Small Business
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New store caters to ballplayersNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The Batterz Box, a new state-of-the-art baseball and fastpitch softball sporting goods retailer in Libertyville, is opening to the public on Friday, Nov. 18. The busines...
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Cubs broadcaster leads off Schaumburg business expoNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Pat Hughes, the radio voice of the Cubs, kicked off the 2011 Schaumburg Business Association Expo Wednesday mixing baseball stories with a little business. Hughes share...
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How to cool down hot workplace political discussionsNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The good news is that the election is still a year away. That's the bad news, too. There may be plenty of time to sort the candidates and the issues, but there also is p...
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Glen Ellyn business helps clients achieve financial peace of mindNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - An interview with Lynn Torre, owner of Financial Transitions Ltd Q: Describe your business. A: It is an independent financial services firm offering investments,...
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Advancing technology changing the look of home officeNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - The rapid changes of technology have affected more than those devices you use for mobile computing. Laptops, notebooks and iPads have radically changed the look of the h...
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Local brew masters have fun naming their beersNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Highly trained brew masters work diligently to craft the specialty independent beers for suburban microbreweries, finding just the right elixir of hops, barley, wheat, s...
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Geneva’s Merra-Lee Shops closingNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The Merra-Lee Shops, a longtime downtown Geneva shopping institution, are closing. Owner Mike Simon announced the closing on the women’s apparel shops’ website and Faceb...
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Euclid School, Tata Steel read togetherNov 08, 2011 12:00 am - Euclid School in Mount Prospect celebrated its excitement for reading on Oct. 6, during a literacy event arranged through First Book and Tata Steel. Tata Steel, an inter...
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East Dundee bakers send treats to the troopsNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Piece-A-Cake Bakery owner Diane Ahrens always said she would continue sending dozens of cookies to local service men and women as long as they are fighting in the Iraq a...
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Batavia coffee shop to closeNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Batavia's Limestone Coffee & Tea will be shutting its doors at the end of the month. “We're devastated,” owner Maureen Mares said Tuesday. She said she found out a c...