Business Columns
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New program focuses on high tech businessesJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Medical devices. A concentration on science and engineering. High-tech bites of food or farming. Pharmaceuticals. Bio-just about anything. The Internet. Capital intensiv...
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Elgin's HotVouch wants to make you a dealJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - A father-and-son team from Elgin have jumped into the highly competitive deal/coupon mix with HotVouch.com. It started when Brandon Scheffler graduated from Rockford Col...
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‘Fun trio’ makes cookbook a part of Wauconda company cultureJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - While MBX Systems is growing rapidly, the leaders of the Wauconda company say it’s important that they keep the feel of a small company. To help achieve this mission, C...
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Zurich executive in it for the long haulJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Zurich North America marked its 100th anniversary this month, hosting an event on its Schaumburg campus for its employees. And CEO Mike Foley led the event, unveiling a ...
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Trade show booth can help build brand, businessJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Although the company attends several trade shows each year, HGP exhibits at just one: The annual conference sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management System...
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Arlington Heights firm expands sales devices using tabletJan 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Shoppers, who have held paper registries in hand while searching store aisles for gifts, soon could say goodbye to that method. Arlington Heights-based Infinite Peripher...
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Public sector can be worthwhile sales targetJan 16, 2012 5:00 am - Whether you think your Uncle Sam is a left-leaning wacko or a right-tilting nut, you might want to get to know your favorite Washington, D.C., relative a little better: ...
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Wheaton designer a finalist in national contestJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - Wheaton resident Janet Davidsen, an interior designer and owner of Details in Design Inc., is heading for New York this week. She designed the one-of-a-kind Lizzy Chest...
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More than 30 suburban companies anchored CESJan 13, 2012 4:30 am - More than 30 companies from the suburbs will wrap up their exhibits today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Featured companies include Elk Grove Village-ba...
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Hobby Lobby to open on Randall in AlgonquinJan 09, 2012 12:00 am - A new Hobby Lobby store is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Many of you have been driving by the new construction on the west side of Randall Road in Algonquin, wond...