Business Columns
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Another big win for reverse mortgagesDec 20, 2015 5:32 am - In the vast universe of consumer borrowing, reverse mortgages get little respect. They cause the same kind of eyebrow lift as pawn tickets, car title loans, rent-to-own ...
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Ying's Kitchen came to Lake County via China ... and ToledoDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - When Ying Stoller left her native China, she didn't settle in Chicago or New York or Los Angeles right away. She instead went directly to Toledo, Ohio. Toledo was a town...
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No turns to grow for Elgin's Packaging WholesalersDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Mike Hrbacek's philosophy on the word “no” may be a primary reason he is running a growing business that sells packaging materials to companies across the country. Growi...
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Fishing travel could do without the excess baggageDec 16, 2015 9:04 am - The map on my office wall is perforated with pinholes from all the local and area fishing destinations and faraway places I have explored. And when I fly someplace, I of...
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Galloway's Subs opens in Algonquin MeijerDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - You could say the Galloway family members are big Meijer shoppers. They've shopped at the Algonquin location, 400 S. Randall, since it opened. One day as they were packi...
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Pushing ourselves too hard hurts our workDec 13, 2015 5:13 am - It's almost the end of the year and many of us are overwhelmed juggling work, holidays, family schedules, and end-of-the year pressures. We work longer and longer hours ...
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Despite cancer, executive races toward goals in business, lifeDec 13, 2015 5:12 am - Ben Niernberg of Buffalo Grove hardly expected a diagnosis of colon cancer at 37. But it was the harsh reality he faced two years ago after a colonoscopy. He went throu...
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Owner hires son to boost sales. Would you?Dec 13, 2015 5:00 am - Ron Wajer needed to jump start his business. He hired his son to gear up sales. Whether that was a good move - son Michael came on board in early August - won't be known...
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When everything is 'go,' it's time to pay off the mortgageDec 13, 2015 4:12 am - Q: My wife and I are considering paying off our mortgage and would like your opinion. Here are the stats: I am 54. My wife is 57. Our combined income is $330,000. My wif...
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Kane County grocers fire back in lawsuitsDec 13, 2015 12:00 am - A pair of Fox Valley grocery stores being sued by patrons who say they suffered injuries because of the stores' negligence are pushing back against the claims. Attorneys...