May 12, 2013
(AP) — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you’re probably a tax cheat. More >
Half Price Books now open for business in Algonquin
May 12, 2013, Amy E. Williams
A new bookstore now is open in the former Borders Books location along the Randall Road corridor in the Algonquin Commons Shopping Center. Half Price Books opened last month inside half of the vacant Borders Books location. The store, 2226 S. More >
Boeing, Motorola Solutions, Caterpillar say lack of middle skills workers hurting them
May 05, 2013, Phil Burdick
Executives representing some of the largest manufacturers in the U.S. urged community college presidents to reach out and form partnerships to help them train desperately needed middle skills workers at a national summit at Harper College. More >
Competing with companies that hire immigrants who aren’t authorized to work
April 28, 2013
Gomez says she believes that she’s being undercut by competitors that hire workers who are in the U.S. without permission from the government. When potential clients tell her that her competitors can do the same work for a lot less, it makes her suspicious. More >
Short-term risks for the region have declined
April 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday that the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow during 2013 at a rate of 3.4%, almost identical to the overall economic growth. The region will improve its growth rate, from 3% in 2012 to 3. More >
Lack of financial education can lead to increased debt
April 14, 2013
(Marketwired) -- April is the Financial Literacy Month and in an effort to promote financial literacy Consolidated Credit offers a free 4 step guide to help consumers improve their finances and be better prepared for the future. The lack of literacy comes with a great cost. More >
Marketing program takes off
April 14, 2013
Deer Park Town Center started a program that sparked random acts of kindness among employees and shoppers. As a result, a Crate & Barrel employee purchased gift cards for her employees and urged them to use the cards for random acts of kindness. More >
April 14, 2013, TOM WITOM
Shawn Patel hadn't intended to own a restaurant. It rather landed on his doorstep. Five years ago, he and his brother, Andy, built the Galleria strip mall in West Chicago and claimed as one of their tenants a restaurant. More >
April 14, 2013
Por Jim Kendall Para Reflejos After more than a dozen years successfully selling sunglasses on the Internet - not just sunglasses but such top-of-the-line brands as Porsche Design, Serengeti, Vuarnet, Bolle and Callaway Golf - Andy Hortatsos opened an eyewear store in downtown Glen More >
The feverish activity is a reflection of Miami’s efforts to convert into a center of technological enterprises orientesd to Latin America
April 07, 2013
(AP) -- Inside a small office, Venezuelans Francisco Quintero and Juan Bermudez work with two other young entrepreneurs from Argentina. More >