Business Columns
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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....
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Work Advice: Health, welfare and 'Obamacare'Jan 11, 2015 6:38 am - Q: I work for a government contractor providing support services to a military base. In November 2011, our employer told us all we must sign up for its health insurance ...
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Career Coach: New Year's resolutions. Make just one and keep itJan 11, 2015 6:38 am - Another new year. Does it feel hopeful or stressful? Do you hope that you will be able to accomplish more, and feel better about yourself? Or are you worried that you wi...
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Constable: Grillin' when it's chillin'Jan 11, 2015 6:15 am - Snow blankets the backyard beyond his suburban patio. Swirling winds make the single-degree temperature feel like 18 degrees below zero. Hatless and gloveless, Kevin Kol...
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UL offers consumers a one-stop for safety issues, recallsJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Northbrook-based UL, a safety science company, has launched SafeBee.com, a website that warehouses countless product recalls, alerts, reports on various topics and other...
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New Year's outlook promising for small businessesJan 05, 2015 4:00 am - We still have 51-plus weeks to go, but 2015 looks promising — especially in sectors where the cost of money can be a thorny issue: • Last year's first six months were sl...
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After 29 years in distribution, Palatine man focuses on dogsJan 05, 2015 4:00 am - For 29 years, Brad “Casey” Howe of Palatine was a sales distributor of live lobster from the East Coast. He was known as Casey the lobster man. He obtained the lobster ...
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1962 Chevrolet panel truck remains on the jobJan 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Trucks, whether new or old, are meant for work. John Dougherty sure gets that when it comes to his 1962 Chevrolet panel truck. The vehicle's age hasn't deterred the Pala...