All Stories from July 4, 2011 (Change date)
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West Chicago business provides skill training and consultingJul 04, 2011 7:00 am - Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. Our passion is partnering with companies, whether big or small, in providing skill training and consulting services t...
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Authorities should put car wreck to useJul 04, 2011 6:30 am - The recent tragedy has some people placing flowers and candles at the site of the tragic accident. I would like to suggest that the vehicle involved in the accident be p...
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MBX Systems CEO named Executive of the YearJul 04, 2011 6:30 am - Tom Crowley, founder and CEO of server appliance manufacturer MBX Systems in Wauconda, has been named the Executive of the Year/Computer Hardware in the Stevie Awards’ 2...
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Financing options exist for small businessesJul 04, 2011 6:11 am - Bank financing has been extremely difficult ever since careless underwriting and other excesses by Wall Street and banks of all sizes brought the financial world crashin...
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A big thank you for Candy Days supportJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Our heartfelt thanks go out to the caring citizens of Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights who generously supported Misericordia’s Candy Days! In spite of the financial...
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What country consumes the most tobacco?Jul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Men in China have one of the highest smoking rates in the world. A major factor is the price of cigarettes, which is kept low by the government-owned tobacco industry. I...
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Tornadoes, floods deliver blow to state budgetsJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The tornadoes and floods that pummeled much of the South and Midwest also have dealt a serious blow to struggling state budgets, potentially forcin...
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Celebrity real estate: Barbara Corcoran lived in 4th-floor walk-upJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The queen of New York real estate once lived in a rent-controlled studio. Illegally. Barbara Corcoran says the living arrangement was instrumental in helping ...
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Celebrity real estate: Ben Stein riffs on dreams, nightmaresJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Stein, the author, economist and commentator, hasn’t been living too badly in the eight years since the end of his old Comedy Central game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money.”...
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Why economists see a stronger second half for 2011Jul 04, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Farewell and good riddance to the first half of 2011 — six months that are ending as sour for the economy as they began. Most analysts say economic growth w...