Des Plaines Business
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Lawmakers seek Geithner help in saving HartmarxMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. lawmakers are seeking Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's help in persuading Wells Fargo & Co. not to liquidate Hartmarx Corp., the 122-year-old clothing company that...
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Nicor breaks ground on Des Plaines facilityMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Nicor Gas held a ground breaking ceremony for its new Des Plaines regional facility on Wednesday, April 29. The ceremony was held at the lot that will house the new fac...
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Workers at Obama suitmaker in Des Plaines vote to stage sit-inMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Workers at a suburban Hart Schaffner & Marx factory where suits for President Barack Obama are made say they'll stage a sit-in if the clothier's creditor goes ahead with...
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State official threatens bank in suitmaker's bankruptcyMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, surrounded by dozens of workers at the Hart Schaffner & Marx manufacturing plant in Des Plaines Thursday morning, threatened ...
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Meijer eyeing vacant Dominick's in Prospect HeightsMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Only the second Meijer's store in the Northwest suburbs may soon open in Prospect Heights. Instead of building a new store from the ground up -- like it did in Rolling M...
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Suitmaker's employees take plea to presidentMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A large poster bearing the signatures of more than 500 workers at Hart Schaffner & Marx's manufacturing plant in Des Plaines is making its way to President Barack Obama....
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Moretti's opens sixth Italian eateryMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNT PROSPECT - Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria is expanding to a new location at 1799 S. Busse Road, Mount Prospect. The pizzeria joins others in Bartlett, Fox Lake, S...
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Littelfuse reports steep drop in salesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Littelfuse Inc. reported sales for the first quarter dipped 37 percent compared with last year. Sales for the first quarter of 2009 were $84.4 million...
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Italian family restaurant expands to PalatineApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A Wheeling High School graduate switched from owning a bunch of Luke's Beef restaurants to full-service Italian eateries. Tony Colatorti started working as a dishwasher...