Business Columns
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Career Coach: Beware the power-hungry bossSep 01, 2013 7:01 am - “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu - - - Have you ever observe...
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Who should run Microsoft next?Aug 31, 2013 7:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — There's only one guy in the world who should be running Microsoft right now. Everyone knows his name (rhymes with Gill Bates), and everyone knows why...
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Get your brake repairs done before winterAug 30, 2013 10:52 am - Labor Day is here and that means winter, unfortunately, is just around the corner. But the good news (or not) is football season starts this week. We still have some tim...
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Poll Vault: How many holidays do you get at work?Aug 30, 2013 12:00 am - Will Labor Day be just another Monday for you? For workers in restaurants, retail and other sectors, it's not a holiday, although they might receive time and a half. It...
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Sears gets infusion of new ideas for online, mobile useAug 29, 2013 10:31 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. announced winners of its Startup + Developer Challenge, a so-called code-a-thon where the parent of Sears and Kmart stores aim...
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Learning Express still going strong in GenevaAug 26, 2013 12:46 pm - With the closure of the Learning Express store along Randall Road in Algonquin this summer, some have been worried that the store’s counterpart in Geneva would close too...
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Small business weakness: Not understanding the numbersAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - We likely should listen when Dave Gay talks about suburban small businesses: Less than two months into retirement from his 21-year role as head of the Illinois Small Bus...
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Culver’s manager, WWII vet friendship may lead to Honor FlightAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jesse Jarrett, general manager of the Culver’s restaurant in Zion, became friends with longtime customer and World War II veteran George Houchin of Waukegan. “George has...
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Work Advice: When a background check goes awryAug 25, 2013 6:35 am - Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: My relative was arrested in 2...
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Elmhurst entrepreneur wants smartphone mounts to go upscaleAug 22, 2013 4:00 pm - More than a year ago, Elmhurst entrepreneur Jose Sanchez was looking for a good quality mount to attach his smartphone to his car's windshield or dashboard or even elsew...