Small Business
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Details combines a car wash with country club amenitiesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When Michael Krabbe was a teenager, he was the one who washed the family car before buying and caring for his own. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree ...
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Collage artist opens The Beat of My Art gift shop in NapervilleSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When artist Debbie Egizio opened an art gallery and gift shop in Naperville, her goal was to make it comfortable and inviting. "People sometimes feel intimidated by gall...
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Triathlon combatants join forces to open Tri-City FitnessSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Rick Nobregas and John Young have been friendly competitors for years, racing against each other in area triathlons. So when the two discussed a shared dream -- opening...
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The search for 'Lost Colony'
Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - GREAT DISMAL SWAMP, N.C. -- After trudging for two hours through thick vegetation to a blurry mark found on Google Earth, George Ray started making up a song: "If you're...
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Older workers can fill many small business jobsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a whole demographic of experienced, willing-to-work workers looking for jobs that many small businesses are looking to fill. You may want to tweak your hiring p...
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VP recalls Alcatel Lucent Center's 25 years in LisleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alcatel Lucent's Network Software Center marks its 25th anniversary in Lisle on Sunday. That milestone means more than years of hard work, the merger of several parent c...
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Don't pass up a chance to explore success on your own termsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone searching for a first job right out of college has surely been bombarded with serious, heart-to-heart advice -- from parents and professors, from peers and siblin...
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Small pharmacies seek Medicare change
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Couple's 1-800-Radiator franchise turns into hot investmentSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In an effort to keep customers cool, husband-and-wife team John and Kimberly Czaplicki recently expanded their business into Volo. The Czaplicki's launched their 1-800-R...
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MDL Antiques carries vintage fashions for the younger setSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The variety of merchandise at MDL Antiques is what sets the Addison business apart, according to its owners. Lindsay Sulka, 23, and her parents, Melody and David Sulka, ...