Business Columns
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Need innovative ideasOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I own a home that has been on the market since February. I have invested $175,000 to improve this home, but I bought it for $600,000 six years ago. I originally w...
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Why monetary policy can't revive housingOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - In past recessions, the housing and mortgage sector, stimulated by the lower interest rates generated by an easier monetary policy, was a source of strength that led the...
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Verizon Wireless: 4G coming soon hereOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless started demonstrating its much-awaited 4G network expected to be 10 times faster than its current 3G network to more than 500 clients who gathered thi...
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Employee Internet use at work raises issuesOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Remember when the primary concern you had about employees' personal use of your company PCs was how much time they spent watching the NCAA basketball tournament? Those m...
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Gibby's gallery: Wine shop features local artOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Gibby's Wine Den is now featuring some art to go along with your vino. At the beginning of October, Gibby's Wine Den started Art By the Glass. Through the program, the G...
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PAVE aims to keep high school students safe while drivingOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Jenifer Weber, a senior at Fremd High School, joins her classmates every Thursday morning in the school parking lot, where they start their day giving candy to random st...
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Avoid red-light cameras, radar guns with your iPhoneOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Tired of getting caught by a red-light camera or a squad with a radar gun? Chicago-based Cobra Electronics Corp., which makes radar detection devices, has launched its C...
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Saying 'thank you' can boost your bottom lineOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Lillian Bjorseth thinks we should say “thank you more often. Sounds like Mom, except Bjorseth's mind-your-manners advice can be an effective way to keep referrals and t...
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Algonquin Tutoring Center offers extra help for studentsOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Jas Kahlon's two sons encouraged her to open a tutoring center so children who needed a little extra help in school could get the assistance they needed. When Kahlon loo...
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New gift shop opens in Lake ZurichOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Artist Sue Briesch recently opened a gift shop and gallery in Lake Zurich filled with the work of local artists. Photography, jewelry, pottery and clothing are some of ...