Business Columns
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If you measure in barrels, we're doing OKSep 27, 2015 5:45 am - The good ship USA, as measured by the Barrel Standard, is doing nicely, thank you very much. You may not feel that way if you have any money invested in the stock market...
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What business owners need to wrap up 2015Sep 27, 2015 5:22 am - With three months to go, there's time (if you move quickly) to turn 2015 results from so-so to good or, preferably, good to great. In fact, whether your business has 80 ...
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Chamber executive returns to her rootsSep 27, 2015 5:15 am - Patricia Haskins, executive vice president of the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce, is going full circle. The native of Southern Illinois has worked more than a dozen...
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Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft relocating in AlgonquinSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - It is getting to be a little bit of slimmer pickings for shoppers at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft along the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin. As the store at 215 S. Randall...
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Career Coach: The perils of being lateSep 20, 2015 7:44 am - Have you ever dropped everything to make sure you were early or on time for a meeting or appointment, only to be kept waiting by the other party? I can understand people...
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Work Advice: She thought her hours were 8 to 5Sep 20, 2015 7:43 am - Reader: I have been the executive assistant to a CEO at a 40-person company for six months. The company's core hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As the sole administrative emp...
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Funding assisted-living requires safe, short-term investingSep 20, 2015 6:12 am - Q: My parents have had to sell their home and move to an assisted-living facility. We will need to use the money from that sale to help pay their monthly rent. They were...
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Suburban investor spices up new careerSep 20, 2015 5:12 am - Mike Brindza of Downers Grove spent his career in the financial industry, including about 30 years with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. B...
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Gordmans in Algonquin to closeSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - A favorite spot along the Randall Road corridor for shoppers to get fashionable clothes and accessories at lower prices is closing. Gordmans, 1500 S. Randall Road in Alg...
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Work advice: Transgender co-worker hits the showersSep 13, 2015 7:23 am - Reader: Two years ago, I wrote you about a transgender co-worker, Barbara, and her decision to use the ladies' bathroom even though she is not undergoing surgical reassi...