Business Columns
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Jersey Mike's welcomes fundraisersJan 14, 2013 1:00 pm - Compared to some of the old standby sandwich shops, Jersey Mike's is relatively new to the sandwich market and the communities along the Randall Road corridor. But since...
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New Naperville chamber CEO aims internationallyJan 14, 2013 4:05 am - Mike Evans has been to China three times, so don’t be surprised that he continues such a mission for Naperville area business leaders this year, and possibly include a f...
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Despite budget woes, government market remains an optionJan 14, 2013 4:00 am - Uncle Sam may or may not get his financial act together. Ditto for the state of Illinois. Same for many of the 6,968 local governments — everything from village hall to ...
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New store scanners may work with our smartphone, tabletJan 10, 2013 1:00 pm - Whether you have a cashier or go to the self-checkout lane at the grocery store, you may start using your smartphone or tablet on the same scanner that weighs your produ...
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Successful entrepreneurs tell what they would do differentlyJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - The best way to learn can be to ask a simple question — which is why I built on a suggestion from Julie Baron, principal of Communication Works, Arlington Heights, and a...
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Friends have own dream of falafel restaurant franchisesJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Four longtime friends, who came from Pakistan and the Philippines, started a restaurant chain in Chicago that has added its first suburban spot at 18 West 066 on 22nd St...
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Why Apple Killed the netbookJan 05, 2013 6:20 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Netbooks are dead. Good riddance! Just a few years ago, these small, underpowered, ultracheap laptops were considered the future of the computer indu...
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Manjoo: My technology new year’s resolutionsJan 05, 2013 6:09 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — I write about technology for a living, but tech, and the way I use it, frustrates me all the time. I’m constantly finding technology slow or annoying...
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SafeClickID to help with background on workers at your homeJan 03, 2013 9:11 am - Oakbrook Terrace-based SafeClickID launched a new online service where homeowners can check the identity of repairmen or others coming to their home to do work. SafeClic...
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Meet author Travis Thrasher at Geneva bookstoreJan 01, 2013 5:00 am - Local author Travis Thrasher will read from his latest novel at the Geneva Barnes and Noble along the Randall Road corridor this week. The popular young adult author, wh...