Business Columns
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DuPage County bureau offers augmented reality with new visitor's guideMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Oak Brook-based DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau is giving new life to its visitor's guide. In fact, it could change before your eyes. The DuPage County Visitors ...
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From New York to Hoffman, engineer opts for baking breadMay 26, 2014 5:00 am - Chris Wu went from helping to construct major buildings in New York to baking bread in Hoffman Estates. He and his wife Heather opened the Great Harvest Bread Co. in Ma...
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Owner mines LinkedIn for connections, prospectsMay 26, 2014 5:00 am - Ned Miller is a LinkedIn believer, calling the business social media site “a God send for the small business owner.” Miller, though, doesn't use the social media site to...
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Clothes Mentor opens in Algonquin and BataviaMay 25, 2014 11:00 pm - There is a new business along the Randall Road corridor where women can sell clothes they no longer wear, no longer fit into, or just never liked. And then other women c...
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Work Advice: Minding your own business; getting others to mind theirsMay 25, 2014 6:38 am - Q: A co-worker recently asked me what was going on between a new male manager (divorced) and our female boss (married). She said they appeared to be quite smitten, an ob...
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Career Coach: Paying enough attention to the futureMay 25, 2014 6:30 am - Time is your most precious currency, and investing it wisely is critical to shaping your future. This notion is often neglected, because the present typically takes prec...
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Fighter pilot simulator keeps enthusiasts flyingMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - The fighter-pilot mystique is as strong today as it was when the 1986 film, "Top Gun," became a hit. Now, suburban enthusiasts can get a taste of that adrenaline pumping...
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Race for hair kept Finamore busy for more than 50 yearsMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - At 72, Paul V. Finamore is a former Marine sergeant and Marine sky diver. He's even been a champion third-degree black belt. But the battle he took on in his career beca...
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A disconnect: What you say, what employees hearMay 19, 2014 1:00 am - Aargh! The strategic approach you described to your sales team on Monday became five different approaches on Tuesday, though each sales person believed he, or she, was i...
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1967 Ford Mustang once cheap college wheelsMay 19, 2014 12:00 am - A cheap set of wheels is a must have for any college student — something easy on the wallet but big on fun. Pat Mondy found both in his 1967 Ford Mustang. He purchased i...