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Milwaukee-based Vector Technologies Inc. has been acquired by Holden Industries Inc. of Deerfield, Ill. Vector is a designer and manufacturer of powerful industrial vacuum cleaner and cleaning ...

Nearly 1,500 workers in the Chicago area will be laid off in coming weeks according to a state agency.

The bulk of Vector’s work is in Texas, but it also does business in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Vector ranked 47th this year among small companies, up from ...