Small Business
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Couple opens new salon, spaApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past two decades, Anthony Scimeca and his wife, Karen, have passed a vacant lot near their Elk Grove Village home. Through the years, they'd talk about how it wo...
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New Hanover Park auto repair shop could be greenest everApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Between the plant-covered roof, solar panels and electric car plug-in stations, Steve Leffler dares anyone to show him a greener auto repair shop than the one he just op...
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Mother, daughter blend experience, love for animals into businessApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - For years, Teri Hoppe and her daughter, Kim Fickel have talked about opening their own business together. Using their previous business experience and their love for ani...
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Bradco Supply to take over vacant facility in WaucondaApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Wauconda will welcome a new business to town when Bradco Supply moves into a 55,000-square-foot facility on Barrington Road that has sat vacant for a year. The national ...
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Part-time CFO a full-time job for outsourced controllerApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Need a CFO but can't justify the expense? Got a CFO and can't justify the expense? You may want to talk to Tony Battaglia. He has served as chief financial officer for a...
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Elgin freight company keeps on truckin'Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Five years ago Bob Kuehn started Nationwide Freight Systems on his own, in his basement. He hit the phones, and started working to build his business from ground up. He'...
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Sanfilippo expands pistachio recallApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - ELGIN - John B. Sanfilippo and Son Inc. said this week it has expanded its voluntary recall of pistachio products to include raw shelled pistachio products and products ...
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First-date wardrobe provides theme, name for Wheaton boutiqueApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About 20 years ago, before their first date, Jill Card, then unmarried, asked Richard Card what she should wear. Richard Card responded, "Just wear jeans and a cute top....
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Suburban companies post layoff noticesApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-two companies, including six in the suburbs, are expected to lay off about 2,500 workers through May, according to documents posted Monday by the state of Illinoi...
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Gymnastics training center opens in S. BarringtonApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Trampolines and balance beams replace flat screen TVs and computers at a store at the Arboretum of South Barrington. The owners of Midwest Elite Gymnastics recently reno...