Small Business
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How a transition adviser transitionsSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - Barry Goodman has transitioned. Since 2014 the solo owner, operator, adviser and staff of Birkdale Transition Partners LLC, Goodman is now one of three founding partners...
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Why hiring remote workers might - or might not - pay offSep 03, 2017 7:17 am - More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops: As of 2016, 43 percent of employees worked remotely at least part of the time, up from 39 ...
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Gurnee's East Grand plan making progressSep 03, 2017 1:00 am - Some of the $100,000 the Gurnee village board allocated to enhance and promote the town's East Grand Avenue business corridor has paid for new landscaping, while officia...
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Painted planters decorating downtown WaucondaAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda's latest public art exhibition has added splashes of color - and more plant life - to Main Street. Fifteen wooden planters featuring a variety of imaginative de...
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Mundelein sandwich shop seeks permit for dine-in serviceAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - A popular sandwich shop that opened in a Mundelein industrial park earlier this year is seeking formal permission for customers to eat meals on site. The aptly named GRI...
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Carpentersville restaurant offers authentic Greek street foodAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - When customers leave Carpentersville's new Mediterranean restaurant, owner George Papaioannou wants them to feel as if they've just finished dining in a town square in G...
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Gun shop plan scrapped in MundeleinAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - A plan to open a gun shop and shooting range in Mundelein has been withdrawn by the company, village officials announced Monday. MiR Tactical, which now operates in Buff...
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Chooch's Pizzeria closes following co-owner's illnessAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Chooch's Pizzeria, the only restaurant in downtown Elgin with a patio facing the Fox River, has closed, and the two-story building is up for sale. Co-owner Mike Butirro...
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Rolled ice cream shop brings new treat trend to NapervilleAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Ice cream is classic in a cone or delicious in a dish, but at one new Naperville shop, it now comes in a roll. Munchies Rolled Ice Cream sells Asian-inspired desserts a...
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Biggest retail change: How customers get to your storeAug 27, 2017 1:00 am - In one sense, not much has changed since you - or maybe your parents - first opened your store's door: Knowing your customer is critical to successful selling. And your ...