Business Columns
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Culture change may be needed to boost resultsJan 19, 2015 4:00 am - You know when things aren't going well: The company culture, the workplace atmosphere, has gone negative. Employees are grumpy, quicker to leave at the end of the day th...
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Former carpenter now customizes motorcyclesJan 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Craftsmanship is all about paying close attention to details. For many years, Tony Prust honed those fine skills working as a carpenter. He specialized in high-end trim ...
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Algonquin Commons to host Ladies Night OutJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - If you're a lady, you're in luck. Algonquin Commons is hosting a special Ladies Night Out event this month at the Randall Road mall that will feature discounts, food sam...
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Work Advice: Dealing with a bad editor and someone who calls you a bad writerJan 18, 2015 6:36 am - Q: I'm a freelance writer. The solo editor of one publication I write for is prone to introducing mistakes, such as changing my meaning to the opposite of what I intende...
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Career Coach Q&A: Dealing with a disruption, being stuck in the middleJan 18, 2015 6:36 am - Cleaning lady Q: I am a contractor for the federal government and work at a government facility. I think one of my biggest pet peeves is the cleaning lady. She is t...
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Wintrust ATMs get new software, works with your smartphoneJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Rosemont-based Wintrust Community Banks are adding new software to its fleet of 190 ATMs so they can communicate with customers' smartphones. Fifty-one Wintrust ATMs so...
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Cuban roots keep chamber's Sosa in tuneJan 12, 2015 4:00 am - Not long after Roger Sosa became the new executive director of the Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce in December, Cuba's doors opened to American businesses...
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Time to join a group? Consider these optionsJan 12, 2015 4:00 am - If you're serious about connecting with more of your small business peers and — let's be honest here — trading business leads with them or if you're looking for typicall...
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Mt. Prospect company brings electricity to rural GhanaJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Employees of a small Mount Prospect engineering company, Weldy-Lamont, gathered Saturday for their annual corporate dinner, but this year they had more to celebrate than...
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New fitness center opens on Randall in AlgonquinJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Right in the midst of the holiday season, when all of the best goodies and temptations of the year come out, a new fitness center opened along the Randall Road corridor....