Small Business
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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...
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Wheaton’s H4 Training aims to help others get in shapeFeb 03, 2014 4:00 am - An interview with Hank Ebeling, owner of H4 Training in Wheaton. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: H4 Training is a personal training studio that focuses o...
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Expert sees ‘lots of opportunities’ for indie retailersFeb 03, 2014 4:00 am - Retail can be tough, one reason Cathy Nelson is testing the bookstore waters very carefully. Her store, The Big Red Schoolhouse, was a pop-up venture in downtown Wheaton...
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Huntley industrial park faces tough competitionFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Not so fast there, Huntley. As Huntley’s fledgling industrial corridor attempts to capture a slice of the manufacturing market, it faces tough competition from towns wit...
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Huntley seeks to become next industrial hubFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Huntley is positioning itself as the next major industrial hub in the suburban market, eager to compete with towns such as Elk Grove Village and Carol Stream that have t...
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New farm bill changes subsidy paymentsFeb 01, 2014 6:17 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Farm subsidies that have guided agriculture through record profits in recent years are going away in the five-year farm bill that could become law in the c...
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Gift shop benefiting GiGi’s Playhouse opensFeb 01, 2014 12:41 pm - Hugs & Mugs Gift Shop & Cafe, which offers keepsake mugs and other gift items designed by adults with Down syndrome to support GiGi’s Playhouse, held its grand opening S...
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Des Plaines Theatre forced to close againJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - The Des Plaines Theatre has closed its doors after its owner failed to meet a city-imposed deadline to fix building code issues, leaving promoters who scheduled events t...