Business Columns
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Career Coach: Being 'PC' is just another way of showing common courtesyJul 31, 2016 7:00 am - We are hearing a lot these days on the campaign trail and in other forums about what is or is not meant by “political correctness.” Some say they are fed up with having ...
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When folding money goes, gold and silver will have trouble, tooJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I have a question about gold and silver. In the event of a catastrophic economic collapse, where can I sell my gold and silver? Surely, banks will have crumbled and p...
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Too much to do? Lists, schedules can boost productivityJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - If today is Monday. Brian Basilico is working on his blog, podcast and other ways to market the services he sells. Monday is marketing Monday. Tomorrow is training Tuesd...
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Are they short-timers or two-timers?Jul 31, 2016 1:00 am - Q: We hired an associate who, after only two months, informed me that she would be leaving in another three months for graduate school. I appreciate her informing me now...
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Job placement executive designed sculpture displayed at Good ShepherdJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - Russell Riendeau of Barrington, executive the vice president of Jobplex, an executive search firm in Chicago, said his most creative period has been in the last six year...
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Russo Power Equipment opens in former Elgin Wal-Mart siteJul 26, 2016 6:00 am - The former Wal-Mart site along Randall Road has a new tenant. The 118,000-square-foot building at Randall Road and Royal had been vacant since 2012, when the Wal-Mart cl...
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High school program takes 'business class' to national levelJul 26, 2016 1:00 am - Michael Miles is living his "Field of Dreams" - if you build it, they will come - by helping budding entrepreneurs build their dreams. Miles is a co-founder of INCubator...
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Elk Grove's Grodzin gets crash course on doing podcastsJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - Josh Grodzin, director of business development and marketing for Elk Grove Village, was like many in his profession. He focused on helping local businesses and encourage...
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The part-time job that can pay more than $250,000 a yearJul 24, 2016 7:17 am - The people who sit on the boards of America's largest corporations got a modest raise last year. Corporate directors at Fortune 500 companies saw a three percent increas...
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Do women in tech get pushed more onto the 'glass cliff'?Jul 24, 2016 7:14 am - For Yahoo, it's nearly all over but the shouting - and it likely won't be long before we know the fate of both the faded internet company and its embattled CEO, Marissa ...