Bensenville company upgrades Web site
A Bensenville-based water treatment firm has launched some upgrades to its Web site, offering more features for clients and aiming to expand its business.
Earthrise Environmental Inc. (www.EarthwiseEnvironmental.com) now offers project photos and case studies, a resource guide with industry partners and associations and the role of water system management in worrisome Legionnaire's disease prevention.
"The Web site had been an older design and it was time for the upgrade," said spokeswoman Sue Markgraf. "The company plans on growing the business and will be unveiling some new growth over the next six months."
The company was founded in 1995 by Robert S. Miller of Park Ridge.
It now has 11 employees, who work with hospitals, schools, hotels, food processing plants and other companies. Clients have included Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals, Soldier Field and the commercial offices of Hamilton Partners.
The modernized Web site also offers news releases, industry resources and more.
Surfing: The Better Business Bureau of Chicago (www.chicago.bbb.org) has received complaints from 91 businesses in 30 states regarding a business called National Yellow Pages Online. The bureau said the firm uses misleading and confusing statements to obtain agreements from businesses to pay about $390 to run online business listings. It also claims, inaccurately, that it is associated with the Yellow Pages telephone directory.
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•For those who are confused by recent Microsoft Office and Adobe software upgrades: the College of Lake County's Continuing Professional Development department will offer computer skills classes for both Microsoft Office and Adobe software. Choose from either eight-hour, instructor-led courses or new open labs. Open Computer Labs allow students up to 24 hours of lab time to complete the curriculum taught in instructor-led computer classes. A software expert is available to answer questions. Adobe Open Labs begin on Saturday, Sept. 20, and are offered at the Grayslake campus. Microsoft Office Open Labs are offered on Mondays, beginning Oct. 27, and Saturdays, beginning Nov. 1. Cost is $179 and textbooks are included. See wpdi.clcillinois.edu.