Business Columns
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The Vertical Drop becomes adept at changing for the seasonsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Tony Kampling will be the first to admit his ownership of The Vertical Drop was somewhat of an accident. He had just traveled to Hong Kong for a business trip and was je...
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Small businesses shouldn't wait for IT systems to break downApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The technology that powers virtually every small business could be the undoing of many of those businesses. Think tape backups that don't back up, or anti-bad stuff soft...
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A larger house won't often protect your moneyApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I believe inflation is getting out of hand and the dollar will continue to decline. So I am worried about my future. I am almost 63, have our house paid for, and have...
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Credit cards often make spending too easyApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- There is no question that the federal government plus many lenders and financial professionals shoulder a lot of the blame for our current economic crisis....
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Credibility in system needs to be restoredMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - "... let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to conve...
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In-flight Internet access set to launchMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Business and leisure travelers soon will be able to go to their home Web pages, check e-mail and surf the Internet -- all while on a transcontinental flight. Itasca-bas...
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Dash's car navigator smart, if others joinMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As smart as in-car navigation devices are, they could be smarter. They could talk to each other via the Internet and share information on how fast traffic is moving on t...
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Furniture company finds success despite global competitionMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As a furniture sales rep back in the 1990s, Ron Bartkowski saw change was coming. He heard American companies tell him how they couldn't compete with furniture makers ov...
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Plan for the long haul when selling your businessMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Planning to sell your business? Better plan for the long haul. The three years it took Robert Boncosky to sell his Lake in the Hills trucking company, Boncosky Services,...
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Keep an eye on shelter expensesMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Sometime ago your column gave information about what it costs to maintain a home -- it was a percent of the value of the home and included utilities, insurance, t...