Woodstock Business
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Local land conservancy to host ‘Preserving the Family Farm’ seminarApr 11, 2025 3:17 pm - A free seminar on May 1 will cover financial and legal aspects of putting agricultural conservation easements on farms to prevent development. It will feature a panel of experts and preserved landowners.
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Squire Ale House offers something old, something new to diners in Campton HillsApr 09, 2025 12:03 pm - After months and months of promising to be open “next month,” Squire Ale House finally welcomed its first guests to the Campton Hills restaurant a few weeks ago.
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Unmatched field knowledge is gained at Illinois Extension youth crop competitionApr 07, 2025 12:11 am - High school students can test their agricultural expertise in a crop scouting competition hosted by Illinois Extension. The event allows youth to network with university researchers while having fun and potentially winning cash prizes.
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TLC and American Farmland Trust to host Learning Circles on March 11 and April 3Mar 07, 2025 3:36 pm - The first Learning Circle on March 11 will cover farmland succession planning, with guest speaker Angie Doucette from American Farmland Trust.
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He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.
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The Gift Wrap Place opens in Woodstock, offering wrapping services, classes and gift boxesJan 22, 2025 10:40 am - The Gift Wrap Place is a new Woodstock business offering concierge packaging and kiosk gift solutions, founded by entrepreneur Susie Frank.
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Women of Distinction winner Marcy Piekos ‘brings it all together’ at helm of Leadership Greater McHenry CountyJan 06, 2025 11:53 am - Marcy Piekos knows the movers and shakers throughout McHenry County. She’s helped shape them, watched them blossom in confidence and take on leadership opportunities. In...
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COVID-19 in McHenry County back at ‘high’ level along with other respiratory illnessesJan 04, 2025 10:19 am - COVID-19 “illness activity” in McHenry County is now at the high level, according to the McHenry County Department of Health.
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‘A good, viable option’: More women are choosing to work in the trades for better pay and benefitsJan 02, 2025 1:08 pm - A growing number of women are entering the trades. According to Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2023, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever — 363,651 working in construction and extraction occupations.
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A ‘Prime’ opportunity: McHenry County College delivers ESL classes to Amazon employeesDec 19, 2024 10:49 am - The Amazon Fulfillment Center in Huntley is working with McHenry County College in Crystal Lake to find a way to make education more accessible for its employees.