Small Business
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Streamwood Chamber of Commerce scraps September business expoSep 17, 2014 1:00 am - The Streamwood Chamber of Commerce has canceled its annual business expo after only 16 vendors signed up to participate. “We try very, very hard to keep coming up with n...
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New Wheaton store to focus on vinyl recordsSep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Let's say you go up in the attic, find your old stereo and dig out some of the vinyl albums you loved so well. Then you discover you're missing a few of your favorites....
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Cook of the Week champs fire up crowd at grilling eventSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Cook of the Week Challenge winners Daniel Rich of Elgin (2013) and Michael Pennisi of Carpentersville (2012) fired up their grills and shared recipes for football-friend...
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Rauner tours Elk Grove factory, talks jobsSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner stopped in Elk Grove Village on Tuesday morning to tour a local manufacturing company and talk about his plan for Illinoi...
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Palatine's Golf Nation to close Oct. 1Sep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Golf Nation, a year-round golf club in Palatine, announced Tuesday that it will close at the end of the month. The golf and fitness facility, at 399 N. Quentin Road,...
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Product variety doesn't 'pigeonhole' Olson customersSep 15, 2014 6:13 am - An interview with Brian Olson, co-owner of Olson Windows, Doors, Siding and Roofing in Barrington and Warrenville. Q: Describe your business. A: We specialize in exteri...
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Addison meat company founder to focus on millenialsSep 15, 2014 5:01 am - Monika Rose Walas grew up in the meat processing industry. As a young girl, she often went with her father, Quantum Foods founder Edward Bleka, to his office in Bolingbr...
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Capital One banker upbeat on small businessSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - NEW YORK - Based on what she's seeing among the bank's more than three million small business customers, Capital One's Keri Gohman is upbeat. Business owners are reporti...
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Bartlett hires ECC's Spartan Consulting Group for marketing assignmentSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - They have big-ticket clients and a professional look. So it's a bit of a surprise when you learn that the team behind the Spartan Consulting is really a group of student...
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Elk Grove endorses plans from 9 medical marijuana companiesSep 10, 2014 5:30 am - Nine companies are seeking to become either a seller or grower of medical marijuana in Elk Grove Village, but they'll have to compete with each other and likely many oth...