Business Columns
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Career Coach: Table etiquette still mattersMay 04, 2014 8:14 am - Recently, I was invited to attend as a special guest at a lunch that focused on the etiquette of dining. No, this wasn't for businesspeople; it was for seventh-graders a...
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Work Advice: Offering unsolicited solutionsMay 04, 2014 6:12 am - Q: Aside from counseling, how do I learn to handle frustration in the workplace? I am, unfortunately, a very emotional person and show my frustration with situations whe...
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Mowz offers suburban homeowners chance to care for lawn via appMay 01, 2014 1:01 am - If you dread mowing the lawn or just don't have the time, a new app called Mowz could help relieve you of that summertime chore. Co-founders William Mahoney of Syracuse...
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Burgess aims for a car in every condo unitApr 28, 2014 5:00 am - Tom Burgess, owner and developer with Burgess Commercial in Aurora, has been a longtime car enthusiast with 10 luxury cars in his personal collection. The Porsche 911, B...
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Senior creates senior services Web companyApr 28, 2014 5:00 am - Mark Snow has introduced two cloud-based document storage services based on his own needs, which may turn out to be a nice happenstance for others as well. Snow's secur...
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Sandwiches and gaming go hand in hand at Molly's DeliApr 27, 2014 11:00 pm - There is a new deli along the Randall Road corridor where you can place bets along with placing your order. Molly's Deli opened about two months ago at 8050 Binnie Road,...
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Work Advice: Just say no, or quit?Apr 27, 2014 6:23 am - Q: My company recently instituted a randomized drug testing policy. If called, you must report to a testing center within three hours or face termination. I am morally o...
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Career Coach Q&A: Good workplace mannersApr 27, 2014 6:03 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell went online last week to take questions on etiquette in the workplace. What follows are excerpts, edited for grammar and clarity. War...
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Tell shop of all minor symptomsApr 27, 2014 12:00 am - Q. I drive a 2006 Buick Lucerne. Recently I took it upon myself to bring my car into my mechanic for a new battery. I figured five years driving on this battery was cutt...
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Deerfield's Computer Explorers offer games for learningApr 24, 2014 1:00 am - Some parents may argue that spending too much time on computer games is bad for kids. Lori Gross, director of Computer Explorers of Northeastern Chicagoland in Deerfield...