Ann M. Cheverton, left, vice president of specialty care and wellness services at VNA Health Care in Aurora, detailed a new VNA vision clinic at the Aurora Noon Lions Club. A partnership including VNA, northern Illinois Lions clubs and Spectrios Institute in Wheaton enables the VNA clinic to offer glasses and eye exams at a discount or able-to-pay basis. (Al Benson photo)
Photos from the After Hours section of the Aug. 8, 2016 issue of the Daily Herald Business Ledger.
Members of the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the leaders from the village of Barrington recently celebrated the opening of AssureVision in the Barrington Village Center, 143 W. Main St., Barrington, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Rebecca Gengler of More Polish Pottery, left, Rena Pedersen of Treasure Breads, Mike Algrim of Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center and Geneva Pedersen of Treasure Breads celebrate their wins at the second annual Poised for Growth Business Plan competition. The two businesses are graduates of FVEC.
Culver's, 450 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, recently celebrated its remodeling. Attending the event were Culver's co-founder and CEO Craig Culver, as well as Buffalo Grove Village President Beverly Sussman. Cutting the ribbon is store owner Kevin Weasler and his family, as well as Roger Sosa, executive director of the Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.
Red Caffeine Marketing + Technology helped the BTB Foundation raise more than $120,000 at this year's Beat Tom & Bill - Beat Cancer Golf Outing. Tom and Bill Latourette came to Red Caffeine to present a check for $10,000 to Summer, the 9-year-old niece of Red Caffeine Vice President Julie Poulos. Summer is battling leukemia and her family is the 50th the BTB Foundation has helped since it began 15 years ago.
Jensen Jacobsen & Associates celebrated the opening of its new offices at 109 Dundee Ave., Barrington, with the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and leaders from the Village of Barrington. The insurance agency, headed by Patty Jacobsen, has served the Barrington community since 1980.