Member Spotlight on Jeff Miller
Chicago Family Business Council: What year was Miller Industrial founded? Jeff Miller: 1928 CFBC: Tell us a little bit of the history behind the company? JM: Miller Industrial was founded in 1928 as Vincennes Hardware by Sam Miller, a Russian… Read more→
Member Spotlight on Gail Schumacher and Family
Chicago Family Business Council: What year was your company founded? Gail Schumacher & Family: Northwestern College was originally founded in 1902. Fifty four years later (in 1956) it was purchased by the Schumacher Family, which still owns and… Read more→
Member Spotlight on Keith Zawrazky
Chicago Family Business Council: What year was Larson Forgings founded? Keith Zawrazky: 1895 CFBC: Tell us a little bit of the history behind the company? K.Z.: My wife’s great grandfather, Charles E. Larson, emigrated from Sweden and started his forging… Read more→
Obamacare: Tax Ramifications in 2013
In one of the most anticipated rulings in recent history, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (informally referred to as Obamacare). Most of the public’s attention was focused on the major changes… Read more→
Member Spotlight on Leora Baumgarten of NewHire
Chicago Family Business Council: What year was your company founded? Leora Baumgarten: Our company was founded in 1985, as New Office Temps, Ltd. Since then we have grown to include NewHire recruiting software and services. CFBC: Tell us a little… Read more→