DuPage County Business
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Batavia’s Kraft Plumbing celebrates 50 yearsMay 28, 2012 7:24 am - An interview with Bob Kraft, co-owner of K.W. Kraft & Sons Plumbing Contrators in Batavia. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a plumbing contracting f...
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Two local businesses out-manage the economyMay 28, 2012 7:24 am - Let’s not debate the state of the economy. Instead, let’s discover how two very different local businesses, each dependent on discretionary spending by customers, succes...
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Overcomes disability to become award-winning CEOMay 28, 2012 7:15 am - As a child, Michael Alter said he was a struggling student, due to dyslexia. His third grade teacher even told his parents that “not every boy will go to Harvard...
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Suburban employers to hire more college gradsMay 28, 2012 5:30 am - This year's college graduates might have an easier time entering the workforce than their recent predecessors, thanks to local companies' hiring plans and grads' in-dema...
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Mainstreet USA Rink in Streamwood closesMay 27, 2012 6:57 pm - A Streamwood staple is no longer. Mainstreet USA Roller Skating Center closed May 19 after struggling to keep up with taxes and bills, but that didn’t stop co-owner Stev...
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The SoapboxMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - How true: Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: “Got freedom? Thank a soldier.” Simple words, profound meaning. In particula...
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Naperville chamber parts ways with CEOMay 24, 2012 11:42 am - The president and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce has been “released from his duties” by the group’s board of directors, officials said Thursday. John Sch...
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Elgin bar receives suspensionMay 24, 2012 11:07 am - La Quebrada Restaurant in Elgin has been fined $2,000 and given a 30-day suspension of its liquor license beginning May 29 because it sold liquor to minors and because a...
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Don't touch that dial; more changes coming to TV viewingMay 24, 2012 8:00 am - More choices and access on our devices, and faster delivery of TV shows and videos are all planned with new products touted this week by companies with suburban ties. L...
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Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsingMay 24, 2012 6:50 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too. The troubled Internet company’ i...