Business Columns
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Reading the new mapSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes a lot of smoke and rubble to make things clear, but this week brought crystal clarity to a new level. Wall Street bet the ranch. Wall Street lost the ranch. ...
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Family recipe, tradition turns into businessSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Joanne Kelsey holds fond memories of summers spent in Antioch at her grandparent's cottage. She'd fish, work in the vegetable garden and help make spicy pepper sauce. Ov...
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Pay-per-click web advertising needs good keywordsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Pay-per-click web advertising seems so easy. Create a brief text ad, one of those "sponsored links" that appear on search engine page results. Select keywords that descr...
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Old Village Pantry expands deli selectionSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With a year of experience under their belts, the owners of The Old Village Pantry in Palatine added an expanded deli to their operation. Brother and sister team Lawrence...
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Despite crisis, Freddie, Fannie serve a purposeSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As soon as I heard about the federal government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, I began wondering what this will mean for homeowners long-term. F...
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Cubs series drive fits businessmen to a TSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - As Cubs' fans thirst for a trip to the World Series, three die-hards have created slogans and T-shirts to keep the momentum going. Hopeful fans Daryl Horwitz and Steve K...
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New Amazon service streams shows and films to PCsSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Consumer options for viewing popular TV shows and movies directly from the Internet, as opposed to watching them from traditional cable and satellite systems, keep growi...
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Stomach-friendly? Deer Park operation touts low-acid coffeeSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The coffee wars often involve the best-tasting brand or price. Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's continue to fight Starbucks for the top spots. A category of coffee that we...
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Home renters now have online service to check foreclosuresSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're renting a home, you won't necessarily know whether that building is in foreclosure. You likely wouldn't find out until the eviction notice came. This week, Ba...
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Collection agencies suffer in slow times, tooSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - You'd think that a bum economy would mean good times in the collection industry. But, like me, you'd be wrong. "Our business cycles with the rest of the economy," explai...