Business Columns
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Why you should save for collegeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every parent knows that college costs are painfully high, and yet so many people fail to save anything, even an amount that will get their child through on...
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Sandwich search endsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new delicatessen in Algonquin launched a business based on their inability to find a good hot corned beef or pastrami sandwich. Tom Licata and Joseph San...
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Dunkin' Donuts goes upscaleOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The owners of a new Dunkin' Donuts have been friends since second grade. Todd Shaw, now 36, and Dennis Krob attended St. Joan of Arc school together in Lisle. They remai...
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Magic mortgages are actually illusionsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A new kind of mortgage can, as if by magic, make a 30-year mortgage disappear in half the time. That's what readers are telling me, just before asking if it is "too good...
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Butcher finds shop onlineOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - After running the meat department of a grocery store in Tennessee for 10 years, Kevin Luman decided it was time for a change. Luman wanted to own his own place. While se...
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Putting a price on high-tech soundOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - What price sound? How about $600? Bang & Olufsen, a high-end electronics designer and manufacturer, on Thursday will launch its first MP3 player that boasts high-quality...
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Leopard: Faster, easier than VistaOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.'s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much fast...
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Revitalization forces downtown merchants to copeOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Retail is tough. Retail in the typical suburban downtown is tougher. And retail during downtown revitalization is - well, certainly not easy but maybe not quite as bad...
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Business that bouncesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You won't hear any cries of "don't jump on that" from Gina Metallo. After all, her business is all about jumping -- and that includes adults. Metallo and her partner, ...
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Dog walker gets inventiveOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the years, we've been forced to become more cognizant of picking up after our pets. While walking your furry friend, a bag is usually in one hand and the leash in t...