Business Columns
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Which suburbs tax you more to eat out?Jun 29, 2016 5:32 am - Every Quarter Pounder with Cheese sold at the Hanover Park McDonald's on Lake Street costs 11 cents more than the same burger two miles away in Bloomingdale. Ronald McDo...
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Surprise! The boss is buying lunchJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - If you pay attention to meteorological (climate) data, this year's summer is essentially one-third over — which means that if you're thinking about a summer employee eve...
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Mount Prospect restaurateur keeps tradition going in Crystal LakeJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - When Chef Chris Barth opened his second Retro Bistro in Crystal Lake on June 15, he at first didn't realize the significance of the day. It happened to be when he and tw...
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Construction resumes at Algonquin CommonsJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - The construction you navigated through at Algonquin Commons last summer is back again, and it will be here until fall. The Randall Road area mall started on the second p...
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What the new overtime rule might mean for youJun 26, 2016 7:10 am - In mid-May, the Labor Department made a long-anticipated - or dreaded, depending on your viewpoint - change to rules on overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...
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The new Millennial sales machineJun 26, 2016 1:00 am - For the past six years I have been working with many sales teams comprised mainly of millennials or young adults from the ages of 22 to 30 and I realized I had to learn ...
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Online portal brings together attorneys, people with legal needsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - Matthew Horn and Ryan Caltagirone became good friends while growing up in Palatine, participating in sports and attending the same high school and college. While they fo...
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To reduce retirement risk, reduce debtJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - Q: We are a retired couple. We have two debts that we have not paid off. One is a Sallie Mae student loan at 3.875 percent. We are making payments of $500 monthly. We a...
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Daily Projects coffee shop opens in AlgonquinJun 22, 2016 5:30 am - There is a new spot along the Randall Road corridor to grab your favorite morning brew on the go, or to sip it inside while you work. Daily Projects Café and Eatery open...
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Business owner adds Strawberry Field to restaurant menuJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Gus Romas was 15 when he immigrated from Greece and jokes that he arrived to Chicago on a Friday night and that on Monday morning he was picking up dishes and cleaning t...