Small Business
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Fremd High pushes ‘Operation Click’ for studentsNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - “Operation Click” has been urging high school-age drivers since 1998 to buckle their seat belts in order to save lives. Students are eligible for prizes and incentives ...
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Lindemann Chimney Company still cleaning after more than 40 yearsOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - An interview with Owner Rob Lindemann Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Lindemann Chimney Co. specializes in chimney and fireplace inspection, cleaning,...
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Local grocers build success on unique characteristicsOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - Picture an industry dominated for decades by large chain stores. Add traditionally tight margins. Then ask Rob Prisco and Peter Arvanitis how their independent grocery s...
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Planned Elgin pizzeria gets grant to aid openingOct 27, 2011 5:30 am - Chooch’s Pizzeria is one step closer to opening its doors in Elgin’s downtown. Elgin City Council members gave preliminary approval to a $21,912 grant for brothers Mike...
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Tax incentive lures Elk Grove manufacturer to SchaumburgOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - An expanding manufacturer of turbine blades in Elk Grove Village will be taking advantage of a Cook County property tax incentive to move to a larger, long vacant quarte...
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New waffle retail concept heats up in Deer ParkOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - A goal for Shari Sorrells is to make sure that her husband, Tom, never again has to wear a tie again. Instead, the former CEO is making waffles at the family business t...
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Two restaurants, for opposite tastes, coming to SchaumburgOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Two more new restaurants — quite the opposite of each other — are on their way to Schaumburg. Salad Works will be moving into Unit 170 of the Streets of Woodfield shoppi...
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Students, entrepreneurs to rub shoulders at NIUOct 25, 2011 2:42 pm - Students from District 214, District 211 and Barrington High School, will participate in the third annual Entrepreneurship Day at Northern Illinois University’s Hoffman ...
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Palatine resident teams with online greeting card companyOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine resident Anne Haywood Smith of Anne Haywood Jewellery has partnered with SendOutCards, an online greeting card and gift sending business. A grand opening and ri...
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AEC Technology works to support contractorsOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - An interview with Jerry Rushing Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: AEC Technology supports local architects, engineers and contractors by providing cost...