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Great Lakes Dredge to move headquarters

Nov 4, 2020 3:40 PM - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., said it will move its corporate offices to Houston from Oakbrook Terrace. This move will put it closer to key regional customers and new markets, the company said.
CF Industries to expand ammonia production

Oct 30, 2020 2:28 PM - Deerfield-based CF Industries' board approved an initial green ammonia project at the company's flagship Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex in Louisiana to produce approximately 20,000 tons per year of green ammonia.
Water reclamation district approves beach project

Oct 21, 2020 2:37 PM - The North Shore Water Reclamation District board voted to award a contract to Chicago-based John Keno & Co. to begin a soil erosion control project at Sunrise Beach in Lake Bluff.
Heritage-Crystal Clean's third quarter revenue declines

Oct 15, 2020 3:25 PM - Elgin-baseed Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. Thursday said its third quarter revenue was $87.1 million, compared to $104.8 million for the same quarter of 2019, a decrease of 16.9%. The results were attributed to lower economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Great Lakes increases support for coral reef work

Oct 14, 2020 3:02 PM - Oak Brook-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. has increased its investment in coral conservation and restoration work at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida, the company said.
EPA removes DuPage landfill from Superfund list

Sep 9, 2020 2:21 PM - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the required cleanup of the DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve Superfund Site in Warrenville is complete.
Lake Villa beekeeper could feel sting of loss if village takes hives away

By Doug T. Graham
Sep 1, 2020 10:33 AM - A suburban bee expert worries he could be forced to remove beehives from his parents' home in Lake Villa after a neighbor complained the bees had invaded their yard.
Exelon vows to shut down Byron, Dresden nuclear plants

Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 27, 2020 2:18 PM - Exelon said Thursday it will close its Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants in fall 2021 unless it gets a change in state law, a demand that will be intensely scrutinized because of the bribery scandal that ensnared the company's ComEd division.
ComEd to convert light-duty fleet to electric vehicles

Daily Herald Report
Aug 21, 2020 2:22 PM - ComEd announced Friday it plans to convert its vehicle fleet vehicles to all electric over the next several years, with a goal of having all of its light duty vehicles become electric by 2030.
McHenry Co. picks administrator for energy loan program

Jul 22, 2020 10:41 AM - The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP has been selected by McHenry County as the program administrator for the McHenry County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing program for commercial real estate owners.

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