Business Columns
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Three decades of use isn't bad for a $150 carMay 16, 2016 6:00 am - Commuting can be a drag. Helping to make Dick Zittler's Hoffman Estates-to-downtown haul enjoyable was a lovable 1964 VW Beetle. He used it for several years during the ...
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New Batavia group works to preserve treesMay 15, 2016 11:00 am - The name leaves no doubt about what this group wants us to do - Value Our Trees. It's a subgroup of the Conservation and Garden Department of the Batavia Woman's Club an...
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IT for startups not likely to be difficultMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Unless they're beginning life as an IT consultant, the combination of computers, software and the maze of social media choices can be daunting for many startup entrepren...
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Elk Grove CEO back in the saddle for charity rideMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Chip Miceli, president and CEO of Des Plaines Office Equipment in Elk Grove Village, bought a three-wheeler. Not a tricycle for a kid. A three-wheeled motorcycle for a c...
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Paying off debt creates financial flexibilityMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Q: My wife and I are in our early 30s, with an infant, and another child on the way. We each have separate Roth IRAs (both began before we met) with about $10,000 and $6...
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Elk Grove firm stays flexible to changing mobile technologyMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - Remember the Palm Pilot, that handy little handheld device that allowed you to organize and sync your world with your computer? Andrew Graham certainly remembers. That d...
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Oak Brook executive never lost his passion for Apollo programMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - A strong passion for space might keep the boyish spark in the eye of Richard Jurek, an author and Oak Brook marketing executive. Jurek considers himself a child in the A...
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Applying 'What if?' thinking to business may yield dramatic resultsMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - "What if?" thinking is a powerful driver of success as it challenges our beliefs and heightens our curiosity. Unfortunately, most of us never ask that question and conti...
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City stickers save glimpses of timeMay 09, 2016 6:00 am - City stickers have been a part of Chicago motoring heritage for decades. Area classic car owners often leave vintage examples affixed to their vehicles' windshields. Jus...