Business Columns
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Survey finds IT attacks are down, but costlyOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - About 33 percent of companies said they experienced fewer security breaches in their networks in the past year , compared to 42 percent a year earlier. Although the numb...
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Gift company looks to provide comfort in times of griefOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The start of Renee Wood's company came out of a desire to comfort someone. She was looking for just the right sympathy gift for her sister-in-law, whose father had just ...
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Local photographer celebrates 20 years behind the cameraOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Dale Horn started his photography business from the basement of his mother's Arlington Heights home on Vail Street 20 years ago. Horn, 47, now operates his growing busin...
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Confusion abounds over 'safe' withdrawalsOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. You confused me recently in a column about safe rates of withdrawal. I am 68 years old and 80 percent invested in CDs. My CDs are paying between 5 percent and 5.5 per...
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Financial advice is not going to be magicOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Giving advice to people in financial trouble is like throwing dust into the wind. You toss it out and, depending on the wind's direction, it either gets ca...
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Pet franchise comes to areaOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Kevin McCormack understands how important pets are in people's lives. He recently launched Wag N' Wash Healthy Pet Center in Naperville for pet owners who want something...
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Kitchen business remodeledOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Jeff Schreiber, who has been in the kitchen remodeling industry for 25 years, recently moved his business closer to home. Schreiber, who resides in Hawthorn Woods, reloc...
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Consignment assignmentOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The idea for Marianne Evans' business originated years ago when she turned her garage sale into an outdoor shop. Evans, who left her career as the owner of a forklift bu...
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Housing bubble looks destined for troubleOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Lately I've been getting that deja vu feeling. If you lived in Texas through the S&L debacle of the late '80s, you probably have too. If you didn't, listen up. What happ...
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Voice mail gets a lot more funOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The days of "leave a message after the beep" could soon be a thing of the past. New Web services are giving cellphone voice mail a fresh sound with features that let use...