Business Columns
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How to not lose your temper at airport securitySep 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Last week while waiting at the gate for a flight to San Francisco, the man seated next to me opened up his computer and lost it. It wasn't the usual explosion you hear...
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Small or larger, companies can win The Great GameAug 31, 2015 5:00 am - You don't really play The Great Game of Business. But if you accept its open book management concepts - that employees should know and understand company financials and ...
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Former Des Plaines resident knew how to turn cookies into profitAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - A former Des Plaines resident who helped expand Salerno cookies across the country — and into the Girl Scouts' product line — and later led the Maurice Lenell cookie com...
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Woods Creek Tavern opens in Lake in the HillsAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - A long-anticipated gastropub opened this week along the Randall Road corridor inside of the former Applebee's building in Lake in the Hills. Woods Creek Tavern, at 251 N...
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Girls Who Code founder started her volunteerism in SchaumburgAug 30, 2015 7:00 am - Reshma Saujani's roots for activism and volunteerism started while she was a student at Schaumburg High School. That's where she helped to create the Prejudice Reduction...
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Work Advice: Turning over old leaveAug 30, 2015 5:33 am - Reader: I am getting ready to give notice at my employer in New York state. I planned to use my accrued vacation time during my last two days, because our handbook state...
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Cash is only good when stores are stockedAug 30, 2015 5:12 am - Q: For the past several months my wife has encouraged us to increase the amount of cash we keep at home and on our persons. She worries that our banks and financial inst...
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Workplace advice: First job, lasting lessonAug 23, 2015 7:33 am - Reader: My 17-year-old daughter started a job at a national retail chain store two months ago. After working there for a couple of weeks, she asked for a weekend off to ...
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Career Coach: Any guess what presidential contender would score highest on a narcissism assessment?Aug 23, 2015 7:33 am - The year leading up to elections is exciting for so many reasons. It is a chance for the public to see and hear the possible contenders, to learn what they are made of, ...
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Naperville's woman launches book project to help young girlsAug 23, 2015 6:12 am - Cindy Harris of Naperville has raised three daughters, worked with young girls over the years and has seen how peer pressure can be a problem while growing up. An aspir...