Business Columns
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Is it time for your business to be on Facebook?Feb 06, 2012 6:00 am - Let others discuss the already much-discussed Facebook IPO. Here’s the real question: How do you know whether your business should have a Facebook page? There apparently...
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Tech leader changes focus with sudden fatherhoodFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - For Terry Howerton, life was thrilling and hectic and exciting as he founded the Illinois Technology Association and then TechNexus with colleague Fred Hoch and was in t...
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Trampoline parks bouncing into the areaFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - A South Elgin couple is jumping into the indoor family entertainment business. Jill and Kevin Rempert recently opened Epic Air Trampoline Park in South Elgin. The busin...
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Super Bowl a boost for Grayslake online sports businessFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - As the Super Bowl approaches, Jeff Dickmann of Grayslake gets busier. And so does his Internet business, SportsFlagsAndPennants.com. As soon as the teams are determined ...
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Algonquin eatery flies U.S. flag from AfghanistanJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Flying out front of Georgia’s Restaurant along Randall Road in Algonquin is an American flag with special meaning to restaurant owner Harry Kulubis and his family. The f...
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Moto’s foundation director readies for Haiti tripJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Matthew Blakely, director of Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Foundation, will be making a whirlwind, one-day tour of Haiti, nearly 2 years after the devastating ...
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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 ...