Business Columns
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Part-time CFO a full-time job for outsourced controllerApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Need a CFO but can't justify the expense? Got a CFO and can't justify the expense? You may want to talk to Tony Battaglia. He has served as chief financial officer for a...
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New site offers e-mail alerts to keep tabs on public recordsApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This recession has forced a lot of worried consumers to keep a closer eye on nearly everything. Now, a new Web site in Elburn is offering you the chance to keep track f...
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After slow start, ready-to-cook business looks promisingApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - October probably wasn't a good time to open a retail store. But Palatine-based Entrees By You opened its retail location in the downtown Chicago Ogilvie Transportation C...
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First-date wardrobe provides theme, name for Wheaton boutiqueApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - About 20 years ago, before their first date, Jill Card, then unmarried, asked Richard Card what she should wear. Richard Card responded, "Just wear jeans and a cute top....
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Gymnastics training center opens in S. BarringtonApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Trampolines and balance beams replace flat screen TVs and computers at a store at the Arboretum of South Barrington. The owners of Midwest Elite Gymnastics recently reno...
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South Elgin man builds successful business painting facesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Artist Gene Diaz's business is not feeling the effects of the recession. In fact, his professional face painting company saw 27 percent growth in the first quarter over ...
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Motorola develops totally Wi-Fi campus at Lewis UniversityApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. combined some of its key wireless network products to create an all-WiFi campus at Lewis University in Romeoville. The campus is perhaps t...
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Small business bankruptcy is complicatedApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Stephen Costello's visitors typically "walk out feeling better" after they've talked with him, which is a little surprising because Costello is a bankruptcy attorney. He...
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Lisle's SmartSignal marks 10 years of innovationMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - What started as an idea to help companies avoid catastrophes, Lisle-based SmartSignal Corp. turned into a multimillion-dollar firm with 97 workers serving 75 customers w...
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Suburban women find success with InnobabyMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - An idea that originated at a play group where two suburban moms went to socialize has grown into a booming business. Like moms at most of these gatherings, Kristen Min a...