Business Columns
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Work Advice: Dealing with a smarm offensiveFeb 16, 2014 5:01 am - Q: I have a female colleague with whom I enjoy a friendly working relationship. One thing happens like clockwork the first time I see her every day: She says: "Hi. Ohh, ...
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Cycles stand out from the two-wheeled crowdFeb 11, 2014 10:00 pm - Here are some highlights from my visit to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show Feb. 7-9 in Rosemont. 2009 Harley-Davidson Road Glide, Dave Dupor, DD Custom ...
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Panera in Algonquin to get drive-throughFeb 11, 2014 12:00 am - Grabbing your morning cup of coffee and bagel may soon get a little easier. If you're a fan of Panera — and judging by the full parking lot and lines in the morning at t...
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DuPage Realtor of year traces roots back to Iowa farmFeb 10, 2014 4:00 am - Realtor Pat Callan, managing broker and owner of Realty Executives Premiere in Wheaton, has been in the industry for about 40 years and remains active with his professio...
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Sorting iPads, Google Voice, tablets, ransomware, Windows 8Feb 10, 2014 4:00 am - iPads keep you connected 24/7. So do tablets, which are nearly, but not quite, the same thing. There’s a Google Voice phone number that will ring whatever phone you tell...
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Mount Prospect man loves valentines of oldFeb 09, 2014 6:30 am - Launching his entrepreneurial career decades ago with ahead-of-his-time advocating for “alternative lifestyles,” dreams of a Disneyesque development future for the subur...
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Career Coach: How to keep women working for your companyFeb 09, 2014 5:30 am - In President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union address, he emphasized that “women make up about half our workforce,” but still face pay and pregnancy discriminati...
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Work Advice: Is he shy, or is he staring?Feb 09, 2014 5:29 am - Q: On Day 1 at my new job, a finicky co-worker complained to my supervisor that I was chomping my gum and talking too loudly in my cubicle. I am reasonable; if she had t...
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Every device you use touches a data center, and more are expected hereFeb 07, 2014 8:00 am - ByteGrid Holdings LLC acquired a data center in Aurora. BladeRoom USA is building a new data center in Mount Prospect. They're among more data centers expected to op...
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Oak Brook chef aims to bring the farm to your tableFeb 03, 2014 10:00 am - Carol Buckantz loved science and children and at tone time aspired to become a pediatrician. But an interest in her grandfather’s restaurant while growing up in Clevela...