Business Columns
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Pace of small business sales picks upMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - Bob House thinks this is a good time to sell a business. “The window's open,” House says. “Financing activity is up. Buyers have access to capital. Deals are happening.”...
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Cancer not sidetracking Skarr from community, family activitiesMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - When his father died of heart disease at a young age, Mike Skarr carefully tracked his own cholesterol to try to avoid the same fate. But as fate would have it, somethin...
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How a required minimum distribution is calculatedMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I'm confused. The Required Minimum Distribution table number for age 70 1/2 is 27.4. Where are you getting the 3.65 percent rate mentioned in a recent column as the a...
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Fuel lines can wear under harsh conditionsMay 21, 2016 2:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I was told the other day that my Buick needs to have all the brake lines and fuel line replaced from the front to the back. It's a lot of money and...
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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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