Small Business
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January gas prices highest ever for this time of yearJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has increased 16 cents during the past month, forecasting an average co...
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St. Charles dinner club to closeJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - For the past 30 months, St. Charles businessman Ron Onesti has viewed the Onesti Dinner Club restaurant as an extension of his personality and energy. It was an easy con...
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Buffalo Grove Chamber installs 2011 leadersJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - Attorney Marc Blumenthal was installed Tuesday as the 2011 president of the Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce, and he’ll lead a new board of directors as well. The new o...
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Barrington bear in need of a nameJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In anticipation of the Chicago Bears' hoped-for victories in the playoffs and Superbowl XLV, one Barrington business is looking for help in naming its own ursine mascot....
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Business leaders bash extra corporate tax burdensJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Martin Matushek, a co-owner of West Dundee-based M2 Polymer Technologies Inc., sees the writing on the wall for businesses. Growth? More jobs? Here in Illinois? Forget i...
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Palatine shop marks 1st birthdayJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Cookie Cards Inc. in downtown Palatine is celebrating its anniversary with a ribbon cutting event from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at 10 N. Bothwell St. At 3 p.m. offici...
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Mount Prospect business seeking votesJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - The Get Home Smart Card reloadable prepaid taxi card developed by a fledgling Mount Prospect business has been picked as a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project and the ...
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Home Smart furniture in Aurora going out of businessDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Home Smart Furniture in Aurora is going out of business. "The decision to close the store has been a difficult one. We have enjoyed being part of the neighborhood in Aur...
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Otto, D300 work together to give students a head startDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Otto Engineering, the largest employer in Carpentersville, is teaming up with Community Unit Community Unit District 300 to give a couple of graduating seniors a head st...
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Another store bites the dust in downtown PalatineDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - For Amber Mullins, opening a shoe store in downtown Palatine a block from where she grew up was an emotional decision. Deciding to close, however, is strictly business. ...