TenderLeaf Natural Products were developed because we needed safer, healthier products for our own family! All products are handmade in small batches, in Illinois and contain only natural ingredients.

Perma Treat of IL is a Marion, Illinois company that provides pressure treated lumber to residential and industrial use customers.

Ex-Cell Kaiser is a developer and manufacturer of unique, high-quality recycling, hospitality and facility management products. With over 75 years of experience, we’re well versed in custom designing cost-effective solutions for market-specific applications around the world.

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale will host a free workshop “Updates in Employment and Labor Law” on May 3, 2013.

Boston Leather began in 1938 under the name Boston Novelty Company making leather tags, name plates, cases, bags, etc. In the early 1940s the name changed to Boston Leather and focus turned to law enforcement. Our products have expanded into other areas, but always with an accentuation on the public service market.

By Nina Newhouser on behalf of the Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program

The Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program offers rebates, incentives, education and resources to help businesses in the Nicor Gas service territory save energy and money. The Program can help you identify your company’s top energy conservation opportunities and offers up to $7,500 in rebates through the Steam Trap Survey Program.

Proper steam trap maintenance will provide you with improved steam system efficiency, potentially saving you money that can be reinvested into your business – in addition to the $7,500 in cash rebates. The Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program now offers assistance to help your company every step of the way, from identifying energy-saving opportunities in your steam system to making repairs easier and more affordable.

Understanding relevant law is one the keys to successfully operating a business. However, staying up to date on current issues in employment law and labor law can be a challenge in the today’s rapidly changing working environment. And with the start of 2013, there are even more issues to take into consideration.  Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC recently shared a 2013 Labor and Employment Law Checklist, detailing employment law trends and how to prepare.

The Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) will host an Informational Networking Breakfast for Chicago Area Manufacturers on Thursday, April 25^th, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 1250 West 119^th Street (Just East of I-57), in Chicago.

Taylor Studios is an interpretive planning, exhibit design, and fabrication firm.