Business Columns
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Portillo's in Elgin is still possibleNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of you die-hard Portillo's Hot Dogs fans have been calling and e-mailing, wondering if owner Dick Portillo still is planning to open a restaurant along Randall Road...
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Depression -- a mental one -- coming Depression-a mental one-comingNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly five years ago MIT Press published "The Coming Generational Storm," a book I co-authored with economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff. We shared a deep foreboding about t...
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Cricket wireless to hire workers, start service hereOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - San Diego-based Cricket Communications Inc. plans to launch its no-strings-attached wireless service by mid-2009 and will hire about 2,150 workers in Chicago and the sub...
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Candle company specializes in handmade selectionOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A growing candle business recently moved from Wheeling to Lake Zurich. Heaventree Factory Co., specializing in handmade pillar candles, recently expanded its manufactur...
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Health Savings Accounts can slow benefit cost riseOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The increase in the cost of health care benefits is "still double digits, 10-12 percent in the insurance company pricing models," says Jim Patrician. But after employers...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...
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Funky, fun jewelry store expands to GenevaOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - While the deflated economy is hurting many retailers, Kellyn Machacek's whimsical jewelry business is growing. "Our price points are good. People still need to buy gifts...
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Time to check those employee benefitsOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - While you're caught up in watching the stock market ricochet or worrying about the current market value of your home, don't forget the mundane matters of yo...
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To turn off, or not turn off your PCOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: At work I am told to turn off my desktop PC at the end of the day. My wife's office tells her to leave her computer on overnight. My former employer said to turn ...
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At least you still have your human capitalOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It's ugly out there. Millions of people have lost a major part of their financial assets. Millions more have seen the value of their home decline. So let's talk about wh...