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Joel Boyas changes a roll of plastic sheeting at Multifilm Packaging Corporation, an Elgin-based maker of packaging materials for the confectionary industry. The company says it has temporarily stopped looking for new business in Latin America, its key export market.

Illinois exporters upset as Ex-Im Bank suspends lending

June 15, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.

Northbrook-based Digital Check, a maker of check scanning equipment, projects that it will lose about $500,000 in sales by the end of this month — an amount large enough to...

This building houses Centene Corporation headquarters in Missouri.

Centene shares dip, recover after news of Cook contract loss

June 15, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

Shares of health insurer Centene fell in early trading Friday before rebounding, a day after the baiduhai reported that one of the firm's subsidiaries will lose a Medicaid contract...

Argon Credit picks Chicago for HQ over Indianapolis, Austin

June 15, 2018 at 12:28 p.m.

Argon Credit, a startup that offers consumer loans, has chosen Chicago for its headquarters over Indianapolis and Austin, Texas. The company, which plans to grow staffing fivefold to 150 full-time...

"This is our biggest project ever," Said Al-Hallaj, co-founder and chief executive of AllCell Technologies, said of the Chicago company's $120 million deal to build solar-powered charging stations in Jordan.

Chicago startup to build 3,000 solar charging stations in Jordan

June 15, 2018 at 11:29 a.m.

The old warehouse on Chicago's Southwest Side betrays nothing about its tenant: a startup maker of battery packs that has inked a deal to deploy up to 3,000 solar-powered electric...

Greg Deluca, 28, of Edgewater, said he has been logging about 150 miles a week on his 125cc Havana Classic. "I drive my scooter for fun — around the city, go for lunch," he said.

Fun, romance drive scooter sales

June 15, 2018 at 1:41 p.m.

Amber Kerrigan rides her scooter about 10 miles each day for work — picking up groceries, meeting friends — and for a dash of romance. "I have no shame in...

Visitors take in the view from the 94th-floor observatory at the John Hancock Center. The stadium seating is part of the revamp of the observatory.

Will John Hancock revamp bring double the visitors?

June 15, 2018 at 2:12 p.m.

A revamp of the John Hancock Center observatory represents the latest salvo in the intensifying aerial battle for visitors being waged by Hancock, Willis and Trump towers. John Hancock's observatory...

Blue Plate’s new headquarters aimed at getting bigger bite of catering

June 15, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Blue Plate Catering, aiming for a bigger bite of the corporate and special events food business and to diversify into fast food retailing, plans to break ground next month on...

Naf Naf Grill sells stake to fund expansion

June 16, 2018 at 5:16 p.m.

Chicago-based Naf Naf Grill has sold a minority stake to an Atlanta-based private equity firm for an undisclosed amount to raise cash for expansion. The Middle Eastern cuisine chain said...

Summit Industries makes medical and veterinary radiographic equipment. It sells to nearly 35 countries, and exports make up 15 percent of gross sales.

Illinois manufacturers bet on trade deal to grow exports

June 15, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

Illinois manufacturers are betting that a free trade area deal pushed by President Barack Obama will help grow their export sales to Southeast Asian economies. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is...

The Freehand Chicago founder and CEO Andrew Zobler. The Freehand opened in the old Tokyo Hotel building on East Ohio Street in River North.

Freehand Chicago banking on cheap bunks to lure young travelers

June 15, 2018 at 5:28 p.m.

A hostel-styled inn targeting young travelers is set to open in Chicago on June 1. Freehand Chicago, 19 E. Ohio St., has 80 shared rooms with bunk beds and will...

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