The program’s expansion comes as Illinois and the U.S. more broadly continue to shed jobs in the manufacturing sector.

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Gross profit equals sales minus costs related to the sale (in the case of a body shop, labor, parts, materials and sublet). If you divide that number by sales, it equals gross profit percent.

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February is an active month of chores, so keep your pillow fluffed, the ibuprofen handy and hit the yard these next few weeks. Until next time, keep your pruners dry and your gloves handy … and don’t ...

Tommy Miller was sitting in his first period high school biology class when police walked in and arrested him for a crime that would eventually land him in various prisons across Iowa for 17 1/2 years ...