Small Business
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New owner, new hope for Des Plaines shopping centerOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - “For Lease” signs abound in the once-prized crown jewel of Des Plaines' downtown, a stark reminder of the still struggling economy. The new owner of Metropolitan Square,...
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PsPrint opens Des Plaines facilityOct 28, 2012 12:11 pm - PsPrint, a national provider of online printing services, has opened a printing facility at 1600 E. Touhy Ave. in Des Plaines. PsPrint caters to small and medium-sized b...
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Jaycees holding pizza-tasting contest in Hoffman EstatesOct 28, 2012 12:03 pm - The Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Jaycees will be holding a contest to determine who makes the best pizza in the Schaumburg Township area 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, ...
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Buffalo Grove orthodontist buying Halloween candyOct 28, 2012 11:27 am - Dr. Yan Razdolsky, an orthodontist in Buffalo Grove who owns Forever Smiles, is holding a candy buyback program to remove from his patients’ possession tempting treats t...
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NHL dispute puts sales for small businesses on iceOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — In cities with professional hockey teams, it seems that the only thing on ice these days is sales — at least at the bars, restaurants and other small business...
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Latino grocery chain fights immigration woesOct 27, 2012 1:24 pm - FRESNO, Calif. — Two decades ago, Mi Pueblo Food Center began modestly as a small butcher shop run by an illegal immigrant. Now, the supermarket that caters to the Latin...
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Buffalo Grove Theater raising funds to avoid closureOct 27, 2012 8:00 am - Another local movie theater may well fall victim to what could be dubbed the digital disease unless a fundraiser just getting started provides the cure. The Buffalo Grov...
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Veterans families get makeovers in SchaumburgOct 26, 2012 2:53 pm - The Heart Of A Marine Foundation, headquartered in Elk Grove Village, is working with Mario Tricoci Schaumburg to give makeovers to family members of veterans staying in...
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Hanover Park at crossroads with rundown shopping centerOct 26, 2012 5:30 am - Hanover Park's effort to improve the curb appeal of one of its most visible commercial centers has come to a “crossroads,” village officials say. Nearly a year after the...
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Reflejos honors suburban businessesOct 25, 2012 11:59 am - Twenty-seven companies and organizations in finance, health and other areas were honored Wednesday during the first Reflecting Excellence Awards hosted by Reflejos Bilin...