Business Columns
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IT firms predict hiring increaseMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Hiring in the information technology field is expected to continue to increase in coming months, according to a survey by Oakbrook Terrace-based Comptia, a professional ...
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Health insurance reform requires strategic planningMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Bet you never thought your health insurance adviser would be a key member of your strategic planning team. That may be the case, however, if you follow Jim Patrician's a...
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Sample restaurant offerings at Commons CrawlMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Geneva Commons is hosting a new event each month that gives you a chance to get out of the house on Monday nights while also helping out local charities. The Randall Roa...
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Shake up the sales process to escape the recessionApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - You may in fact need to "turn your head around" to lead your business out of the Great Recession. At least that's what Charlie Bishop, president of Chicago Change Partne...
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Street-legal scooters a great way to zip around townApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's been just over a year since Bruce and Christy Erbeck opened Flat Squirrel Scooters along Randall Road in Lake in the Hills. In that time, they've helped introduce n...
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Knitting salon touts social atmosphereApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Connie Grundschok wove her career as a commercial interior designer into creating a yarn salon in Buffalo Grove. The Wheeling woman recently opened Knit Happens at 794 S...
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Palatine instrument repair business expandsApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Musician Bonnie Radecki Reidel recently expanded her home-based musical instrument repair business to a store in Palatine. Fix This Musical Instrument Repair Inc. opera...
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Elburn site offers a peep at what federal lawmakers are up toApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - An Elburn-based Web site aims to keep taxpayers and voters informed by gathering together information from across the Web about federal legislators. Peepgov.com launched...
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Attitude bounce can help comeback from recessionApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The Great Recession isn't letting go: Too many customers, and prospects, still want to wait before they spend money. Credit remains tight on a good day. And the innate e...
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Balloon-tying invention really taking offApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Wayne Sikorcin's experience as a moldmaker coupled with his frustration with tying water balloons for a family picnic sparked a new invention now hitting the market. Si...