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Each year, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Bureau of Workforce Development presents Individual Achievement Awards to recognize people who have overcome significant obstacles in achieving their career goals.

Reservations for Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce’s next membership meeting are required today for the meeting to be held at noon Thursday at Genoa City Hall, 333 E. First St.

A small Business Development expo will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the DeKalb County Legislative Center, 200 N. Main St., in Sycamore.

A new massage therapy business has been opened by Del Sanchez, a licensed massage therapist. A Beautiful Touch Massage Therapy is located at 125 N. First St. in DeKalb.

Valley West Community Hospital and the Kishwaukee Health Foundation recently received a donation of $1,000 to the Valley West Heart of the Hospital Fund.

Timothy Lehan of Lehan Drugs Inc. in DeKalb was the recipient of the 2009 Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award, a national award that honors a practicing pharmacist who has developed an innovative patient care program.

Donna Bennett of DeKalb has been invited to speak in November at Glen Carbon Centennial Library.

Oyunbat Miyejav of Malta, a business partner at Symmetry in Cortland, was recently promoted to the new marketing manager level with the company.

Skin speaks volumes about its owner's health and what's going on inside the body. To maintain and preserve skin's health, people need to monitor more than just what is put on it.

DeKalb County Chapter of Women in Management's monthly luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Johnny’s Charhouse, Sycamore.

Andrea Scheffres is the newest member of the First Farm Credit Services team in Sycamore.

Kishwaukee Community Hospital recently welcomed several new physicians to the community.

State Farm agent Jeff Keicher is launching a safe-driving initiative along with the Safe America Foundation. Ready2Drive is a tri-state plan to train insurance agents to become community teen-driving safety specialists and speakers in their local schools, clubs and neighborhood events.

Tom Inboden, owner of Inboden Meats Ltd. in DeKalb, was recently elected president of the American Association of Meat Processors at the 70th American Convention of Meat Processors and Suppliers’ Exhibition in Omaha, Neb. 

Country Financial ranked No. 1 with the lowest ratio of auto and home complaints in 2008 among Illinois insurance companies, according to the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Lori Ford of Kingston joins nearly 45,000 independent Longaberger home consultants who market and sell the company’s products through direct sales in all 50 of the United States.

Wal-Mart has donated $1,000 to Family Service Agency’s Big Brothers Big Sisters program. This donation was from the Wal-Mart Foundation through its Community Involvement Grant.

Jeff Waddell was recently awarded the Certified International Property Specialist designation from the Certified International Property Specialist Network, which is the specialty membership group for international practitioners of the National Association of Realtors, the world’s largest trade association, according to a recent news release.

The Northern Illinois University Executive Club invites alumni from the NIU College of Business to its annual scholarship dinner dance on Nov. 7 at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort.