Navistar Names New COO

A long-time employee of Navistar, Jack Allen, has been named the corporation's new Chief Operating Officer.

Navistar International, based in Lisle, has a new Chief Operating Officer. The corporation announced Tuesday that its board of directors appointed Jack Allen as executive vice president and chief operating officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Allen, 55, is not new to the company. Since June 2012, he has been the president of the company’s North America Truck and Parts business. "Jack is a results-focused leader with a deep understanding of the commercial truck industry and Navistar. He has successfully run nearly every important part of our business at one point during his 31-year career at the company," Troy Clarke , Navistar president and chief executive officer said in a news release. "Together, Jack and I look forward to …

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CEO Of Lisle-Based Navistar Lists Home On The Market For $2.8M

After months of renovations, the CEO of Lisle-based Navistar and his wife have put their six-bedroom, eight-bathroom Hinsdale home up for sale.

The CEO of Lisle-based Navistar and his wife have listed their Hinsdale home for sale at $2,795,000. After months of renovations, Lewis and Scottie Campbell, have listed the home located at 836 S. Washington St., said Jamie Mangan King of ERA Team Feinstein in Hinsdale. The home has five-bedrooms, a third-floor private bedroom suite and a total of eight bathrooms in its four floors of living space. Among the new traditional home’s features are its custom millwork, five woodburning fireplaces, and a state of the art kitchen, which has large windows drawing in light from its southern exposure, King said. The Campbells reworked the wiring on the home, which was built in 1998, making it a “smart” home with an updated audio/visual system. In …

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Navistar, DuPage NAACP to Continue Partnership in 2013

Partnership between the DuPage County Branch of the NAACP and Navistar, Inc. helps prepare area youth for future educational and career experience.

The DuPage County Branch of the NAACP and Navistar, Inc. are continuing their partnership to prepare area youth for future educational and career experiences.  For a second consecutive year, Lisle-based Navistar has pledged to support NAACP Youth Advancement initiatives, especially in the areas of Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM). “We’ve seen first-hand how the NAACP’s work is positively impacting young people,” said Lisa Hartenberger, director of Corporate Communications and Community Relations at Navistar. “We’re excited to play a role in preparing tomorrow’s workforce and the next generation of leaders.” Last year, Navistar hosted one of the NAACP’s, “So You Think You Want To,” career series. A diverse group of students in…

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DuPage Children's Museum Hosts Fifth-Annual Educators Only Open House

Event features wisdom of Mr. Rogers and his continuing legacy in educating children.

Generations of adults who grew up learning about the world around them by watching “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” will be comforted to know the spirit of the television show is alive and well, and DuPage Children's Museum is bringing that spirit to Naperville Oct. 1 from 4-7 p.m. At DCM’s Fifth-Annual Educators Only Open House area educators hear how children can continue to learn from Mr. Rogers. The event features Hedda Sharapan, director of early childhood initiatives for The Fred Rogers Company. Sharapan will present “STEM Learning: From our Neighborhood to Yours” and will discuss how the factory videos from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” helped children appreciate the manufacturing process and many other STEM (science, technology, …

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Reports: Lisle-Based Navistar Set to Cut Another 200 Jobs

Navistar will see a total reduction of nearly 700 employees as it implements both layoffs and a voluntary separation program in the coming months.

Navistar International Corp. is planning layoffs of 200 salaried employees, according to a Chicago Tribune report. In reporting a drop in third quarter profits Thursday, the company announced it is implementing both a voluntary separation program and additional involuntary layoffs.  With an undisclosed number of cuts planned for its Lisle workforce, Navistar says it will soon see 500 voluntary separations in addition to the 200 layoffs, which are expected to be made in the fourth quarter, according to the Daily Herald. All told, the company will see a total loss of nearly 700 employees. The company expects the move to result in between $70 million and $80 million in annual savings, according to a news release. Overall, the company aims to …

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Neon Trees, All-American Rejects Concert Aug. 25

Tickets are still available for the show in Lisle.

Still looking for a late summer concert? You’re in luck because tickets are still available for the Neon Trees and The All-American Rejects concert at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sport Complex on Saturday, Aug. 25. Gates open at 6 p.m. The concert begins at p.m. Tickets purchased online at www.ben.edu/benfest are $30 for general admission ($15 for Benedictine students). Tickets at the gate are $40 for general admission ($20 for BenU students). The Neon Trees’ most recent chart topper is Everybody Talks, off the album, Picture Show. The single, Animal, from the Neon Trees’ 2010 debut Habits went double-platinum and was named Top Alternative Song of 2011 by Billboard. Two other singles from Habits, 1983 and My Surrender, were…

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Navistar Could Shrink Workforce to Cut Costs

Navistar officials said job cuts are possible as company looks to reduce costs, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.

Navistar Expected to Change Approach to Exhaust

The company is considering news ways to treat diesel-engine emissions, according to Wall Street Journal.

Analysts Surmise Navistar Future

Bankruptcy may be in the cards, according to one analyst.

New Stakeholder for Navistar

Mark Rachesky filed a 13.6 percent stake Friday.