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A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, t...
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ESOPs can be an exit strategy for small and mid-sized business ownersAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - Owners of small and mid-sized businesses are often looking for a way to sell all, or a part, of their business for the highest price possible and pay the least amount of...
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Open Book Management: A way of doing business that benefits everyoneAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - When I tell business owners we practice Open Book Management, some ask, "Aren't you afraid to share your financial data with your employees?" In a word, no. Here's why. ...
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Illinois should focus on helping small businesses, not giveaways to major corporationsAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - The Small Business Advocacy Council championed an impressive array of legislation that passed the Illinois General Assembly this year. We will build on this momentum by...
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Top four ways to bulletproof your strategic planAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - This year has brought a series of challenges for business owners to handle. These have ranged from political issues, to difficulty of finding the right team members to ...
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How construction industry labor law differs from other labor lawAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - Our firm's practice area is management-side labor and employment law. I focus my practice on the labor law side of things and that pretty much means dealing on behalf of...
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'We wanted to stand out': How an old Holiday Inn became Northwest suburbs' first boutique hotelAug 19, 2023 1:00 am - Six years after being proposed and $6 million in renovations later, an old Holiday Inn has been transformed into something completely different: what owner Sam Patel cal...
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Gurnee banquet hall plans to expand, apply for liquor licenseAug 19, 2023 1:00 am - Tonya Walker has big plans for her Gurnee event space this fall, including adding liquor offerings and expanding the business' footprint. "I'm excited for the next level...
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Old Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn where Pete Townshend found God, penned 'Tommy' lyrics to be demolishedAug 19, 2023 1:00 am - It had a vibrating bed, fuzzy TV, and smelly sheets and towels, but a Rolling Meadows Holiday Inn hotel room happened to be the perfect setting for Pete Townshend's spir...
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Will trustees support plan for more townhouses in Wheeling?Aug 18, 2023 1:00 am - A plan to build townhouses near Wheeling's Prairie Park residential complex will be publicly unveiled Monday night. The Smith Family Development company wants to constru...