Small Business
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Grab your yellow pad and start thinkingSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - With third quarter results yet to come, it's too early to sit with your advisers to talk about 2009. It's not too early, however, to put some thoughts for that agenda on...
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Restaurant owner launches new conceptSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Tony Vassil, who has owned fast food-style restaurants for more than 25 years, stepped it up a notch. Vassil recently opened Vangelo's Town Center Grille at 1021 Founta...
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New casual dining spot rolls out rail themeSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The owners of a new Mundelein restaurant became friends at the age of 8 while playing baseball and soccer in Deerfield. Brain Carman and Ted Banick now own and operate ...
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Family recipe, tradition turns into businessSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Joanne Kelsey holds fond memories of summers spent in Antioch at her grandparent's cottage. She'd fish, work in the vegetable garden and help make spicy pepper sauce. Ov...
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Pay-per-click web advertising needs good keywordsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Pay-per-click web advertising seems so easy. Create a brief text ad, one of those "sponsored links" that appear on search engine page results. Select keywords that descr...
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Old Village Pantry expands deli selectionSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With a year of experience under their belts, the owners of The Old Village Pantry in Palatine added an expanded deli to their operation. Brother and sister team Lawrence...
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Gallagher acquires Oxygen InsuranceSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - ITASCA - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Oxygen Insurance Managers Ltd. of London, England, from its parent, Oxygen Holdings. Terms of the transac...
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Collection agencies suffer in slow times, tooSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - You'd think that a bum economy would mean good times in the collection industry. But, like me, you'd be wrong. "Our business cycles with the rest of the economy," explai...
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Italian deli, gelateria opens in BartlettSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BARTLETT - Bartlett residents Dan and Laura Driesbach opened Barese Italian Deli & Gelateria in Bartlett Town Center, 225 S. Main St. Barese offers a full range of made-...
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Olive Oyl popcorn finds its way to store shelvesSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Attorney Angelo Angelakos acted on an idea and a craving he had a couple years ago while watching Monday Night Football. The Lake in the Hills resident turned his simple...