Small Business
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The Biz Week That Was: A diamond anniversary, disability award, eclectic eatery and business incentives among highlightsOct 22, 2023 1:00 am - Affy Tapple still an original at 75 In 75 years, Affy Tapple has changed ownership and locations, but the iconic caramel treat remains the same. The comp...
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'Treat them like family': How a fourth-generation business has survived, thrived for 100 yearsOct 22, 2023 1:00 am - Business for well drillers Peter Snelten & Sons Inc., already was good and expected to get better because of an exploding residential market. That was the company foreca...
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Gerry's Cafe 'clear choice' for Arlington Heights awardOct 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Planning for an Arlington Heights coffee shop started five years ago, with the expressed intent of hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ge...
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Going for a big finish: How to make the most of the remaining months of 2023Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - By Rebecca Hoffman Every year passes too quickly in the marketing world. And there is a seemingly ever-expanding constellation of marketing tools and tactics that should...
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'Social scene with an eclectic menu': Junction opening soon in downtown Crystal Lake
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - Paul Leech is no stranger to opening restaurants in Crystal Lake. With Jude's, Cantina 52, owning The Cottage and revamping Hickory Hall, he is adding another restauran...
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Donor human milk bank ready for expansion, more milk for Wisconsin and Illinois babiesOct 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes (Milk Bank WGL), is preparing for a significant expansion with the recent purchase of a 15,000 square foot building in the ...
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'A great idea': Proposed Des Plaines restaurant to get $350,000 incentive from the cityOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Entrepreneurs will get up to $350,000 in financial incentives from Des Plaines to open a new Korean-style restaurant downtown next year. The city council on Monday agree...
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Mixology classes at Arlington Heights shop could be allowed under liquor code changeOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - A new business in Arlington Heights would offer mixology classes and let patrons drink there. But that would require village hall to make an exception to its long-standi...
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Palatine using TIF money to boost appearances of two downtown propertiesOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine is helping to improve the curb appeal of two downtown properties. Village council members Monday agreed to use money from the downtown Tax Increment Financing D...