Business Columns
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Elgin businessman a worldwide warriorMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Jerry Paulsen of Elgin was a sergeant in the U.S. Army post-Vietnam. Now, he's turned road warrior, traveling 200 days of the year to his offices in China, Brazil and th...
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Palatine site gets sweet boost in recognitionMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine-based ChocolateCakeClub.com, which started in 2005 to help busy moms organize their households and help their children, has soared in its national ranking, now ...
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Peer groups, advisory boards provide feedbackMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - It gets lonely at the top. “When you're the boss,” says Sybil Ege, “you have no one to ask, ‘What should I do?' You're out there by yourself. You need to bounce ideas of...
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Business attire not required for Schaumburg execMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg Business Association Executive Director Tonya Lamia usually wears business attire to meetings, but today she'll don jeans and boots for a ride to the Schaumbu...
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Businesses begin to adapt to high gasoline pricesMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - What to do about high gas prices? Late last year, Tasty Catering replaced its four oldest delivery vans with four new Ford Transit Connect commercial vans. “We have 50 t...
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New wedding website offers local touchApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - While all eyes are on Britain’s royal wedding, a new McHenry-based website aims to help suburban brides and grooms plan the weddings of their dreams much closer to home....
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Local biker with disability joins cross-country TV journeyApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As soon as she sees her fellow participants in a TV adventure series featuring people with disabilities riding a bicycle across the United States, Dianne Jones can’t hel...
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Rolling Meadows company honored for helping cancer patientsApr 22, 2011 2:00 am - McMaid Home Services, based in Rolling Meadows, has been honored as 2010 “Maid Service of the Year” for donating more than 150 home cleanings for people undergoing cance...
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Marketing is not a do-it-yourself projectApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - You might be a wizard when it comes to producing widgets, but that doesn't mean your widget skills will translate to marketing. Marketing is not a do-it-yourself project...
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Sub shop raises funds for Crystal Lake South girl with heart conditionApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - Roamin' Randall A Randall Road business is trying to rally the community to help a local girl get the heart transplant she needs. Galloway's Chicago Subs, 1295 Randall R...