Batavia Business
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What damage did Cook's sales tax hike do last time?Jul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Anyone looking for a lesson from the last time Cook County increased its sales tax rate might be surprised to learn businesses didn't see the drop in sales that their co...
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Nutriad invests $4 million in Hampshire facilityJul 20, 2015 5:00 am - Keith Klanderman grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and continues to farm 160 acres there. He spent hours on a tractor cutting and baling hay earlier this month. Klan...
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Rocket Fizz doing well in St. CharlesJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - When walking into the new Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop in downtown St. Charles, the first thing that struck me was not a favorite treat from the past. It was the ...
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How 71% of Elgin tourism bureau's costs went to salaries, travelJul 15, 2015 5:30 am - Every time someone spends the night at an Elgin hotel, half the taxes paid on that room are intended to help fund local tourism initiatives. But a Daily Herald analysis ...
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Glen Ellyn mom wins award for work with suburban kidsJul 12, 2015 7:03 am - Kate Cozzani of Glen Ellyn surrounds herself with her six children, teaches other kids, coaches even more kids - and wouldn't have it any other way, she said. Cozzani is...
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Passion for wine industry leads to father-son partnershipJul 05, 2015 6:00 am - Glencoe resident Bud Schwarzbach is 80 and still pursues his passion: Wine. And he's turned that passion into a business he shares with his son. The two love it so much...
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Chick-fil-a hosts blood driveJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago-area Chick-fil-A restaurants will team with Heartland Blood Centers to host blood drives between July 6 and 10. All participating donors will receive a complimen...
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Executive education in 'transformation,' leaders sayJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - Executive education and life learning programs are in a period of evolution as the needs of the business world and the demands of people seeking such programs change, ac...
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Thomas A. Smith appointed executive director at The HolmstadJun 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Thomas A. Smith has been named executive director for The Holmstad, a faith-based, nonprofit continuing care retirement community operated by Covenant Retirement Communi...
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Kane County program could grow small business, lure more jobsJun 24, 2015 5:30 am - Kane County is about to double down on a program hailed by Cook County officials last October as an unprecedented regional collaboration to grow local small businesses a...