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The NWCC CONNECTION Business & Community News & Events November 6th, 2019

9 Acre Area Development - New OT Regs - Escaping Reality - SBA Cyber Survey - Tour Mars - Lotta' Fried Chicken - Member Shoutout

Life on Mars? Whether there is or isn't, it's highly likely that M&Ms, Snickers, Twix bars, and a whole range of other candies - all produced by Mars Inc. - make it into your home often, not to mention your children's Trick or Treat bag last week. Click to read how Mars landed in Chicago - Made In Chicago Museum Watch a tour of Mars plant on Oak Park Avenue, below.

This CBS Sunday Morning episode is the only tour most of us will ever get of the Mars, Inc. plant. While the company maintains super strict security, it's generous each year to a fault to Trick or Treaters that line Oak Park Avenue on Halloween.

It's All About Cash Flow Per this article in AllBusiness, poor cash flow management is the number one reason small businesses fail, causing 82% of business failures. The article covers key points on how small business owners and manager can lessen risk and improve their position.  Click to read. Eden Amirav - How to Better Manage and Improve Your Business’s Cash Flow

NWCC MEMBER SHOUT OUT Community & Nonprofit Organizations No matter where you live, there's a nonprofit community-based organization that will welcome donations - whether it's time, money, or gently-used items. With winter and the holidays on their way, they experience a drain on limited resources. The NW Connection Chamber Membership includes the following organizations -- Please keep them in mind for your holiday giving and support. Click on name to go to their website: Bishop Conway Residence - En Las Tablas Performing Arts - European American Association - Spanish Coalition for Housing

New Regulation takes effect 1/1/2020 Answers to Five Questions About OT Rules It's important for employers to be aware of new regulations and changes affecting certain employees who work over 40 hours a week. Click to read. Barbara Weltman  - 10/17/2019

New Illinois Human Rights Legislation In August 2019, Governor Pritzker signed legislation extending Illinois Human Rights Act protections to all employees across Illinois - no matter the size of the company where they work. Previously the IHRA afforded legal protections primarily to those employed by businesses with 15 or more employees. HB 252 made the IHRA more inclusive by changing the definition of "employer" from "employers with at least 15 employees" to those with "one or more employees." Under federal anti-discrimination law, "employer" is still defined as a minimum of 15 workers. The IHRA amendment gives Illinois workers recourse with the Illinois Department of Human Rights in cases of employment discrimination, effective July 2020.

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9.3 Acre Development Set for Damen/Elston/Fullerton Intersection

Per an article in Curbed Chicago, the North Branch Corridor will be home for a 9.3-acre driving range and mega entertainment complex, at the Damen, Elston, and Fullerton intersection. It will occupy land where the Vienna Beef plant is currently located. Read more here. Jay Koziarz - Curbed Chicago

Looking to Buy, Sell or Lease? Check out NWCC's Real Estate Inventory  Updated 11/3/2019 - with a new format  Brokers and agents... Click to submit courtesy listings

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Logan Square residents will soon have a yellow brick road, like the one Dorothy and Toto traveled on to Oz. Bickerdike Redevelopment is installing it at a recently rehabbed housing complex to honor L. Frank Baum,who wrote " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" while living at 1667 N. Humboldt Boulevard.. Read the Block Club Chicago article below...

from Block Club Chicago... Yellow Brick Road Built Where L. Frank Baum Wrote ‘Wizard Of Oz,’ Delighting Humboldt Park Residents Click to read the article - Mina Bloom- 11/4/2019.

Deadline 11/15/2019 Reach Potential Clients & Customers In the 2020 Business & Resource Guide Call Pete Schmugge, Executive Director 773-558-8743 - nwconnectioncc@gmail.com Click to download form with pricing and ad sizes

Thank You to these recent 2020 Resource Guide subscribers... Allstate Insurance - Andersen Funeral Services - Augusta Pizza - Bionic Auto - Bishop Conway Residence - C & A Hardware - Chicago Neck & Back Institute - Chicago Premiere Realty - Coldwell Banker/Larry Lynch - Community Savings - Cragin-Hanson Clothing - Dunkin' Donuts - European-American Association - Evans Gzesch - Family Moving - First Midwest Bank - Garcia Auto - Googoo's Table - Hawthorne Race Course - Helpico Insurance - International Foods - L & M Welding - Liberty Bank - Logan Square Pest Control - Matthews Roofing - McDonald's/Ojeda Enterprise - New Era Jewelry - Norford Hotel - R & S Car Wash - Raila & Associates - Roeser's Bakery - Second City Roofing - Seligman Animal Hospital - State Farm/Joe Wilson Agency - Strauss Realty/Deborah Smith - Time Realty - Wintrust Bank 

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