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Netherlands company buys Hess Industries in Niles
WSBT has learned a company in the Netherlands has purchased Hess Industries. Fontijne Formitt bought the intellectual property of the Niles company. The company's sales and marketing assistant who tells us this will mean new jobs in the area, but...
Tags: Industrial Production, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Automotive Equipment, Buffalo Grove, Netherlands
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Old National Bank acquiring 24 branches in Indiana, Michigan
South Bend TribuneAn Evansville-based bank is making moves to significantly increase the size of its footprint in Michiana. Old National Bank executives announced Wednesday that the company is buying 24 branches from Bank of America in South Bend, Elkhart and southern...Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bank of America Corp., Old National Bancorp, Companies and Corporations, Banking
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Michiana high school athletes ink on Signing Day
Here is a list of Michiana high school athletes who signed letters of intent on Signing Day: South Bend St. Joseph's: Sarah Hall Soccer Western Illinois Ali Connelly Soccer West Virginia Kyle Zappia Baseball Dayton Melissa Macillari...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), College Football, Lee, Volleyball, High School Sports
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Dynegy Incorporated, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Riverside (Southampton, New York), Barack Obama, Bay Shore
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Neff, innovative leader of Goodwill Industries, stepping down
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- J. Larry Neff's 40-year stint as CEO and president of Goodwill Industries in South Bend has been marked by innovation and success. At a time when other Goodwill Industries have struggled in some Indiana communities, South Bend's has...Tags: Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Goodwill Industries International, Retraining, Pension and Welfare
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Hindi Scheiman, 1958- 2013
Teaching young children to read Hebrew was just one of the ways Hindi Scheiman shared her faith with others, but it was a perfect example of her patient and nurturing nature. "She was the reading specialist, mostly teaching kindergartners and first...
Tags: Judaism, Breast Cancer, Religion and Belief
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Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles police chiefs oppose medical marijuana
Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving. William...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Des Plaines, Substance Abuse
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Deerfield, Highland Park spring sports teams performing well
From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent weeks. Boys tennis Deerfield's tennis team...
Tags: Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Illinois High School Association, High School Sports, Deerfield
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Secretary of state's office says it wasn't behind on rent
The story, as reported this month in local news outlets, was rather embarrassing: The Illinois secretary of state's driver services operation in Niles had been evicted because the agency was late paying its rent. On May 6, Dave Drucker, a spokesman...Tags: Rentals, Realty, Jesse White, Office and Retail Spaces, Inland Real Estate Corp.
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Boys track | Hader earns state berth in 200
Maine South junior John Hader established himself as a favorite to win a sectional title by winning the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.5 seconds at the Central Suburban South meet on May 10. He was nearly a half-second faster a week later in earning a...
Tags: Deerfield, Track and Field
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Boys track | Prospect senior a state contender in hurdles
The Mid-Suburban League hasn't had a state champion hurdler since Rolling Meadows' Abe Jones won the 110-meter hurdles in 2000. Prospect senior Dave Kendziera has two opportunities to become the next MSL state champion hurdler at this weekend's state...
Tags: Rolling Meadows, Buffalo Grove, Awards and Prizes, Palatine, Track and Field
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Track | Athlete overcomes hurdles to compete in high jump
In the mid-1990s, the phrase "Run, Forrest, run" became popular after the award-winning film "Forrest Gump" was a huge hit. At Northridge Preparatory School in Niles, "Jump, Forest, jump" may not be in vogue, but the school has an athlete who could jump...
Tags: Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Illinois High School Association, High School Sports, Track and Field
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