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After HoursSep 27, 2025 1:30 pm - Send photos of business events to afterhours@dailyherald.com.
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Profit margin on flipping a home is at a 17-year low due to high prices
Sep 27, 2025 1:30 pm - It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expenses. That’s the lowest profit margin for such transactions since 2008, according to an analysis by Attom, a real estate data company.
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The Biz Week That Was: A virtual reality escape, industrial and Main Street-like developments, and grants for business growthSep 27, 2025 1:22 pm - ‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens Friday Starting Friday, you’ll only have to go as far as Rosemont to be able to travel to ancient...
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Congress takes steps to help restore dignity of work in IllinoisSep 27, 2025 12:52 pm - For too long, government policies have made it too easy not to work, stifling people’s growth, confidence and ability to prosper. It also has limited the labor pool for businesses.
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Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping. Here’s what to do if yours is too
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The surprising truth about dividend growth stocks
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Fox Valley construction firm rebrands as Quinn Design-Build Inc. under new ownersSep 26, 2025 6:35 pm - Quinn Design-Build Inc, formerly Schramm Construction Corp., announced a full rebrand reflecting growth, innovation, and community investment. Husband-and-wife team Ryan and Nancy Quinn acquired the St. Charles firm to preserve its legacy while infusing fresh energy and focus into the company’s future.
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Bloomingdale’s Best Businesses honored at annual Community Choice AwardsSep 26, 2025 5:22 pm - Excitement filled the air as the winners of the 2025 Best of Bloomingdale Community Choice Awards were announced on Sept. 25. Organized by the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce, the ninth annual event celebrated the top businesses in the community.
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Cuddle and photo sessions with Scottish Highland cows draw visitors to new Batavia businessSep 26, 2025 5:07 pm - The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Majestic Highlands Homestead with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 25.
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Geneva’s State Street Jewelers celebrates 40th anniversarySep 26, 2025 4:45 pm - State Street Jewelers, a Geneva jewelry store founded in 1952 and owned by Jeffrey Hampton since 1985, celebrated its 40th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Geneva and Batavia chambers of commerce