Small Business
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Schaumburg’s Sweet Orange Cafe to add dinner hours, barista bar, wines for a dimeJan 31, 2025 2:53 pm - Nearing its second anniversary, Sweet Orange Cafe in Schaumburg is shifting from its original concept as a breakfast-and-lunch-only restaurant by adding dinner hours, a barista bar and weekly wines for a dime.
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Algonquin recognizes village businesses for contributionsJan 30, 2025 3:04 pm - The village of Algonquin recently announced the winners of the 2024 Algonquin Business Awards.
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Arlington Heights entrepreneur takes business CharCharms to ‘Shark Tank’Jan 30, 2025 2:59 pm - Arlington Heights resident Charlotte Trecartin turned her idea for colorful water bottle accessories into a multimillion-dollar brand, which soon will make an appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”
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‘It was never a job for him’: Longtime Mount Prospect florist dies at 97Jan 30, 2025 12:31 pm - Harold Busse, who turned Busse’s Flowers into a Mount Prospect institution, has died at 97.
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Barrington Chamber to host economic summit Feb. 12Jan 29, 2025 1:04 pm - The State of the Greater Barrington Area Economic Summit will be held at Barrington’s White House, 145 W. Main St., Barrington.
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Huntley aims to open new retail incubators in time for 2025 holiday season
Jan 28, 2025 12:12 pm - Huntley is planning to open its new business incubator shops in time for the 2025 holiday retail season. The Shops on Main incubator is expected to kick off with a winter market starting Nov. 1 and stay open through Dec. 21. Stores will reopen May 1, 2026, and stay open through Dec. 20, 2026, for the main season.
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Bell Works Chicagoland named Hoffman Estates Chamber’s Business of the YearJan 27, 2025 10:00 am - On the verge of what’s touted to be its most substantive year yet, the self-described “Metroburb” of Bell Works Chicagoland was named Business of the Year at the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 14th annual Celebration of Excellence.
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Tangled Roots now open at Arboretum of South BarringtonJan 27, 2025 9:52 am - Already a culinary draw, the Arboretum of South Barrington has added another restaurant to its tenant roster.
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The Biz Week That Was: Offices to apartments, major mall changes, and restaurant week are among the highlightsJan 26, 2025 5:53 am - Panel recommends Schaumburg’s first residential conversion of office space near Woodfield Schaumburg’s first formal proposal for the residential conversion of an off...
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Buffalo restaurant in Buffalo Grove closing after decades serving pancakes, burgers and moreJan 24, 2025 1:44 pm - The Buffalo Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor in Buffalo Grove is closing for good March 30.