Small Business
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Customers hit with expensive Del Taco billApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - SANTA PAULA, Calif. - What was supposed to be a cheap bite at Del Taco turned out to be small fortune for some Southern California customers. About 150 people who ordere...
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'The Donut Drop' coming to Rosemont shopping centerApr 17, 2014 1:00 am - Doughnut lovers in the Rosemont area will soon have a new store at which to indulge, whether they're set on an old-fashioned favorite, or have a taste for something new ...
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Palatine council OKs plans for four businessesApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Four businesses - a limousine service, a day spa, an optometry office and a dog groomer - had their petitions to establish themselves in Palatine or move to a new locati...
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Des Plaines investors hear business pitches from studentsApr 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Middle school students from Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 recently pitched their business ideas to a panel of investors at the Young Entrepreneur Academy's I...
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Business owner left behind Wall Street for Libertyville streetsApr 14, 2014 5:00 am - Bill Kaiser said he was once known as the Mini Wolf of Wall Street. He was a broker for 36 years, owning William S. Kaiser Corp. since 1978, which then morphed into Zap ...
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The Millennials are coming. Will we be ready?Apr 14, 2014 5:00 am - More than preceding generations, maybe even more than the Baby Boomers, Millennials will impact how we manage our businesses. Now between the ages of 18 and 33 and seem...
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Gas station owners oppose fuel tax hikeApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Increasing fuel taxes to pay for Illinois road construction will hurt businesses - and hit consumers at the pump, gas station owners said Monday. A transp...
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Small businesses in limbo again on tax breaksApr 13, 2014 6:12 am - NEW YORK - Small businesses are in limbo as they wait for Congress to make decisions that could save them a lot of money. Bills in Congress would extend tax deductions ...
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Economists expect upbeat sales reports this weekApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - Americans flocked to car dealerships and shopping malls in March, generating the biggest gain in retail sales in more than a year, economists forecast a report to show. ...
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New gas station to open in Des PlainesApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - A new gas station is reopening where an old one closed in Des Plaines. The city council this week approved a conditional use permit that allows for the opening of a conv...