Small Business
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Veteran-owned Gun Barrel Coffee company gives back to veterans
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - The small things can make all the difference to those deployed in Iraq. Letters from home. Candy. A warm cup of coffee. Every veteran has their favorite. For Gun Barrel ...
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Air Force reservist making name in aviation furniture
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Kurt Eldrup's fascination with airplanes probably started with his father's service as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. That fascination fol...
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November is Thank a Business Month; here's what you can doNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - The Better Business Bureau suggests customers give a nod of support and thanks to trusted businesses with great products, customer service, or community involvement. Sm...
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New police station, businesses touted in Lake in the Hills and Algonquin
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - New businesses, a new police station and park renovations are just some of things residents in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills can anticipate. Lake in the Hills Village ...
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U3 Coffee seeks to 'unite the world through coffee'Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - Like the drink on which Kristi and Craig Ross are focusing, their mission statement is bold. After Kristi Ross' decades of success in financial services, options and fut...
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Dave's Hot Chicken, Popeyes, Portillo's, Cooper's Hawk among businesses coming to Algonquin
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - A new Dave's Hot Chicken, which opened Friday in Algonquin, is among several new businesses opening in town this month alone. Co-owner Rocco Armocida, who owns multiple ...
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Batavia's Gather Bakery opening second location - a holiday pop-up shop in Geneva CommonsNov 03, 2023 6:00 am - In many ways, the bakery dreams of Eric and Deanna Keilty would get an important litmus test this holiday season as their Gather Bakery moves into a temporary storefront...
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New restaurant brings authentic, upscale Mexican food and style to downtown ElginNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - A long-awaited new Mexican restaurant finally is welcoming diners to its stylish downtown Elgin digs. El Patio has been giving patrons a small taste of its offerings by...
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'It exploded right away for us': Longtime consignment shop owners sell the businessNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Opening a business in the middle of the Great Recession may not have seemed like the best idea but a pair of stay at home moms with young kids had a plan. “We did a lot ...
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How the Our Lady of the Angels School fire prompted survivors to open a chiropractic clinicOct 29, 2023 5:00 am - Health always has been important to the Andreoli family — lessons imparted from dad, Gerald, and mom, Irene, who met in the hospital after being severely injured during ...