Port Barrington Business
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McHenry company offers healthier vending machinesFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - A startup company in McHenry aims to change how people eat, starting with vending machines. Healthy U provides vending machines stocked with healthier snack foods, thing...
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Temp work on the rise in suburbs, helps workers find the right jobJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Married with two young children, Eric Rangel of Hanover Park looked to a temp agency to help him find a job with advancement. More than a year ago, he left behind a few ...
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Come & Dish owner bids farewell to customers, Randall corridorJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - It was a little sign of hope. Amid all of the independent businesses along the Randall Road corridor that shut their doors over the past couple of years, and even the bi...
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Sales of single-family homes in suburbs climb 10 percentJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales of single-family detached homes jumped by about 10 percent in 2009, compared to 2008, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors said Friday. The Downers Grove group...
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Jewel-Osco parent Supervalu returns to 3Q profit on cost controlsJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Grocery chain Supervalu Inc. returned to a fiscal third-quarter profit Tuesday on tighter cost controls and stabilizing profit margins as it revamps its s...
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Owner of 10 area radio stations files for Chapter 11Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The parent company of about 10 local radio stations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, officials from NextMedia Group Inc. in Colorado announced in December. On their...
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IRS to start regulating paid tax preparersJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The IRS said Monday it will start regulating nearly 1.4 million paid tax preparers nationwide to help protect taxpayers and to make sure the agency is collecting the rig...
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Builders, developers take stock of market downturnJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Whenever people, or companies for that matter, go through a traumatic experience, it is hoped that we come out of it somehow changed for the better. We hope that our dif...
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New hotels still opening in the suburbsDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - The troubled hotel industry this year has seen some major brands close around the suburbs, including the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights and the Wyndham ...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...