Businesswomen headline event

ROSEMONT -- Three businesswomen will share their success stories from 1 to 4 p.m. March 5 at Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 Higgins Road, Rosemont. They are Carolyn Gable, CEO of New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehousing Inc. in Lake Zurich; Hedy Ratner, founder and co-president of the Chicago-based Women's Business Development Center; and Judith Wright, author and a life coach/corporate consultant. The event is sponsored by Empower Women Publications and Tri-County Women's Papers. Tickets cost $45, with proceeds benefiting The Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network. Call (847) 842-9369 or visit www.empowerwoman.com.