Downers Grove Business
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Volle’s owner turns 90Oct 01, 2012 6:00 am - Volle Halthen doesn’t like birthdays. Still, that didn’t stop about 30 employees from celebrating the 90th birthday of the founder of Volle’s Bridal & Boutique in Lake Z...
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Local businesses are Ryder winners, but big gain could be future for DuPageSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Lynfred Winery in Roselle had its bed-and-breakfast suites booked, wine-tasting rooms packed, more food added to its menu and staffing increased at least 50 percent....
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Bensenville executive aims to develop China connectionSep 24, 2012 11:00 am - Kitty Pon, who was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, came to the United States in 1981, and has volleyed her international ties into a thriving business based in Bensen...
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Three high-achieving women to speak at Benedictine summitSep 24, 2012 9:15 am - Patricia Harris, Jill Morgenthaler and Linda Yang will be the featured speakers at the 2012 Greater Chicago Women’s Leadership Summit presented by the College of Busines...
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Risk-taking suburban entrepreneurs honoredSep 20, 2012 10:00 pm - For 17 suburban business owners, the risk of jumping with a parachute into the realm of entrepreneurialship is better than the certainty of jumping without one. The bus...
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Innovative Harper College manufacturing program spreading statewideSep 20, 2012 10:49 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $12.9 million in federal funding to expand Harper College’s new Advanced Manufacturing program to schools across Illinois, U.S. ...
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Opal Enterprises opens new showroomSep 20, 2012 9:20 am - Naperville-based Opal Enterprises, a Naperville windows and doors company, recently celebrated its ninth anniversary by moving to a new showroom. The company will markin...
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‘Host towns’ put on finishing touches before Ryder CupSep 19, 2012 9:19 am - With only a few days left before thousands of visitors arrive for the international Ryder Cup golf tournament, many area towns are in high gear making final preparations...
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Navistar Defense to upgrade 2,300 Army vehiclesSep 19, 2012 9:12 am - LISLE — Navistar Defense LLC received an order from the U.S. Army to upgrade 2,300 of its International vehicles with survivability upgrade retrofit kits. The order for ...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...