelingMay 30, 2011 6:00 am - If you travel a lot for business, would you like to spend your weekends on the road, too? Motorola Solutions’ Bob Schassler of North Barrington does that — voluntarily. ...