Business Columns
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More Web sites to offer comparison shopping for trips, tickets and moreJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Move over, Priceline negotiator. TripFit.com, which launched this week, lets consumers take control of several travel Web sites at one time to search for the best p...
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Handling the choice to find a job or start a businessJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - This is Charles Evans' anniversary. He was riffed exactly one month ago. Whether sympathy cards or congratulations are appropriate remains an open question. Evans, a rea...
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Tangerine Cafe fires it up in downtown NapervilleJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Tangerine Cafe, a contemporary breakfast and lunch establishment, recently opened in downtown Naperville. The restaurant at 47 E. Chicago Ave. features traditional menu ...
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Splash Dogs Inc. in Des Plaines helps dogs healJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Jill Morgenthaler was torn over whether Bert, her 10-year-old Labrador mix, should undergo surgery to repair an injured knee and hip. The Des Plaines woman, not thrille...
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Barrington's Excalibur Technology plans expansionJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington-based Excalibur Technology Corp. (www.excaltech.com), which provides network, Internet and Web services to businesses, is expanding. The company recently open...
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Building sales may require trust firstJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe, as the recession lumbers on, you should follow Chuck Thomas' lead and focus your marketing on building trust, with some trust of your own that sales will follow. ...
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Phones call electrician to new business ventureJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - When Don Zittman's 30-year-old electrical contracting business continued to struggle, he knew he had to find another way to pay the bills. Zittman watched his customer b...
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Your chance to talk to Corporate AmericaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Ever wonder how companies come up with products or services? And if they had just asked, you could have told them what you really thought about it? Now, here's your cha...
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Budget-conscious shoppers gravitate to unique store in GenevaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Shoppers of the quirky American Science & Surplus will find everything from a wooden watercolor artist case for less than $15 to dancing stuffed chickens that do the "cl...
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Buffalo Grove couple offers big taste at Big ShermsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When Mark and Jenni Sherman celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday, they'll most likely toast the opening of their new business as well. About two months ago, ...