Business Columns
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Students from suburbs help create MentorMob.comNov 04, 2011 5:30 am - MentorMob.com launched this week, aiming to teach you a few things for free. The website offers playlists for hobbies or interests, ranging from grilling and knitting to...
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Lindemann Chimney Company still cleaning after more than 40 yearsOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - An interview with Owner Rob Lindemann Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Lindemann Chimney Co. specializes in chimney and fireplace inspection, cleaning,...
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Local grocers build success on unique characteristicsOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - Picture an industry dominated for decades by large chain stores. Add traditionally tight margins. Then ask Rob Prisco and Peter Arvanitis how their independent grocery s...
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Volunteerism leads to app creationOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - A new App Boot Camp and a very low-tech wheelbarrow full of mulch definitely had a connection for Eileen Sweeney, director of Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Founda...
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Motorola engineers seek thinness for iconic phonesOct 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Gary Weiss of Buffalo Grove and his team of engineers at the old Motorola Inc. in Libertyville changed the wireless world in 2003 by developing the world's first ultrath...
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New waffle retail concept heats up in Deer ParkOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - A goal for Shari Sorrells is to make sure that her husband, Tom, never again has to wear a tie again. Instead, the former CEO is making waffles at the family business t...
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AEC Technology works to support contractorsOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - An interview with Jerry Rushing Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: AEC Technology supports local architects, engineers and contractors by providing cost...
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Geneva man plans to expand Wireless Zone stores hereOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Steve Piper of Geneva just acquired two Wireless Zone franchises in Carpentersville and Huntley, adding to another two stores he had in Naperville and Plano. Owning ...
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Options can reduce cost of employee health coverageOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Health insurance premiums are up as much as 20 percent among Tim Lavin's clients, although, he says, increases in the 5 to 6 percent range are more common. Nationally, a...
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Illinois workNet offers jobseekers an enhanced websiteOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - In about 10 days, the relaunched website of Illinois workNet Northern Cook County has garnered 384 jobseekers and 135 employers around the suburban region. The site, at ...