Business Columns
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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...
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Advance preparation makes disaster recovery easierOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - It took "two seconds," says Jeff Myers, for the roof to go at The Car Doctor, Inc., in Schaumburg, when storms raked the Chicago area in August. But quick work by Myers,...
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From the 'brick' to the RazrOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - They changed the world -- in about 13 weeks. About 35 years ago, a team of Motorola Inc. engineers and others created the first portable cell phone called the DynaTAC. I...
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Woman writes children's book to support school in HaitiOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Ruth Paul-Caudle was a teenager when she left Haiti to attend Lake Forest College. Growing up with 11 siblings, Paul-Caudle knew what it was like to do without. While sh...
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For your health, do insurance paperworkOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's almost that time again -- open enrollment season. If you're fortunate enough to work for an employer who provides a benefits package, you've got some ...
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Restaurant dishes out Italian gelato to the regionOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A restaurant owner and wholesale distributor of gelato is bringing a taste of Italy to the area. Joe DiBartolo opened Divino at 821 E. Center St. in Grayslake late last ...
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Concierge service expands online offeringsSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - BCB Technologies' Home Concierge has added an online document directory and aims to expand its subscriber base over the next year. The Hinsdale-based Web service, which ...
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Three topics to discuss at your 2008 planning sessionSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Three topics to discuss at your '08 planning session> There's one calendar quarter to go - time to congratulate everybody on a good year so far, perhaps add a short pep ...
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Details combines a car wash with country club amenitiesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When Michael Krabbe was a teenager, he was the one who washed the family car before buying and caring for his own. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree ...