Business Columns
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Revisiting peanut butter in the workplaceNov 13, 2016 6:13 am - This week, we revisit the enthusiastically debated October column about food allergies in the workplace. To recap: After a peanut-allergic letter writer (LW) asked a col...
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Suburban companies share spotlight at Chicago Innovation AwardsNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - While its spotlight was focused on the city, a number of suburban companies came away with top honors at the 15th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The annual awards, fo...
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Executive ends corporate career to launch European specialty storeNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Vom Fass, a specialty foods retailer catering to foodies seeking out gourmet oils, vinegars, spices and "fine spirits," is opening its first Illinois store this mont...
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Lisle's Wild Birds Unlimited feeds birders' hobbyNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Does anybody else remember The Nature Company? The retailer had a store at Oakbrook Center in the 1990s. It was a fun place to look around, like a shop you'd find in a n...
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Soon: Exchange your extra vacation days for other perksNov 06, 2016 7:14 am - It's November, and you've been so overwhelmed at work you still have five vacation days you haven't used this year. You can: (a) try to squeeze it in amid all your crazy...
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The new corporate perk: 'life planning accounts'Nov 06, 2016 7:12 am - Like many things in America these days, the story of employee benefits has become a story of the haves and have nots. On the one side are workers - particularly young on...
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How to cope with entrepreneurial stressNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Ray Simon likes to walk to work. "I walked to work this morning," he said when we talked last month. "It's meditative. I get to ponder things with no devices in front of...
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Deferring Social Security is a good investmentNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Q: I'm 66 years old. I'm considering the timing for taking Social Security. I am comfortable waiting until age 70. I understand my cash requirements going forward, and I...
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Lisle financial adviser fine tunes business operationNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Jeffery Harper's mission is to assist in orchestrating the financial future of the clients through his business, Opus Wealth Management. The name of the growing Lisle f...
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Watercooler: Nudge boss's expectations back to realityOct 30, 2016 7:16 am - Q: I work for a solo attorney who frequently suggests I'm not providing enough value. For example, when I work steadily without taking any kind of break, he will say, "I...