E-commerce expands small town opportunities in Congerville
In Congerville Illinois a population around 350 hosts a hidden global market as Doug Young operates www Noggintops com from a closed country store selling hats. Experts say online ventures let small entrepreneurs reach worldwide customers with low startup costs and niche products while living rural life.
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Doug Young
Young
Chris Merritt
Kurt Salmon Associates
Merritt
Congerville
Dear Abby Gun Deaths and Public Awareness
A letter column discusses a public scoreboard of gun deaths to raise awareness, proposing a Times Square display with yearly counts and breakdowns. It imagines an attention-grabbing, macabre yet public-service approach and parallels to other public safety billboards.
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Abby
Anne Coakley
New York
Times Square
ST. Albans
W.va
Lowell K. Allen
ROMS
NAVY
Lowell
Canada
P.O
Mount Morris
Hat business sprouts from old photo nostalgia
In an outdoor style venture, Young launched nogintops.com last December after researching an online hat shop with suppliers in the United States, Australia, Ireland, England, and Austria. About 3,000 weekly visitors and 100 hats sold weekly show growing demand as customers seek vintage look hats from eras past.
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Young
Noggintops.com
United States
Australia
Ireland
England
Austria
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Noggintops.com, Ltd
Tiny Congersville, Ill
Reebok
Neri
New Athletic
Dear Abby
Abigail
Europe
Japan
Diana
Winto
Tim
Black
Nike
Walker
Heritage
Adidas
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