Business Columns
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Vernon Hills firm helping athletes see their potentialSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - A small Vernon Hills company is keeping its eye focused on improving the world's visual performance. For the past 16 years, Vizual Edge has been providing its Vizual Edg...
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Power equipment company grows again in Lake ZurichSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - Echo Inc., the maker of hand-held outdoor power equipment, is expanding in Lake Zurich again. Construction recently started on a 51,000-square-foot two-story corpora...
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Mullen aims to retire, but volunteer work still on tapSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Ray Mullen, GLMV Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, has decided to retire in late November. "The most rewarding part of my job has been to meet with our member...
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Fuller's Car Wash coming to ElginSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Just in time to wash all of the impending salt and slush off your vehicle, a new car wash is set to open along the Randall Road corridor this fall. Fuller's Car Wash...
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Why LinkedIn co-founder is trying to get Trump to release his taxesSep 25, 2016 7:15 am - These days in Silicon Valley, Democratic supporters among the tech cognoscenti seem to be as common as hoodie-wearing twentysomethings with dreams of being the next Mark...
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Family's story closely follows cherished T-BirdSep 25, 2016 6:00 am - A chamber of commerce is a wonderful place to make connections. Larry Leafblad of Grayslake made an important one way back in October 1965. Not only did it lead to a new...
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Couch potato investing in the federal thrift savings planSep 25, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I am a former law enforcement officer. I retired from federal employment a few years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) at age 55, after 30 years of...
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Ongoing training important for techniciansSep 24, 2016 5:01 am - Last weekend, if you couldn't get your car repaired, it's because all the best technicians, shop owners and managers were in Itasca at the annual ASA of Illinois CAN Con...
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New paid leave policy may be smartest perk for families yetSep 18, 2016 7:13 am - The race to attract and retain millennial workers nearing parenting age has gone from exciting to a bit exaggerated. Over the past couple of years, progressive companies...
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Uncle Sam, student loan sharkSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - One of the odd things about borrowing money when you go to college is that you borrow the money when you don't have enough income to pay taxes. When it comes time to pay...