Small Business
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Suburban chocolatier Morkes dies at 90Oct 09, 2012 4:00 pm - Morkes brought chocolate business to the suburbs
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Agreement near for Prospect Heights Ultra FoodsOct 09, 2012 1:42 pm - A sales tax sharing agreement that would bring a new Ultra Foods Store into the old Dominick’s that has been vacant at least eight years is expected to be approved at th...
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Should Batavia give businesses help for construction work hassle?Oct 09, 2012 10:07 am - Trying to do business this summer on North River Street in Batavia during a streetscape improvement project has been rough. The street has been closed, from Wilson Stree...
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Elgin may change rules on resaleOct 08, 2012 5:34 pm - The Elgin Police Department has a new plan to aid in the apprehension of those who try to resell stolen merchandise. City council members will consider a revised ordina...
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Schaumburg Business Association toasts business leadersOct 08, 2012 4:03 pm - The 2012 Toast of Schaumburg was really a toast to the people who make up Schaumburg’s thriving business community. Several of them were honored Saturday night, but ever...
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Manufacturer’s advisory board could be your blueprintOct 08, 2012 6:00 am - Thinking about an advisory board? The one at Simmons Engineering Corp., a privately held, Wheeling-headquartered manufacturer of cutting blades, could be the model to co...
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Image, awards business grows in GenevaOct 08, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Patty Donahue, owner of Image Awards, Engraving & Creative Keepsakes Inc. in Geneva. Q: Describe your business. A: We provide trophies, corporate awar...
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Lincolnshire executive takes life’s changes in strideOct 08, 2012 5:51 am - Ida Butler, who is the new executive director of the Greater Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, has given up TV for more than a year. And no, she doesn’t miss it or the c...
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Remodeling resurgence boosts sales for contractorsOct 07, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Glenn Bridges can tell that the market for home remodeling is picking up — when he’s hanging cabinets or laying a floor in a customer’s house, a next-door nei...
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A new yard for Prospect family struck by fireOct 07, 2012 5:00 am - The firepit is still Sharon Zeeck's favorite part of her new backyard, but her 4-year-old grandson, Vincent, might have thrown that over for the pond rippling with two s...