Business Columns
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A look back at inspiring people in the suburbsDec 31, 2012 9:37 am - On the cusp of the New Year, here’s a look back at the people we featured who have inspired us in some way. Inspiring:Terry Howerton, founder of the Illinois Technology...
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Small business borrowing outlook brightens for 2013Dec 31, 2012 9:00 am - If you’ve been hoping banks will loosen their loan purse strings, Mike Moebs says 2013 may be your year. But, Moebs adds, bankers will make up for continuing low loan ra...
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Facebook's pokey chat appDec 29, 2012 6:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — It's pretty brassy to call your sexting app Poke. That was my first reaction to the news last week that Facebook had launched a clone of Snapchat, th...
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The 8 best technologies of 2012Dec 29, 2012 6:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — 2012 wasn't a breakthrough year for tech. We didn't get an innovative new category-bursting device — the Apple TV remains a pipe dream and Microsoft'...
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St. Charles business makes your image 3-DDec 28, 2012 8:45 am - North Aurora resident George Walrath, CEO and co-founder of 3D FigureWorks in St. Charles, aims to make you, or even your pet, into a 3-D star. He's using a proprietary ...
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Clearbrook's La Mell climbing new heights for disabledDec 24, 2012 5:00 am - Carl M. La Mell of Evanston knows about longevity. He's attended opening day for the Chicago White Sox for the last 42 years. He still plays basketball at a North Side C...
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Employment wage-and-hour issues loom in New YearDec 24, 2012 5:00 am - You probably didn’t ask Santa for an employee policies review. Well, it’s pretty easy to do your own — which actually might be a good idea. Even though bigger businesses...
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Work Advice: A Bump on the Road to RecoveryDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Q: I am at home recovering from a long illness. I pay several aides, all relatives or friends, to come help me for a few hours a day with home care and light housekeepin...
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We have the technology to make safer gunsDec 22, 2012 6:22 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — In the summer of 1970, the Ford Motor Company unveiled a small, stylish, coupe that it hoped would prove a worthy rival to the cheap European and Jap...
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Mobile technology continues to change the way you shopDec 20, 2012 10:52 am - If you think mobile technology steadily has been taking over the way you shop, you’re right. It also continues to play a dominant role for retailers, at least according...