Business Columns
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Work Advice: The insolent internNov 02, 2014 7:45 am - Q: I am a midlevel employee on a team of five that includes a paid intern. Our intern's primary role is to maintain our library and assist when needed. In general, she i...
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New tenants filling two St. Charles' storefrontsNov 01, 2014 12:01 am - It's no secret our downtowns took a hit during the economic downturn of the past five to six years, leaving an array of empty storefronts. Many of those remain vacant. S...
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Web site, app help students apply to colleges nationwideOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - A website called NextTierEducation.com and its new app for smartphones and the iPad aim to help students more easily navigate admission information and apply to colleges...
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Unusual succession plan works for two attorneysOct 27, 2014 5:00 am - Finding a successor to bring into your solo practice isn't often as easy as looking across the hall, but that's where Glen Ellyn attorney Rick Lofgren found Charles Went...
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Work Advice: When your co-workers won't discuss payOct 26, 2014 7:30 am - Q: I am a project engineer, and the only female in my department, at a large defense contractor. In my 17 years at this company, management has yet to share any pay rang...
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Career coach: A problem with a nicknameOct 26, 2014 7:30 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell recently took questions in an online chat. Here are excerpts, edited for grammar and clarity. What's in a nickname? Q.I'm a young, female...
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Business will offer freelancer, small-business workspace in GenevaOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - Did you notice some outdoor work finally taking place at the former U.S. Bank building on North Third Street, near Hamilton, in Geneva? Office space developer Mara Hause...
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Carpentersville's Trendy Tots resale shop to close in NovemberOct 21, 2014 1:00 am - After three years of buying and selling fashionable children's clothing along the Randall Road corridor, Trendy Tots in Carpentersville is closing its doors for good. Tr...
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As 2014 begins to wane, consider 2015 budgetOct 20, 2014 6:01 am - Unless yours is a holiday-dependent business, you probably know how your 2014 results will look, and you've either had or are about to have a talk with your accountant a...
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From Australia to Schaumburg, RTA exec still on trackOct 20, 2014 6:01 am - Leanne P. Redden was at a crossroads in 1989. She had heard about a student exchange program while finishing her bachelor's degree at the University of New South Wales i...