Orrin Schwarz
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Starting a new family businessMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - In middle school Karen Pauly would bring home rescue dogs, her father, Jim, remembers. She just always had a passion for dogs. Despite her family's 102-year history in t...
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Latala marries his skills with big life eventsFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Michael Latala loves to challenge himself. Latala is an Arlington Heights artist who paints wedding scenes - usually the exchange of vows or first dance - during the...
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Razny investing in retail in a big wayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Don't tell Stan Razny retail is dead. He just invested millions into his Razny Jewelers store in Highland Park because of his belief in retail done right. "It's about w...
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Studies show diversity can aid businessesFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Diversity, equity and inclusion no longer are just admirable social goals for businesses. Now there's evidence that having a wide range of backgrounds in a company's wo...
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Getting to know the Bloomingdale company that bought naming rights for the Hoffman Estates arenaJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - The thought occurred to Dan Richard as he was driving east on Interstate 90 from Rockford and passing what then was known as the Sears Centre. Sears was having financial...
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Tracing the unexpected key to their quick successJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - In a little more than three months Kate O'Donnell, Pattie Fuentes and Anne Amick started a contact tracing company and turned it into a profitable software company that ...
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Davenport stays true to herself through crisisDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Polly Davenport stops to consider the main reason she has become a successful CEO. "I had to discover my 'true north,' and once you discover your 'true north,' never wav...
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After 27 years, Dominican University president Carroll giving up dream jobDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - It's a scary thought, voluntarily giving up the job you've loved for 27 years, but Dominican University president Donna Carroll decided the time was right. "For me I'm t...
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Daily Herald Business Ledger webinar: Panelists optimistic, but there's much to do in 2021Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - There's reason for optimism about the Illinois economy in 2021, but there's also a lot of work to do. That was the consensus of a Daily Herald Business Ledger panel webi...
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Pandemic creating difficult situations for employersNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - The COVID-19 pandemic has created some tricky situations for employers to navigate, perhaps none more difficult than the politics. That was just one issue addressed in T...