Small Business
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Long haul ahead for Mt. Prospect businesses after fireFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - Sakura Japanese Restaurant reopened not more than two months ago, following a renovation project that updated the decor of the 36-year-old downtown Mount Prospect eatery...
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Mount Prospect man loves valentines of oldFeb 09, 2014 6:30 am - Launching his entrepreneurial career decades ago with ahead-of-his-time advocating for “alternative lifestyles,” dreams of a Disneyesque development future for the subur...
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Small businesses use offbeat ways to sell productsFeb 09, 2014 5:31 am - NEW YORK — In the battle to win shoppers’ dollars, small companies are finding creative ways to be where the sales are. GSC Products sells nasal spray in a hardware sto...
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Teen Job Fair at Schaumburg Library Feb. 15Feb 07, 2014 4:10 pm - Representatives from local companies interested in hiring teens will have applications and information available at the Teen Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 ...
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Tap House Grill now open in Des PlainesFeb 06, 2014 3:52 pm - The latest addition to Des Plaines’ downtown Metropolitan Square development is open for business — and quite a different concept from the restaurant it replaced. Tap Ho...
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Kildeer’s Color Me Mine studio to closeFeb 06, 2014 7:00 am - The owner of Color Me Mine paint-it-yourself ceramics studio said Wednesday she will close the Kildeer location on Feb. 17. Natasha Braxton of Mundelein said it is “with...
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Grab a glass of vino for Libertyville’s wine tastingFeb 04, 2014 11:47 am - MainStreet Libertyville hosts its ninth annual “Let’s Wine About Winter” Saturday, Feb. 22, in the downtown area. From 1 to 4 p.m., participating shops and restaurants i...
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Sweatlodge's ethnic melting pot offers escape from winterFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - In efforts to escape single-digit temperatures and double-digit snow totals, some suburbanites spend thousands of dollars to travel to new worlds of 80-degree beaches an...
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Arlington Hts. approves changed, new businessesFeb 03, 2014 10:16 am - The Arlington Heights village board approved plans for changes to an existing McDonald’s, a new Dunkin’ Donuts and a new foot massage business in town on Monday night. ...
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Oak Brook chef aims to bring the farm to your tableFeb 03, 2014 10:00 am - Carol Buckantz loved science and children and at tone time aspired to become a pediatrician. But an interest in her grandfather’s restaurant while growing up in Clevela...