Small Business
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Dance instructor buys the studioOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Lisa Gomez, who started taking ballet classes when she was in second grade, recently bought the dance studio where she has been teaching for 18 years. Gomez changed the...
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Tighter credit begins to hit manufacturing, jobsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There's no need to explain to Al Lubrano how deeply tight credit has wounded the economy. Lubrano, president of a metal components maker in Lincoln, R.I., ...
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Get down with tent saleOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As temperatures dip at night, it's time to pull out the down comforter. It's also time for United Feather & Down to hold its tent sale in Des Plaines. The longtime manu...
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Gym Spot owner celebrates 30 yearsSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Energy, passion for his sport and a devotion to children have driven the owner of a gymnastics training center to the next level. Norbert Bendixen, who launched The Gymn...
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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...