Business Columns
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When the director is a friend, and a drinkerJul 17, 2016 7:11 am - Q: I serve on the board of a charitable organization run by volunteers except for one paid, part-time director. For some time, I've been aware that the director, a close...
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Don't ignore spark plug replacementJul 17, 2016 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Last week I wrote about vehicle owners pushing oil-change intervals out too far. I alluded to other services that are not required, according to the m...
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Retirement security more about choices than returnsJul 15, 2016 1:00 am - Q: We have interviewed fee-only certified financial planners, but even they focus primarily on managing money. I am 68; my wife is 65. We were both involuntarily retired...
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Sponsorships offer potentially high rewardsJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - The good news is that there are several low-cost, potentially high-return sponsorships that may be a good fit as your business seeks to establish connections with what c...
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Apocalypse Hardware sells guns, hunting equipment in BataviaJul 13, 2016 11:00 pm - Violent incidents in this country tend to have a strange affect on gun stores. They make it the best of times and the worst of times to be operating one. Considering the...
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Favorite local bands, chosen by votes, to play at Algonquin CommonsJul 13, 2016 5:30 am - You voted on your favorite local bands, and the top vote-getters will be performing free concerts along the Randall Road corridor at Algonquin Commons this month. Every ...
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Woodfield's new GM aims to keep mall the country's top shopping destinationJul 13, 2016 1:00 am - When Kurt Webb bought a house in West Dundee, his wife and four children had not seen it yet. But he knew what she liked. Besides, he already accepted a job as general m...
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Venture One acquires Addison industrial buildingJul 11, 2016 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - VK Industrial III, LP, an acquisition fund partnership between Venture One Real Estate and Kovitz Investment Group, has closed on the acquisition of a vacant ...
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Classic Recollections: Instant attraction never fades for AMC AMXJul 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Hot summer days are perfect for lusting after muscle cars. It was a burner one hot July in 1973 when Nader Ghazaleh and a co-worker, Steve, were passing the time doing j...
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Career Coach: The difference between business casual and business whateverJul 10, 2016 7:14 am - I just came back from a conference where in addition to listening to professional colleagues talk about what they learned from various sessions, I also heard quite a bit...