Business Columns
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Suburbs, O'Hare mark 50-year milestoneApr 01, 2013 4:45 am - It's been 50 years since John F. Kennedy formally dedicated O'Hare International Airport in March 1963. If you don't live near the behemoth, it's just that place you rus...
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Complain if chemicals at work bother youMar 31, 2013 5:30 am - Q: Recently my department moved to a different work space, and I’ve been sitting in a cubicle two feet from a large-capacity printer. Almost immediately, I noticed the c...
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State offers screen saver with architectural wondersMar 28, 2013 10:27 am - Architectural and history buffs may enjoy a new screen saver that recently launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The new screen saver offers historic la...
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Northwest suburban students score funding for their business ideasMar 25, 2013 12:22 pm - It was all business last week as teenage entrepreneurs made their pitch for funding to an investment panel, drawn from members of the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce. ...
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Outside advisors talk numbers, business intelligence, listeningMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - An outsider's perspective doesn't always lead to one of those “Eureka!” moments, but observing what others observe in the small business community can be helpful. That's...
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Retired ER doctor has Rx for helping communityMar 25, 2013 5:30 am - Joseph Shanahan retired earlier this year from emergency room medicine and heading up a firm that staffed Adventist GlenOaks Hospital’s ER in Glendale Heights. Afte...
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Work advice: In office-space disputes, resistance is feudalMar 24, 2013 6:33 am - Q: An elite team was placed next to my office/lab — they are supposed to save the company by finding ways to streamline procedures. The people from the team recognize no...
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Is Google Fiber too powerful?Mar 23, 2013 9:00 am - In January I traveled to Kansas City, Kan., to talk to people who have been using Google Fiber, the search company's effort to wire a large American city with 1-gigabit ...
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Good riddance, Google Reader, Manjoo saysMar 23, 2013 8:16 am - I’ve made it pretty clear that I don’t like RSS readers. When you subscribe to your favorite sites and read all their articles in a single, text-heavy interface, you’re ...
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Motorola survey finds you're viewing more video in different waysMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility's fourth annual Media Engagement Barometer said that consumers are watching more video on their smartphones, tablets and laptops and...