Business Columns
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Tollway boycott? I-PASS hard habit to break, officials sayAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Does a tollway hike in January mean thousands of I-PASS users flocking to alternate routes to avoid paying more at tolled ramps and plazas? Illinois State Toll Highway ...
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WOW quietly chips away at Comcast, AT&TAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - WOW, also known as Wide Open West, has been quietly expanding around the suburbs, chipping away at Comcast and AT&T with its own triple play of high-speed Internet, ...
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Siblings look to expand Waukegan vanilla companyAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Craig Nielsen of Grayslake, his brother Matt Nielsen of Lake Bluff and their sister Beth Nielsen of Mundelein are leading a 100-year-old Waukegan company to the sweeter ...
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Floods, outages reinforce need for recovery planningAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Even if your business has so far avoided this year’s storm-induced floods and power outages, there’s more to come. Count on it. That makes your recovery plan — the actio...
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Schaumburg Borders' closing is a wake with bargainsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - This must have been how it was a century ago when horse-and-buggy enthusiasts flocked around the closing blacksmith shop to pay their respects to the widow and snatch up...
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Himalayan restaurant partners with Groupon, social mediaAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - A couple of tech guys started the Himalayan Restaurant & Bar in Bloomingdale, Gurnee and Niles and now heavily use social media to offer discounts and get the word out a...
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Find stylish kids' clothes at Trendy TotsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - A new children's consignment shop is open along the Randall Road corridor, helping parents save money and maybe make a little money at the same time. Trendy Tots Consign...
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Is third time the charm for retiring Naperville business leader?Aug 15, 2011 5:00 am - Mike Skarr of Naperville retired as division vice president with Nicor Inc. after about 30 years. Then he retired after about 11 years as CEO of the Naperville Area ...
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Congress from a small-business perspectiveAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - When a business runs at a loss, most business owners will say there are two ways to get out of the resulting financial hole: Cut expenses. Increase revenue. Clearly, nei...
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Sears debuts interactive, online seriesAug 12, 2011 8:00 am - Hoffman Estates-bases Sears on Sunday will debut an interactive online series called “Screw D,” about a totally inept guy sent to Craftsman boot camps to learn do-it-you...