Business Columns
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Batavia author shares tales of awkward dates in new bookFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Just in time for Valentine's Day, a locally-based author whose new book is drawing national attention will be speaking at a bookstore along the Randall Road corridor thi...
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Tech CEO keeps his creative side busy with band, filmmakingJan 31, 2016 5:22 am - Patrick Stakenas of Libertyville is president and CEO of Determine Inc., a software platform provider that helps companies manage their contracts and supplies. But don'...
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Must I take lunch, and more legal puzzlersJan 31, 2016 5:22 am - Q: I work at a desk job for a small contractor at a federal facility on a task that has no immediate impact on health, safety or security. We are required to take an...
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Planning for your estate? Use stocks, not bondsJan 31, 2016 5:12 am - Q: What is your opinion about investing for income in 20-year bonds with a 3.5 percent coupon, priced at par? Because I view individual long-term bonds as really a purch...
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Workplace safety concerns impact productivityJan 31, 2016 4:45 am - Workplace safety - or, in today's not quite so benign context, the possibility of workplace violence - likely isn't something most entrepreneurs think about. Maybe we sh...
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IT professionals in hot demand in 2016Jan 27, 2016 12:00 am - If you're an IT professional, 2016 is going to be a good year for you. According to a survey conducted by Robert Half Technology, an increasing number of companies in th...
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Apartment complex proposed for former St. Charles Mall siteJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - There's no other way to put this. A portion of the west side of St. Charles is suffering because nothing has happened for decades with the land that was once known and l...
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Medical building to open on Randall in GenevaJan 24, 2016 10:00 pm - Many of you have been wondering what that new building along the Randall Road corridor on Keslinger Road in Geneva is going to be. If you've guessed an office complex, y...
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Work Advice: A state-of-the-(body) art issueJan 24, 2016 6:37 am - Q: I am a woman who works for a defense contractor in a fairly conservative state. We recently interviewed many candidates for a project management position. One young l...
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What readers say about increasing social securityJan 24, 2016 5:12 am - How about increasing Social Security rather than shrinking it? Many readers greeted the proposal, in a recent column, with cheers. Other readers worried. The folks who a...