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Jelmar, PurposeBuilt earn EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year awards

Sep 25, 2020 9:06 AM - Jelmar LLC in Skokie and PurposeBuilt Brands, formerly Weiman Products, in Gurnee are among 18 winners nationwide of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Safer Choice Partner of the Year award. The award recognizes for achievement in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals.
Wood Dale company Power Solutions agrees to $1.7 million SEC fine

Daily Herald report
Sep 24, 2020 4:09 PM - A Wood Dale-based manufacturing company has agreed to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and continue cooperating in the prosecution of former employees accused of defrauding investors and the government.
IDEX Corporation declares regular quarterly cash dividend

Business Wire
Sep 24, 2020 9:39 AM - Lake Forest-based IDEX Corporation has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per common share.
Bosch to thank essential construction workers

Sep 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.
Factory owners hiking pay to lure workers even with high jobless rate

Michael Sasso
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. realigns

Sep 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.
Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

By MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN, THOMAS PEIPERT and IRENA HWANG
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.
Elk Grove native's invention is in the hands of NFL receivers

By Christopher Placek
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 pandemic

Sep 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.
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.

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