First Midwest Bank sponsors seminars

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Updated: March 17, 2012 10:19AM

First Midwest Bank and CenterPoint, the small-business development center at Governors State University, will host free seminars focusing on the personal, financial and legal aspects of starting a business.

The first will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at First Midwest’s Country Club Hills location, 4101 W. 183rd., and the second will be held at the same time on Feb. 23 at the bank’s Alsip branch, 11900 S. Pulaski Road. For information, contact Tracy Fields at First Midwest at (708) 922-2531, or CenterPoint at (708) 534-4929 or visit www.centerpointgsu.com.

Lockport, Lipinski hosting job fair

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Some 40 employers are expected to take part, including area retailers, banks, trucking companies and manufacturing firms. For more information, call (815) 838-0549 Ext. 0.

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