Business Columns
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U.S. uses Enron-style bookkeepingNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to financial magic, the government of the United States takes the prize. Sleights of hand and clever distractions by purveyors of line-of-credit mortgages,...
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New shop is SerendipityNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The business name, Serendipity Floral, perfectly explains the owner's circumstances when she opened the shop early this year. The owner also hopes it will apply to her c...
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Livingston Kitchens opensNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Husband-and-wife team Mary and James Livingston recently moved their business closer to home. Livingston Kitchens, which operated at the Merchandise Mart for the past 1...
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Imperial opens showroomNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - After operating in Algonquin for about 10 years, Rob Twardzik recently moved his showroom to Lake in the Hills. The thrust of Imperial Improvements, at 1128 W. Algonquin...
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If you're mulling a Mac, read onNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - When I write my computer buyers' guides, I typically focus on Windows computers, not the Apple Macintosh. That's because I assumed that buying a Mac required little guid...
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Blogging is good business -- if you have something to sayNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Blogging can help build awareness of your business Should your business blog? Maybe. The blogging fervor has cooled a bit, and most days I think an e-newsletter may be ...
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Like families, churches also need to monitor spendingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Is it OK for a minister to live large? A new probe by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, will certainly call int...
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New owner has special love for, long ties to Copeland Dance studioNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Marie Bolson just couldn't let her friend's dream fade away. And eight years after her mentor's death, Bolson finds herself carrying on Ellen Copeland's love for dance. ...
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Authentic team merchandise found at the new Sports FanaticNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - If you have a sports enthusiast on your holiday list, a new store in Palatine may score big. The Sports Fanatic recently opened at 317 E. Dundee Road in the Walgreens Sh...
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Tony's Subs back in expansion mode with new Lakemoor shopNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A well known sandwich shop in Deerfield recently expanded into Lakemoor. The newest Tony's Subs opened at 209 W. Rand Road at Route 120. Tony Viti opened the original sa...