Business Columns
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October a busy month for Costume and Magic Trick Shop in South ElginOct 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Tucked between the bigger box costume and party stores up and down the Randall Road corridor is a small, locally owned shop that's in the midst of its busiest time of th...
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Company's faith-based holiday policy doesn't flyOct 16, 2016 7:15 am - Q: My daughter works for a car dealership that employs 19 people. The owner, an Orthodox Jew, gives every employee two paid holidays a year: Thanksgiving and Christmas. ...
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How much can you invest in stocks for a secure retirement?Oct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I think I'm in a unique situation. I'm 75 years old, very healthy and active, married to a woman who is financially independent, have various retirement incomes such ...
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'Sweet Baby' Raymond would rather help inner city kidsOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Dave Raymond of Wood Dale is best known for his role as co-creator of Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce. While the sauce line was sold a while ago, he is now focusing on a...
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Are small businesses missing good loan opportunities?Oct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Set aside the nearly genetic, if somewhat justifiable, small business concerns about government paperwork, and the fact arises that we may be missing some good financing...
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UPS to test unique hybrids in areaOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Some of those ubiquitous big brown delivery trucks rolling through the suburbs will be soon be leaving a smaller carbon footprint. UPS, with the help of a grant from the...
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Friend has a bad reputation in his field. Do you tell him?Oct 13, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I work in an industry that is youth oriented and freelance driven. Creative professionals in this field tend to get work through positive word-of-mouth. I was once in...
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Klein Tools working hard to help electriciansOct 12, 2016 1:00 am - Klein Tools, a family-owned company in Lincolnshire is investing another $2 million to train the next generation of electrical workers. The company announced it is c...
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Gender gap in early career promotions should get more attentionOct 09, 2016 7:12 am - By now the statistics are well-known, if still unsettling: Women make up less than five percent of the CEOs at the biggest corporations. Just under 20 percent of directo...
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Ignoring deadly allergy goes beyond office 'prank'Oct 09, 2016 7:10 am - Q: I work in a small office. A few months back, while working in a common area, I began to cough and felt allergy symptoms kick in. I saw a co-worker, whose desk is near...