Business Columns
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national boardSep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief advancement officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of direc...
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How to evaluate the economy as we march toward the midterm electionSep 18, 2022 7:00 am - The economy is hotter than the sun, and it's being chilled by soaring inflation. Confused? Now you're getting the picture. When it comes to the U.S. economy, there are n...
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Policymakers should prioritize established and new small businessesSep 18, 2022 6:00 am - The pandemic has profoundly impacted our economy in ways unimaginable in the winter of 2020. Many employees have reevaluated their priorities and resigned from their job...
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'I go where I am needed': Batavia Chamber of Commerce honors volunteer Mary Anne CallahanSep 16, 2022 6:00 am - If there were a mantra for what makes a community volunteer click, it would simply be this: "I go where I am needed." That's what Mary Anne Callahan of Batavia told me w...
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Sound counsel for small businesses: Founding Moms provides practical advice to female entrepreneursSep 11, 2022 1:00 am - Twelve years ago, Jill Salzman was a mom and entrepreneur who needed help. In seeking it, she accidentally launched a business. Salzman, who was pregnant with her secon...
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Hints of a comeback: Experts seeing signs of progress in suburban office marketAug 21, 2022 6:00 am - When Adam Johnson finds himself sitting in traffic these days, instead of cursing his luck, he reminds himself that this inconvenience has a bright side for someone in h...
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Defining Small Business Champions by their actions, not their wordsAug 21, 2022 1:00 am - Politicians frequently scramble to procure the support of small business owners and their networks during campaigns. Candidates provide plenty of lip-service to small b...
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O'Donnell: With "Louisville Million," Churchill Inc. dissed the legacy of Dick DuchossoisAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. HAS a market capitalization that touches $8 billion. That's a nice number for a corporation that specializes in little more than gaming pies in the ...
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Crucial time for politicians and small business community to collaborateJul 24, 2022 1:00 am - Small businesses have faced extraordinary challenges since the onset of the pandemic. First, they had to absorb the initial shock of the devastating shutdowns and scram...
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Suburban construction companies are getting creative to beat supply-chain woesJul 24, 2022 1:00 am - Beating the supply-chain crisis has forced local construction companies to get creative. For Barry Sullivan, vice president of construction for Westmont-based Ryan Compa...