Business Columns
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Arlington firm ‘marries’ technologies to create products for clientsOct 04, 2012 9:00 am - Arlington Heights-based Fusion92 may have started as a marketing and advertising firm, but its work with technology companies has rubbed off on it. Earlier this year, it...
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Volle’s owner turns 90Oct 01, 2012 6:00 am - Volle Halthen doesn’t like birthdays. Still, that didn’t stop about 30 employees from celebrating the 90th birthday of the founder of Volle’s Bridal & Boutique in Lake Z...
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Work advice: how middle managers can handle bosses who terrorizeSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Last week, she explained how employees can deal with bullying bosses. This wee...
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How Square is making it easier to buy stuffSep 29, 2012 7:35 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Ever since Facebook went public, people in Silicon Valley have been a bit bummed out about the tech industry. Keep in mind that the Valley is infinit...
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Moto offers its ultimate fit for headsetSep 27, 2012 1:00 pm - When it comes to getting a custom fit for a headset, Motorola Mobility enlisted the help of its Libertyville workers to improve a long-standing product. Moto introduced ...
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Halloween pop-up stores offer costume choicesSep 25, 2012 8:21 am - It’s getting to be decision time. Halloween will be here in about a month, and you need to settle on a costume before the parties and trick-or-treating begins. To help y...
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Bensenville executive aims to develop China connectionSep 24, 2012 11:00 am - Kitty Pon, who was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, came to the United States in 1981, and has volleyed her international ties into a thriving business based in Bensen...
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Work advice: Managing your managerSep 23, 2012 7:23 am - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I have an “old...
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Will homebrew manufacturing revolutionize the economy?Sep 22, 2012 7:26 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Chris Anderson sounds like the best dad ever. For one thing, as the editor of Wired, he gets to snag review units of the newest tech toys. “We would ...
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Arlington tech firm launches The NestSep 20, 2012 12:00 pm - For 16 years, Arlington Heights-based Digital Innovations LLC has survived the dot-com bust, the Great Recession, and massive changes in the technology industry along wi...