Kim Mikus
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Spas look for separate niches to lure customersApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Opening a spa at a time when consumers are cutting back on discretionary spending can be rough. The owners of two separate suburban spas have launched their businesses a...
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Italian family restaurant expands to PalatineApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A Wheeling High School graduate switched from owning a bunch of Luke's Beef restaurants to full-service Italian eateries. Tony Colatorti started working as a dishwasher...
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Mickey Finn's beer now available to goApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Fans of Mickey Finn's microbrewed beer can now purchase it in cans. The popular Libertyville microbrewery started selling its Amber Ale in 12-ounce cans last week. The c...
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Marble business sticking to its foundationsApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom Wienckowski launched his countertop business 20 years ago in a 4,000-square-foot building in South Elgin. Since then, the Schaumburg business owner has grown Marble ...
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Online grocer Peapod heads north to MadisonApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Skokie-based Internet grocer Peapod announced the expansion of service to Madison, Wisc. Shoppers can create personal lists, read nutrition information online, sort prod...
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Couple opens new salon, spaApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past two decades, Anthony Scimeca and his wife, Karen, have passed a vacant lot near their Elk Grove Village home. Through the years, they'd talk about how it wo...
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Melting Pot dips into Downers GroveApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Popular fondue restaurant, The Melting Pot, is expanding further into DuPage County. The Melting Pot of Downers Grove opens Tuesday, April 28, at 1205 Butterfield Road....
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Mother, daughter blend experience, love for animals into businessApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - For years, Teri Hoppe and her daughter, Kim Fickel have talked about opening their own business together. Using their previous business experience and their love for ani...
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Online broker firm to open Barrington branchApr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Scottrade, an online broker firm, is opening a branch office in Barrington on Monday, April 27. While some people are skeptical of the stock market and the state of the ...
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Schaumburg bus maker emerges from bankruptcyApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Bus maker Motor Coach Industries Inc. announced that it recently emerged from its voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. About six months ago, the Schaumburg-ba...