Business Columns
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High-end Samsung 3D TV offers touchscreen remoteMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - As the 3-D rage continues, Glenview-based Abt and other stores have snagged the latest Samsung Series 9, a 3-D, ultra-slim television with a touch-screen remote that str...
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Developing a plan? Don't try to 'boil the ocean'May 26, 2010 11:00 pm - It seems there are as many small business strategic planners as there are small businesses. But Gaylord Villers may be different enough to warrant a look. For starters, ...
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Suburban website offers discounts, help to charitiesMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - A new suburban website that will donate a portion of its proceeds to nonprofits will launch today. Mulamu.com, a website that plays off the word mula, or money, is expec...
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Social site marketing begins with the basicsMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The marketing tools - blogs, Twitter, YouTube and their Web cousins - may be 21st century, but the effort a business owner should put in before tackling social networks ...
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A taste of New Jersey in Lake in the HillsMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A new sub shop with an east coast heritage is opening along the Randall Road corridor this week. Jersey Mike's Subs is opening Thursday at 285 N. Randall Road in Lake in...
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Molex helps to create longest-lasting light and socketMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Lisle-based Molex Inc. (www.molex.com) partnered with Livermore, Calif.-based Bridgelux to create a new light-and-socket combination that, depending on your habits, coul...
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Immigration ruckus a reminder to check your I-9sMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether you're passionately in favor or adamantly opposed, the noise that Arizona's immigration legislation has generated may be tolerable if it has prompted you to assu...
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Roselle man crafts an unusual new career after losing sales jobMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A Roselle man who lost his sales job turned his woodworking hobby into an unusual new business. In an effort to make Custom Crafted Wood work, the father of three daught...
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Touch a Truck at Algonquin Commons SaturdayMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Many kids, both big and small, marvel at them as they go by. This weekend, children of all ages will get a chance to get up close and personal with vehicles such as poli...
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Nothing comes from a box at new French cafe, bakery in MundeleinMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Claude Bouteille, a native of France, is bringing a little bit of Paris to Mundelein. Bouteille, a longtime French chef, recently opened Taste of Paris Bakery & Cafe at ...