Small Business
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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. ...
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New Year's resolution: Close more salesDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - If boosting sales tops your list of New Year's Business Resolutions, you might want to search out Stacia Skinner. She makes closing the sale easier by paying attention t...
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Libertyville gains business, holds its own in economyDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - The Artist at Heart store that opened in downtown Libertyville last summer was to have been the company's second location. But it didn't turn out that way. Brisk busines...
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Buffalo Grove restaurant honored by village boardDec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Grande Jakes Fresh Mexican Grill was presented with a Golden Bison Award as part of the village's Business Showcase Program at this week's village board meeting. The pr...
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Auto center in Palatine sports giant layout for model trainsDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Trains have fascinated John Busch III for more than three decades. Busch, store manager for the Busch Auto Service Center at 137 S. Northwest Hwy. in Palatine, first bro...