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Recent Articles about Illinois

The Economy This Week

Small-business optimism continues to fade; retail sales down.  Read more

No Headset for Finance Clerk Costs $128,000

Think the job of a finance clerk seems like a fairly safe one, in terms of potential for injury? Think again. An Illinois prison finance clerk has...  Read more

Hotline

Current trends affecting small business.  Read more

Employers Seen Increasing Pay Levels

July 25, 2005 --Large employers will raise wages by an average of 3.7% through 2005 and increasingly prefer one-time awards such as cash o...  Read more

Small Firms Save In Self-insurance Pools

An increasing number of states now allow small businesses to group together to fund worker's compensation coverage, instead of purchasing individual worke...  Read more

Drought-Stricken Businesses Offered Loans

Jan. 22, 2007 -- The Small Business Administration is offering federal disaster loans to small businesses in Illinois hit by drought earl...  Read more

Tax Issues for Illinois Start-Ups

Registering to Pay Taxes Once you have officially obtained the necessary licenses and permits for your business, you will be respo...  Read more

What This Country Needs Is One More Federal Law

Ronald Reagan holds office in part because he promised to get the federal government off the backs of business. But ever rule has its exceptions, and product...  Read more

State Support: Indiana Wants You

1. Indiana 6. Michigan 2. Connecticut 7. Ohio 3. Pennsylvania 8. Louisiana 4. Massachusetts 9. Illinois 5. New Y...  Read more

Study: Retiring Harder on Women

Lower income and a longer lifespan are forcing women to save more than men, a study finds.  Read more

Spreading the Wealth Around

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Jobless Claims Hit 12-Month High

Nov. 30, 2006 -- New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week by 34,000 to 357,000, the highest level in over a year, the Labor De...  Read more

Dead Ringers;

TED SCHWARTZ WAS SURE A proposed Illinois bill to boost taxes for long-distance telephone users was dead. So he moved The Apac Corp., his telemarketing s...  Read more

March Madness at Work

It's that time of year: March Madness, otherwise known as the NCAA men's basketball tournament. On Sunday evening, the selection committee revealed the fi...  Read more

A Booming Recession Business

Companies that supply dollar stores are raking it in  Read more

More Independent Voices

I cannot believe that Curtis Hartman traveled through Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Illinois looking for entrepreneurs, and did not include one farmer i...  Read more

Getting Even

Businesspeople who feel bullied by state agencies are getting some new weapons with which to fight back. A growing number of states have enacted laws that...  Read more

The Legal Landscape

Some states are friendly to noncompetes; others aren't. Here's a rough guide.  Read more

Business for Sale: Little Napa on the Prairie

Over a nice cabernet, you've mused about someday buying a vineyard and winery. But are 12-hour workdays your style?  Read more

Best On: Health Care

Rod Blagojevich Illinois (D) Along with Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (who is not seeking reelection), Blagojev...  Read more

Best On: Health Care

Rod Blagojevich Illinois (D) Along with Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (who is not seeking reelection), Blagojev...  Read more

Directory of Inventors Groups

Are you an inventor looking for advice or resources? This directory lists inventors groups across the country, organized by state.  Read more

Painful Payments to Former Employees

Q: We discovered two individuals stealing cash and we have obvious proof of their crime. We terminated them upon discussing the results o...  Read more

Raises Smaller than Expected

Hit hard by the sluggish economy, employers are cutting back on pay hikes and bonuses, a survey finds.  Read more

So You Want to Move to Silicon Valley…

A recent transplant from Minneapolis dishes on what you need to know if you want to live in the start-up capital of the world.  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

Leading indicators rebound; weekly jobless claims rise.  Read more

The Economy This Week

Small-business payrolls rebound in July; personal income and savings decline.  Read more

The Would-be Runners

A Random Gathering of the Politically Ambitious  Read more

The Best Of Show

Capital: Activity at the money centers 1. California 2. Connecticut 3. New York 4. Texas 5. Massachusetts 6. Minnesota...  Read more

The Economy This Week

Small-business optimism improves; jobless claims surge.  Read more

Tourist Traps;

WOULD YOU GO TO PEORIA TO see people play mud volleyball? The state of Illinois thinks you might. It advertised the contest as part of its $10-million ca...  Read more

Report On The States: Best Of Show

Minnesota's tax and wage rates are well above tha national medians. But aggressive bank lending and investments by local SBICs make it one of the top states ...  Read more

The Economy This Week

Small-business outlook continues to improve; jobless claims inch down.  Read more

At a Glance

Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies.  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

Business owners and consumers less optimistic about economy; gas prices dip after 11 weeks of increases.  Read more

Necessary Losses

CEO's account of the emotional issues associated with her company's growth and the inevitable personnel changes.  Read more

Beware The Trojan Horse

Inside those Japanese auto plants are the seeds of destruction for thousands of small U.S. companies  Read more

SBA Awards Grants to Economic ‘Clusters’

Agency is seeking to encourage collaboration between small businesses, the public sector, developers, and institutions to advance local industries.  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

Manufacturing faces sharpest decline in six years; private sector adds 158,000 new jobs in November.  Read more