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Come one, come all to the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce‘s “Carnival of Commerce” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at McHenry High School West Campus, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road.

When SweetPea Cakes in Crystal Lake opened its doors Monday to celebrate its second anniversary, owner Carrie Curie expected a busy day.

Dear Dave,

There’s a theory on Wall Street that goes something like this: If you follow the crowd and buy the hot investment of the day, chances are you’ll be scooping up shares when most others are about to sell.

There are two widely held opinions about Twitter. Those who use it love it, while those who don’t dismiss it as a gimmick.

Here’s the good news: According to the newest county labor report, manufacturing, health care, sales, retail and the business/financial services sectors are hiring.

Prospective borrowers and tenants often are faced with being asked or required to sign a personal guarantee.

It’s Super Bowl time again. And whether you’re a sports fan or not, you probably can learn something from the Super Bowl teams that you can apply to other endeavors — such as investing. What might these lessons be? Take a look:

OK, so part of my every Saturday morning routine before I head hither and yon is that I grab a cup of coffee to go from a local (and yes, a chamber member) establishment.

Brian Wesbury will never be accused of being dumb. So before the question even was finished, Wesbury already was smiling and nodding his head.

Dear Dave,

The Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome a new board of directors at its annual dinner tonight. The event is scheduled to attract more than 150 area business, community and governmental leaders for our year-end celebration of accomplishments and chamber recognitions.

Stop for a second and think about the different ways you communicate every day at work. Cell-phone calls, personal emails, work emails, text messages, work-phone calls, meetings and more.

The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 60th anniversary at “Blue Diamond Ball” on Jan. 28. Festivities start at 6 p.m. with complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by a filet mignon and champaign chicken dinner.

Dear Dave,

Gathering in the morning as Thursday’s snowstorm began, a group of interested parties picked up some pointers on global opportunities.

The Richmond-Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 19th anniversary annual luncheon later this month.

The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a great deal to celebrate in terms of accomplishments for 2011 and goals to be achieved in 2012.