Small Business
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Young Naperville entprereneur honoredJun 30, 2014 5:00 am - Zakery Kates, owner of Naperville-based Simple Edge web marketing firm, admits he has a "volunteer problem." He serves on a number of boards and volunteers at countless ...
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Mathnasium offers math help in PalatineJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - An interview with Brad Haber and Salma Taher, owners of Mathnasium of Palatine. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Mathnasium Learning Centers, a math-only le...
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Minimum wage issue pits franchisees against citiesJun 29, 2014 6:27 am - NEW YORK - Hundreds of franchisees are learning they're not small businesses, at least in the eyes of city government. A new law that will raise Seattle's minimum wage t...
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Despite Food Network win, food court taco stand strugglesJun 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Taco in a Bag may have had the good fortune to appear on a national reality show, but for the two men who run the West Dundee eatery, reality hit once the afterglow ...
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Washington starting pot sales with severe shortageJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - SEATTLE - Randy Oliver has a pressing question as legal marijuana sales are about to begin in Washington state: Where's all the weed? Oliver is the chief scientist at An...
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Joe Caputo & Sons opens new store in Arlington HeightsJun 27, 2014 1:00 am - Shoppers in the Northwest suburbs have another grocery option now that Joe Caputo & Sons Fruit Market IGA has opened its fifth Northwest suburban location in the former ...
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Suburban baker opens Sweet T's cake shop in Arlington Hts.Jun 25, 2014 1:01 am - To Tammy Montesinos, baking a cake is more than just mixing together flour, eggs and sugar. "A cake is a memory you're building for people," said Montesinos, who is brin...
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Prospect Heights grocery store has closedJun 24, 2014 5:00 am - The Save-A-Lot Food Store in Prospect Heights, open just one year, closed last week, Mayor Nick Helmer announced Monday. Helmer said after the city council meeting tha...
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Gurnee: Video gambling won't save American Legion Post 771Jun 24, 2014 5:00 am - While Gurnee trustees and Mayor Kristina Kovarik agreed Monday they weren't interested in allowing video gambling to boost the local American Legion's finances, she pled...
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Des Plaines Theatre owner to review 2 takeover pitchesJun 24, 2014 5:00 am - The owner of the shuttered Des Plaines Theatre will meet with city officials today to review two proposals from those who may be interested in purchasing or managing the...