Small Business
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Fitness experts need not apply to run these new centersApr 15, 2013 6:47 am - Wauconda resident Brian Cygan, founder of Lake Zurich-based Exercise Coach, said he’s expanding the franchise from 16 to 28 locations nationwide this year. He’s looking...
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Local veterinarian answered call to helpApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank the Golf-Rose Animal Hospital in Schaumburg and in particular, Dr. Mark Kraklio, for being a standout in the veterinarian profession. The Daily Her...
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Former chemistry teacher, coach celebrates 25 years in orthodonticsApr 14, 2013 11:00 pm - An interview with Dr. Patrick Foley, owner of Foley Orthodontics in Lake Zurich. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We provide orthodontic treatment (braces)...
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Trick to keeping magic store open for 46 years may be funApr 14, 2013 7:00 am - A postal employee who didn't want to spend his life working for other people, Phil Johnson started a cosmetics store on the side. He pondered selling playground slides f...
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Plass Appliance closing 5 suburban storesApr 12, 2013 8:07 pm - After 75 years in the appliance business, Plass Appliance is closing for good in the Chicago suburbs. An announcement on the company’s website Friday indicated the compa...
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McDonald’s gives former and new CEOs pay bumpsApr 12, 2013 3:46 pm - NEW YORK — McDonald’s Corp. more than tripled the pay packages last year for its new CEO Don Thompson and the man he replaced, Jim Skinner. The pay increases came at a c...
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West Dundee music theater has a buyerApr 12, 2013 2:57 pm - After nearly two years years of sitting vacant, the foreclosed Clearwater Theater in West Dundee has secured a buyer, one who will keep it going as a venue for live musi...
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Oil changes to benefit cancer researchApr 12, 2013 2:36 pm - DJ’s Auto Service Center at 495 E. Estes Ave. in Schaumburg will hold its eighth annual “Oil Change for Change” benefit from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in hono...
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Honeyberry Cafe opens in Arlington Hts.Apr 12, 2013 9:41 am - Honeyberry Cafe, a new breakfast and lunch restaurant, has opened on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, where the former Max & Erma’s sat empty for more than five years...
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American Digital expands, hunts for more acquisitionsApr 12, 2013 8:00 am - American Digital Corp., a 25-year-old technology services company, is moving its headquarters from Arlington Heights to Elk Grove Village in coming weeks so it can d...