Business Columns
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Gym workout inspires portable pocketOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Convenience is the bottom line when it comes to Kendra Kroll's new business. Kroll created and is now selling a pocket, or carrying case, to hold everything from iPods,...
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What you can do to survive the meltdownOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The patient suffered a cardiac arrest. A dangerous amount of time has passed. Although the heart may be restarted, most cardiac arrest patients suffer severe brain dama...
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High-tech wagonOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The little red wagon has been a part of our lives for more than 90 years. Now, Chicago-based Radio Flyer (RadioFlyer.com) aims to design wagons in the 21st century that ...
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Father, son team launch new restaurantOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Rick Rudolph believes one sign that his restaurant is off to a good start is the plates are coming back to the kitchen empty. Rudolph and his son, Colin, recently opene...
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Financing tight but still available for acquisitionsOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - There's good news if you're looking to sell your business. "We're probably getting more buying inquiries than you'd expect," says Paul Heinze, a business adviser and ap...
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Caring Transitions sorts through emotional clutterOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Bruce Treadway remembers his grandma, who owned an estate-sale company, dragging him to sales when he was four. Treadway, who was raised by his grandparents, started wo...
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Titans of wireless technology to celebrate first networkOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wireless History Foundation (WirelessHistoryFoundation.org) is set to launch Monday at a gala at the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. The sold-out fundraiser, at $2...
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Automotive business to hold grand openingOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A Fremd High School graduate was driven to motor sports at the age of 15 when a buddy took him to a street race. "I saw all the souped up cars. It caught my attention," ...
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How survive the tough trek aheadOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Bailout and other politics aside, we're almost certainly in for an extended period of difficult slogging. With that thought in mind, here are some hopefully helpful comm...
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'Wall Street Versus America" will make you madOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- If you're mad about what's happening to our economy and need to stay mad to keep from wailing, read the October selection for the Color of Money Book Club....