Small Business
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South Elgin executive a third-generation in plastics industryAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - When Gretchen Hoffer Farb worked as an accountant for a few years, she realized it wasn't the career she really wanted. So she approached her father, William Hoffer, pre...
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Buffalo Grove seeks ‘Heart’ nominationsAug 11, 2013 5:30 pm - The Buffalo Grove Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for the 2013 Heart of Buffalo Grove Awards that will be awarded to community volunteers and caring ...
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Big business bows to small business hiring increaseAug 11, 2013 6:30 am - Chris Yura says it took about six months before he could afford to hire the first employee for the clothing company he started in June 2009. SustainU Clothing now has 20...
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Family insurance in jeopardy at small companiesAug 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — One casualty of the new health care law may be paid coverage for families of people who work for small businesses. Insurance companies have already warned sm...
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Regulators shutter small bank in WisconsinAug 09, 2013 6:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed a small bank in Wisconsin, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 18 this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Frida...
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West Dundee hockey firm seeks to reorganize after bankruptcyAug 09, 2013 5:05 pm - Leafs Hockey Club Inc. and its Leafs Ice Centre in West Dundee are expected to file a reorganization plan in late September after a bankruptcy court allowed it to re...
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Original Jake’s Pizza in Mount Prospect “temporarily” closedAug 09, 2013 2:27 pm - Jake’s Pizza in Mount Prospect, which owner Jake Flowers opened in the early 1960s, has been closed for more than a month. According to a recording at the pizzeria, the ...
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South Barrington business holding bocce tournamentAug 07, 2013 3:04 pm - A $15,000 grand prize in a bocce tournament in South Barrington this September is expected to attract players from around the country. Pinstripes, a South Barrington...
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Failed Wilmette bank's managers arraigned; suburban stores alleged victimsAug 06, 2013 8:15 pm - The leaders of a state-chartered bank in Wilmette that failed in 2012 were formally arraigned Tuesday on fraud charges alleging a criminal shakedown scheme and using ban...
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McDonald's franchisees rebel as chain raises feesAug 06, 2013 4:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., already struggling to sell burgers in the U.S., now must contend with a brewing franchisee revolt. Store operators say the company, looking to improve ...