Small Business
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Batavia’s Sturdy Shelter Brewing to hold third OktoberfestSep 10, 2025 12:04 pm - Sturdy Shelter Brewing in Batavia is preparing to host its third Oktoberfest from Friday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Fall Flavor Fest at Smokin’ Deal BBQ features tastes, demos, industry prosSep 10, 2025 11:34 am - A Barbecue Hall of Famer who is also a best-selling author. A grilling enthusiast with more than 3.5 million social media followers and his own line of rubs and seasonings. A certified pizzaiolo, who is the corporate chef for Lakeview Appliance Distributing. Visitors will find all three at the Fall Flavor Fest from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Smokin’ Deal BBQ in Vernon Hills.
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Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game
Sep 10, 2025 10:25 am - The trend of ditching traditional office space to work from living rooms and hotels accelerated when the coronavirus hit in 2020. But now many large companies have begun calling workers back into the office, making competition for remote jobs fierce.
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First Tri-City Business Expo launches Sept. 17 at Eagle Brook Country ClubSep 09, 2025 1:39 pm - The Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles Chambers of Commerce will host the inaugural Tri-City Business Expo on Sept. 17 at Eagle Brook Country Club, 2288 Fargo Blvd., Geneva.
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‘This is what we need here’: Cluster of small shops proposed for MundeleinSep 09, 2025 1:38 pm - A community group has proposed Mundelein create a walkable marketplace of small shops for boutique clothiers, artists, bakers and other merchants.
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The Biz Week That Was: Data centers abound, fast food prices dip, and Tamagotchi comes to WoodfieldSep 06, 2025 1:32 pm - ‘Backbone of the digital world’: Karis details plans for Naperville data center development Developer Karis Critical is proposing a relatively “boutique” data center...
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How Chicago-area small businesses can capitalize on local eventsSep 06, 2025 12:41 pm - From Lollapalooza in Grant Park to NASCAR’s downtown street race and year-round programming at venues like Allstate Arena and NOW Arena, fan engagement at live events helps support spending in local economies.
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Kayak outfitter aims to pass along venture, love of paddling on the Fox, Chain
Sep 04, 2025 1:56 pm - Trevor Kroll bought a McHenry County-based kayak and canoeing outfitter in early 2020, right before the COVID-19 lockdowns.That summer was insanely busy for Wonder Lake-based Scull & Oars. And while business has been strong since then — selling out weekends in the summer and many weekday groups in need of an outfitter — Kroll is ready to move on with another business venture and has put Scull & Oars up for sale.
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Dining out: A pair of restaurant closings, the state’s first drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A and a 20th anniversarySep 03, 2025 1:07 pm - A pair of restaurants along Randall Road in the Fox Valley announced closings this week, while a drive-thru and walk-up only Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in Naperville will be the first of its kind in the state.