Small Business
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Palatine author shares e-publishing tips with business ownersOct 22, 2012 6:00 am - A book that brings instant credibility to you and your business can be an extremely effective marketing tool. Just ask Russ Riendeau, head of East Wing Group Inc., a Bar...
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N. Aurora man helps deaf community with new appOct 22, 2012 6:00 am - North Aurora resident Lloyd Roin can hear what you say but the rest of his family cannot. His parents and siblings are deaf, but he isn’t. Their disability has led him t...
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Looming federal cuts big risk to small companiesOct 21, 2012 7:35 am - NEW YORK — Laura Schoppe’s small business gets about half of its revenue from contracts with the federal government. It’s at risk of losing a chunk of that money in 2013...
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West Chicago honors five businesses with ‘brilliance’ awardsOct 19, 2012 1:20 pm - The city of West Chicago is recognizing five companies this year with its Brilliance in Business Awards. The program aims to build greater awareness, appreciation and su...
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Schaumburg Petco hosts mega dog adoption eventOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - The Elmhurst and Schaumburg Petco stores are hosting a mega adoption event to help provide homes to 200 dogs that were recently scheduled to be euthanized in rural Oklah...
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Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca aims to make journaling betterOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca CEO Joel Basgall enjoys journaling. He has shelves full of journals. A lot of executive management and other types of classes encourage jou...
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Bogies closes after 17 years in Mt. ProspectOct 18, 2012 5:30 am - Faced with too much competition and problems with its bank, Bogies Ale House in Mount Prospect has closed its doors. Owner Jeff Martinez said the business at 303 E. Kens...
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Des Plaines auto repair shop closing after 56 yearsOct 17, 2012 6:00 am - Ray Gleason is the last man standing in the family-owned Des Plaines auto repair shop — started by his father and World War II veteran Harry Gleason in 1956 — where he a...
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Portillo’s under construction on Randall in ElginOct 15, 2012 2:00 pm - Yes, it’s coming soon. Many of you have been emailing to find out what that building going up near Walmart at Randall and Bowes in Elgin is. Your emails were hopeful tha...
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Transportation company opts for help picking advisory boardOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - A bit more than two years back, Bruce Gillilan, Simmons Engineering Corp. president, created his own advisory board, a mix of outsiders and senior staff. The board works...