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Bosch to thank essential construction workersSep 16, 2020 2:09 PM - Bosch Power Tools, whose North American headquarters are in Mount Prospect, said it will begin a campaign to recognize and acknowledge trade workers for their tireless efforts during the pandemic.
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Factory owners hiking pay to lure workers even with high jobless rate
Sep 13, 2020 6:22 AM - As the economy picks up, America's warehouse and factory owners increasingly find they can't fill jobs without boosting meager wages. -
FreightCar America Inc. realignsSep 11, 2020 3:34 PM - FreightCar America Inc. announced additional steps in its manufacturing and operational realignment as it plans to acquire its partner's 50% interest in a joint venture in Castaños, Mexico, and consolidate all of its production there by January.
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Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
Sep 10, 2020 7:56 AM - White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but frontline health care workers, hospital officials and even the Food and Drug Administration say shortages persist.
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Elk Grove native's invention is in the hands of NFL receivers
Sep 10, 2020 6:00 AM - When the Bears kick off their 2020 season Sunday in Detroit, at least two pass-catchers on the other side of the line of scrimmage can say they got in their off-season reps thanks to an inventor and entrepreneur from Elk Grove Village. -
Perma-Pipe International earnings slowed by pandemicSep 9, 2020 3:19 PM - Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc. said Wednesday its second quarter revenue was $20.4 million, $16.3 million below the same quarter last year, and net income was $300,000 compared to $3.7 million in the same quarter of 2019.
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Rust-Oleum president and CEO retires
Sep 3, 2020 1:35 PM - Rust-Oleum announced new leadership Thursday with the retirement of President and CEO Ed Voorhees, a 38-year veteran of the company. Bill Spaulding has been named president. -
PLZ Aeroscience acquires Indianapolis companySep 2, 2020 2:03 PM - Downers Grove-based PLZ Aeroscience Corp. acquired Indianpolis-based Mansfield-King LLC, a leading contract manufacturer of specialty personal care products.
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Wages are soaring in southeastern Wisconsin -- a key region of this battleground state
Aug 30, 2020 6:25 AM - Perhaps no investment project in the U.S. has been more controversial in recent years than Foxconn's construction of a manufacturing complex in Wisconsin. But for all its flaws, the project now appears to be playing a role in a very different story: Workers' wages in that corner of Wisconsin are climbing faster than in any other part of the country. -
Gurnee facility to manufacture Abbott rapid COVID-19 tests
Aug 31, 2020 6:39 AM - Abbott Laboratories has been readying a facility in Gurnee since May to produce its newly approved 15-minute covid test. A campaign to hire 2,000 workers also is on a fast track.
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