Small Business
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Sales of small businesses finally make big gainsNov 02, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Sales of small businesses are finally making big gains. Fred Barkman, who last year bought Spectra Laboratories, a company that tests land and water for toxin...
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Waiters Race part of annual Chili Cook Off in WheatonNov 02, 2013 1:49 pm - No one every made navigating orange cones and stepping into tires part of a waiter’s job description, but the exercises aren’t all that different from contending with cr...
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Graduated tax would be 'disaster,' McSweeney tells SummitNov 02, 2013 11:00 am - The adoption of a graduated income tax in Illinois “would be a disaster for the Illinois economy” that would hurt small business and families, State Rep. David McSweeney...
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Wilmette lawyer convicted in massive tax fraud caseNov 01, 2013 8:13 pm - NEW YORK — A Chicago lawyer and certified public accountant was convicted Friday for his role in a 10-year tax fraud that generated $7 billion in phony tax losses, a sch...
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Gurnee’s Central Bark offers array of services for dogsNov 01, 2013 2:42 pm - An interview with Layne Pollard, owner of Central Bark Doggy Day Care in Gurnee. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Central Bark is an interactive day care f...
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‘Yuletide Treasures’ unveiled at DuPage Art LeagueNov 01, 2013 9:02 am - Anita Brechtel of Wheaton was taking a break from her painting class Friday at the DuPage Art League when she found the perfect item in the gallery gift shop: a handmade...
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Not much developer interest in downtown buildingOct 31, 2013 4:56 pm - Friday is the deadline for potential developers to submit proposals for possibly rehabbing the historical downtown Huntley mill. The village last year bought the former ...
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Interactive menu devices hit suburban restaurantsOct 31, 2013 1:00 pm - Regular customers of Chili's in Naperville, Rosemont and other suburban locations likely have noticed a new, upgraded interactive menu on their table. Instead of using a...
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Mt. Prospect reaches out to local entrepreneursOct 31, 2013 3:17 am - Mount Prospect will relaunch its Entrepreneur’s Cafe series next month, giving residents a chance to learn the ins and outs of opening their own businesses. The series w...
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Curves of BG celebrates 10 yearsOct 30, 2013 1:35 pm - Curves of Buffalo Grove will celebrate its 10th anniversary by hosting a free Zumba-Thon from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 and an open house from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov...