Business Columns
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New mattress store to open in Algonquin GalleriaJan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - No, it's not a Portillo's. Many of you have been emailing to ask about the new building going up in the Galleria in Algonquin, near Famous Dave's and Golden Corral, and ...
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Strategic alliances allow firms to expand servicesJan 03, 2016 4:03 am - Lynn Walsh and Pat Price may not get as many paragraphs in business histories as Apple's Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak or Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, bu...
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How will technology affect business in 2016?Jan 01, 2016 4:30 am - How much can technology change your business in a year? Think about it. Ten years ago, there were no iPhones. Three years ago, few people knew about the cloud. Last year...
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What Tri-Cities readers were talking about in 2015Dec 30, 2015 12:00 am - "Talk of the Town" took on a theme of sorts in 2015. Readers wanted to talk about their favorite things and share with others in the Tri-Cities area. Of course, I was en...
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Oldsmobile Toronado a real victoryDec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Jim Ostrander has a soft spot for discarded and unloved things — especially vehicles. He's found they're big on fun and small on price. Even before he could drive, he sc...
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How employers can make moving easierDec 27, 2015 6:32 am - Recently, I shared suggestions for workers struggling to adapt to an office move. This week, it's the employers' turn. Personal and career counselor Jim Weinstein recall...
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How to be an index fund investor at FidelityDec 27, 2015 4:07 am - Q: I can't complain - I have investments, retirement funds, a pension, etc. I'm comfortable with how they are all being managed. My wife, however, would be more comforta...
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People around suburbs made their mark in 2015Dec 27, 2015 4:00 am - They overcame obstacles, were innovative, or had a mission. In any case, this year was filled again with some impressive, fun and entrepreneurial people from around the ...
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The emotional baggage of an office moveDec 20, 2015 6:39 am - It's moving day. Your essential work tools - dog-eared reference books, stacks of ratty notepads - have been jumbled into plastic crates, to be offloaded into a sleek, m...
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New federal overtime pay rules running lateDec 20, 2015 6:18 am - Karla Dobbeck thinks Uncle Sam has given business owners a gift: Changes to overtime pay rules that initially were expected to take effect next month now aren't likely t...