Anna Marie Kukec
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Carol Stream Chamber gets hooked on Pinterest.comMar 08, 2012 3:21 pm - Members of the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce can now do more social networking by getting “pinned.” Chamber Executive Director Luanne Triolo Newman has set up a bulle...
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ComEd outlines upgrade plans for suburbsMar 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Chicago-based ComEd, which has operations in Oak Brook, is expected to announce Thursday a $2.6 billion program to improve the electric grid in about 65 suburbs. Some wo...
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Addison CEO hires homeless to give them second chanceMar 05, 2012 5:00 am - CEO Justin Norman needed to hire workers at his Addison-based manufacturing firm, JD Norman Industries. Instead of turning to a temp agency or a headhunter, he turned to...
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Business leaders mixed about hiring graduates from for-profit schoolsMar 05, 2012 4:00 am - For-profit schools have come under fire in recent years as state and federal authorities scrutinize their business practices and whether their graduates can find jobs. S...
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Des Plaines online funeral service offers consumers a choiceFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - While the Internet has changed the way we do business, the funeral industry is perhaps one of the last frontiers. Until now. Consumers now have the option of planning a...
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Suburban women entrepreneurs seek to clean up with new businessFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Two suburban women were in search of making their lives simpler and less cluttered and ended up creating a business. Mary Beth Wright of St. Charles and Donelle Duva...
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New online service helps home sellers, real estate prosFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Homeowners and real estate professionals seeking to sell homes around the suburbs have a new online resource that tracks sales and incorporates social media, such as Lin...
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Sears to close six stores in Illinois, more elsewhereFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings posted a fourth-quarter loss of $2.4 billion on Thursday, then said it will close 15 additional Sears and Kmart stores and nine Grea...
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Aurora dancer helps kids, even those who cannot payFeb 20, 2012 5:00 am - Lynn Kuti of Aurora has studied ballet and dance under masters from the Russian Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, and even the June Taylor Dancers, but her passion focuses...
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Local emergency alert service sees growthFeb 17, 2012 4:30 am - Jacob Hargrave of Grayslake and Glenn Graham of Vernon Hills are planning to grow EverybodySafe.com, a site that allows first-responders and hospital personnel to quickl...