Business Stories from September 27, 2025 (Change date)
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‘We take extra care’: Carol Stream family-owned flower shop delivers arrangements with a personal touchSep 27, 2025 1:53 pm - For 30 years, the Gul family has added a personal touch to the flower arrangements they deliver from their shop, Fresh Silk & Flowers.
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After HoursSep 27, 2025 1:30 pm - Send photos of business events to afterhours@dailyherald.com.
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Profit margin on flipping a home is at a 17-year low due to high pricesSep 27, 2025 1:30 pm - It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expenses. That’s the lowest profit margin for such transactions since 2008, according to an analysis by Attom, a real estate data company.
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The Biz Week That Was: A virtual reality escape, industrial and Main Street-like developments, and grants for business growthSep 27, 2025 1:22 pm - ‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens Friday Starting Friday, you’ll only have to go as far as Rosemont to be able to travel to ancient...
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Congress takes steps to help restore dignity of work in IllinoisSep 27, 2025 12:52 pm - For too long, government policies have made it too easy not to work, stifling people’s growth, confidence and ability to prosper. It also has limited the labor pool for businesses.
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Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if yours is tooSep 27, 2025 12:51 pm - The total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715, according to the report from credit scoring company FICO. But Gen Z's average score dropped three points to 676, the largest year-over-year decrease among any age group since 2020.
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The surprising truth about dividend growth stocksSep 27, 2025 12:00 pm - Dividend growth investing isn’t about maximizing current income, nor should it be confused with traditional growth investing.
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