West Chicago Business
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Be upfront with your banker about both the good and the badApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - If you and your business have a story to tell, you should be telling it to your banker — especially if you want that banker to OK a business loan. “Businesses must be ve...
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Downers Grove man charged in bank scamApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Federal authorities indicted a Downers Grove man with duping a downstate bank out of $2.5 million as part of an elaborate mortgage con job. Salvatore DiBenedetto, 52, is...
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People line up to look for work at ECC jobs fairApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - After being out of work for two years, Jim Werner of Algonquin admits it's very difficult to stay upbeat about his job search. “You have to take it one day at a time,” ...
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Schaumburg businessman asks Congress for help on tradeApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Jason Speer stood quietly in Rep. Joe Walsh's office, waiting patiently to meet his congressman for the first time. Cradled in his arms was a peculiar golde...
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Fencing requirement stalls outdoor eating at Lombard cafeApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Two tables and four chairs. That’s all chef Ben Mchabcheb wants to add to the front of his Lombard restaurant, La France Cafe & Crepes. “I like to give the place a look...
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Gendex closing costs 75 jobsApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Gendex Dental Systems, 901 W. Oakton St., Des Plaines is expected to close and eliminate about 75 jobs, according to documents posted online by the state on Thursday. Th...
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Digital marketing: It's all about engaging customersApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - When selling your business in the digital world, it's more about engaging your customers than simply putting a website up and hoping they will come to it. That was the m...
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Lines blurring between work, play with smartphonesApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - Ever feel like the lines are blurring on what's work and what's play when using your smartphone? You're not alone. A survey released this week by Libertyville-based Moto...
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Companies remain in limbo as new earthquake rattles JapanApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - The ongoing turmoil in earthquake-ravaged Japan continues to keep suburban manufacturers and other businesses in limbo, not knowing when a recovery will be securely unde...
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IDOT sticks to basics in new road planApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The state will fix its roads and bridges this year, but ambitious projects such as the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass or Illiana Expressway will re...