Business Columns
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MDL Antiques carries vintage fashions for the younger setSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The variety of merchandise at MDL Antiques is what sets the Addison business apart, according to its owners. Lindsay Sulka, 23, and her parents, Melody and David Sulka, ...
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Spending on clothes can shrink your cashSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Do you suffer from "Closet Guilt?" If you're a man, the likely answer is no. If you're a woman, you'd rather not talk about it. I first heard the phrase while talking wi...
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Suggestions for your Web contentSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Jeff Klingberg, president and chief executive of Hampshire-based Konstanz Kommunikations Inc. (www.konstanzkom.com), has been following our columns about small business...
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Commute times, costs make telecommuting intriguingSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Increasingly long drive times, gasoline that hangs stubbornly around $3.00 a gallon, and a mass transit system that never was designed for suburban businesses and their ...
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Linux's free system easier, not for everyoneSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - This column is written for mainstream, nontechie users of digital technology. These folks aren't necessarily novices, and they aren't afraid of computers. They also aren...
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Marketing savvy helped author earn richesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Patrick Evans started a business selling mailing machines and electronic scales from his home about 28 years ago. He grew the business, Evcor Systems, until it became o...
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Antiques on State partners pleased with their new stone homeSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - [fabbres14_1bi091207MN] When antique dealer Karen Klaske found out the Antique Market 3 building in St. Charles had been sold, she went to work hoping to find a new hom...
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Money markets often beat bondsSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. In a recent column you recommended a list of ETFs. I generally agree with the list, and most certainly agree with your criteria. But iShares Lehman TIP, the Treasury ...
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Investment seminars can be too convincingSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- I'm not quite ready for membership in AARP but increasingly I've been getting invitations in the mail for me and my husband to attend investment seminars t...
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All-American endeavorSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Everything sold at a new general store in Barrington has one thing in common. All merchandise is made in the United States. Norton's USA carries everything from jam to e...