Bloom Magazine
Category: Business & Finance
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Curry Auto: Almost 100 and Going Strong
BY DEBRA KENT The year 1915 was unusually eventful. It was the year Typhoid Mary contaminated her way to fame,…
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Need Legal Help to Start Your Business? Call “the Clinic”—It’s Free!
BY RON EID What business expense do most new business owners underestimate? “The line item in the budget for legal…
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How You Can Join the Fight Against Graffiti
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Businesses should not feel alone in fighting the graffiti problem that has been plaguing Bloomington. Since…
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Kirkwood Design Studio Making Beautiful Buildings In Bloomington
BY JEREMY SHERE Drive around Bloomington and you’re sure to be struck by the city’s many eye-catching buildings—among them the…
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Butcher’s Block Carves a Niche On the East Side
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS When David Schell needed a part-time job in college, he followed his roommate behind the meat counter…
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Business School Prof Offers A 5-Step Plan for Retirement
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Actual retirement may occur at 65, 70, or any age, but planning for retirement can—and should—begin decades…
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LED Source: Promoting Efficient ‘Green’ Lighting
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO You can take an important step toward going green simply by replacing your light bulbs. Hugh…
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inBizCafé.com: A Tool to Grow Your Business
BY ZAK SZYMANSKI The first time you visit canopygroupinc.com/inbizcafe.html, you may feel disoriented. There are very few graphics. There’s nobody to…
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Smithville: A Big/Little Family Company
BY JEREMY SHERE It’s a safe bet that few if any residents of Monroe County have ever met the CEO…
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