Kim Mikus
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State of suburbs: Investors pump new life into businessAug 29, 2015 6:00 am - After weathering several years of stagnation, suburban economic development leaders and business experts like what they see when it comes to business expansion. "Invest...
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Why a suburban man opened a Chick-fil-A in KildeerAug 23, 2015 5:00 am - An interview with Allen Ordeanu, co-owner of Chick-fil-A Kildeer. Q: What made you decide to start a Chick-fil-A franchise? A: Every time my family and I vacationed, we ...
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Images: An hour in Lake ZurichAug 16, 2015 6:00 am - We spent one hour - no more, no less - roaming around town photographing things that caught our eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiab...
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Nutriad invests $4 million in Hampshire facilityJul 20, 2015 5:00 am - Keith Klanderman grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and continues to farm 160 acres there. He spent hours on a tractor cutting and baling hay earlier this month. Klan...
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Local nurse builds 600-employee private home health care firmJul 12, 2015 7:00 am - When Molly Miceli started her company 26 years ago, she was on the cutting edge of an industry that was set to explode. Over the years, while growing Schaumburg-based Li...
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College of Lake County and Elk Grove construction firm embark on $50 million projectJun 22, 2015 6:12 am - Mortenson Construction, a national contractor with local operations in Elk Grove Village, has launched a $50 million project at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. ...
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Father-daughter team sets healthy goal for fundraisersJun 08, 2015 6:00 am - A father and daughter launched a business using their professional and personal experiences. The idea for the company originated when Angie Maguire and her friends grew...
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Mundelein's Apak to expand in RacineMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Mundelein company that focuses on packaging dry ingredient food items announced plans Wednesday to expand its operations in a new facility in Racine, Wisconsin. A...
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Vernon Hills company starts as printer, now makes hotel suppliesMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - American Hotel Register Company headquartered in Vernon Hills is celebrating its 150th anniversary, having started as a printer of hotel registration books and diver...
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How local man went from car lover to drum makerApr 24, 2015 5:30 am - Growing up in Deerfield, Mike Dorfman was one of those kids who enjoyed working on cars, playing the drums and inventing things. It's these characteristics that have dri...