Small Business
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Gnarly Knots Pretzel Co. to close in Winfield and relocate to LombardFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - There's a major twist coming for Gnarly Knots Pretzel Co. in Winfield. The owners of the popular lunch spot, famed for stuffed pretzels and homemade soups, recently anno...
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Ensure your business is compliant with 2022's new legal changesFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - As if navigating Omicron spikes and OSHA's on-again, off-again vaccine mandate was not enough for employers, 2021 and 2022 marked significant changes in the legal landsc...
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Aurora Downtown offers grants to support small businessesFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - AURORA - Aurora Downtown's Business Attraction and Retention (BAR) Committee is excited to offer a variety of grants to help support established businesses, property own...
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Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce resuming free webinarsFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - ELGIN - Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? Do you know what the startup journey is like? Or what initial steps you need to take? The Elgi...
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The Business Week That Was: Rosemont raising amusement tax, restaurant in old Naperville libraryFeb 20, 2022 5:00 am - Libertyville meeting with businesses Libertyville officials are holding virtual small-group meetings with local business owners and managers to hear about their cha...
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Momos! Glenview restaurateur bringing Nepalese comfort food to the massesFeb 20, 2022 5:00 am - For years, Glenview restaurateur Vivek Kunwar would enter his signature Nepalese comfort food - momos - into local food shows and street fairs. "There was always a long ...
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State must prioritize refilling unemployment fund or saddle businesses with tax hikesFeb 20, 2022 12:00 am - Shortly after graduating from college, I purchased a 1995 Ford Taurus from my parents. I loved everything about that car: the maroon interior, the slate gray exterior. ...
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Travel the world with your taste buds in Tri-Cities as eateries offer global cuisineFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - It may not be unique to the Tri-Cities area, but you can travel around the world here with your taste buds leading the way. Many small- to mid-size cities likely have an...
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New analytics tool gives downtown Elgin small businesses access to big dataFeb 18, 2022 4:27 am - The Downtown Neighborhood Association in Elgin is offering small businesses a new, free way to access big data. SizeUpElgin is an analytics website providing hyperlo...
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Gladstone Bakery to close Feb. 28 after nearly a century in businessFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - After nearly a century in business, the mom-and-pop Gladstone Bakery — known for its Birds Nests and rainbow cakes — is going out of business due to the effects of the p...