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Monday, 16 November 2009 04:17 |
Agencies that help small businesses say they need more assistance, not less, in hard times.
By Aaron Stern
Four years ago Ruth Hoekwater decided to quit her non-profit job and pursue a lifelong dream of owning a neighborhood coffee shop, but she needed help. That’s where the Rogers Park Business Alliance came in. They helped her find retail space, put her in touch with a commercial realtor who helped her negotiate her lease, and even helped her choose the name The Common Cup.
A few weeks ago three customers were assaulted outside The Glenwood, a Rogers Park bar with a substantial gay clientèle. In the wake of that incident the Rogers Park Business Alliance contacted 24th District police to ensure the incident would be classified as a hate crime, then helped Glenwood owner Renee Labrana find security cameras to install outside the bar’s entrance.
“They are the cement behind the businesses in the neighborhood,” said Labrana. “Anytime anybody needs something… they have the ability to come in contact with everybody; they can put people in touch with each other, to do the things they need to get done.”
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Friday, 18 September 2009 05:29 |
 By James Ginderske
It wasn’t as though no one saw it coming.
Back when the Great Parking Meter Sell Off was pushed through the City Council in just three days’ time, people questioned the potential consequences of the hurried deal. Those questions were answered loudly, clearly, and harshly this week on North Clark Street, and the impact is shaping up to be a crushing blow to area commerce.
At first glance, the boxes, similar in design to the rest that have replaced the meters across Chicago, seem neat and tidy. As one Clark Street merchant said: “They do look nice. Much better than meters sticking up all over.”
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 23:00 |
By Terry Feingold
Editor's note: Terry Feingold is a former full member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and was a technician for a Primary Bond Dealer in New York City.
From the 2000 High (1552) to the 2002 Low (768) in the cash index of the S&P 500 index, three squares of major importance can be drawn from the monthly chart.
The three squares are: 1) a square of the range in price (1552 to 768), 2) a square from the low price (768) and finally 3) a square from the high price (1552). After each individual square has been completed in time, it is noted that a price extreme will follow providing for a change in trend.
In order to understand how these squares are drawn I will try to briefly explain. All squares are drawn from the monthly chart of the S&P 500 stock index. Square 1 is drawn from the month of the low in 2002, using the entire range of price.
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 23:07 |
By Terry Feingold
Today’s economic picture may look to some as if it we are beginning to pull up, up and away toward a new era of expansion. The pundits of economic growth are beating their chests and their drums telling all who will listen to them that market forces are at work to allow for recovery from the monetary mess we’re in right now.
I am here today to tell you something very different.
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Friday, 04 September 2009 19:47 |
 By Thomas Westgard
You really can get a haircut in Rogers Park for $5. And yes, it’s a haircut you’ll like. I developed a skepticism about that because I went into a place on Devon Avenue that had a prominent sign in the window advertising $5 haircuts.
Halfway through the haircut, the woman told me it was only for “special cases” and I wasn’t eligible. She handed me a photocopy of prices identical to Supercuts.
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