Small Business
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Elgin neighborhood association has a new directorAug 15, 2012 11:00 am - Elgin's Downtown Neighborhood Association is entering a new phase. The board of directors has been searching for its next leader since Executive Director Tonya Hudson a...
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Mt. Prospect holds entrepreneurship meetingAug 14, 2012 2:46 pm - Potential and existing businesses in Mount Prospect are invited to a Business Roundtable Discussion to share experiences and build their professional networks 4 to 6 p.m...
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Arlington Hts. Riveria gives way to hot dogsAug 14, 2012 11:00 am - The Riviera Restaurant, a staple for more than 30 years in downtown Arlington Heights, is gone. Its replacement at 5 W. Campbell St, Campbell Street Hot Dogs ‘N’ More, ...
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Cat rescuers, Petco create adoption center for homeless felinesAug 14, 2012 8:01 am - For two years, homeless cats rescued by La Vonne Porter and Janet Marquez, founders of Friendly & Feral Cat Rescue and Cinderella’s Hope, occupied the former, glass-encl...
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Local nonprofits need online votes to win $25,000Aug 13, 2012 11:01 am - Two Fox Valley organizations have made it to the final round of a competition for $25,000, squaring off against each other and eight Chicago area nonprofits. The Uni...
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Former Chicago Bear, wife start luxury spa in Vernon HillsAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Ranee McGowanand her husband, former Chicago Bears safety Brandon McGowan, know there’s life after NFL football. And they proved that by opening businesses, including a ...
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Adapting advice makes Wheeling firm ‘better off’Aug 13, 2012 6:00 am - I was hooked as soon as I read Bruce Gillilan’s email. President of Simmons Engineering Corp., Wheeling, Gillilan wrote in June that he had “encountered one of your old ...
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Tax planning business continues to grow in Lake CountyAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Robert Swartz, owner of Business Ways Inc. in Libertyville. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: I am an expert on US and international tax pl...
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Pet CPR class in Streamwood Aug. 18Aug 12, 2012 9:51 am - Animal Hospital of Streamwood will hold its next Pet CPR and First Aid class from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the hospital, 904 E. Irving Park Road in Streamwood...
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Niagara Falls takes broad approach to draw peopleAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would...