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In business for only 10 years, Opal Enterprises announces that they have won their second consecutive annual Angie’s List Super Service Award. Opal Enterprises provides Downers Grove roofing, windows, siding and renovation services, as well as surrounding areas.

Naperville, IL — For the second consecutive year, Opal Enterprises has been given an Angie’s List Super Service Award for their outstanding service in the Naperville siding and Naperville window replacement contractor category. Less than 5% of all companies included on Angie’s list, an online customer review site, receive this honor. Angie’s List provides consumers with unbiased, quality reviews of local contractor, healthcare, and other services.

Opal Enterprises has been providing the Chicagoland and surrounding area with quality renovation services for 10 years, and is pleased to have this award to reinforce their claims to their customers that they consider customer service their top priority. The company often installs Oak Brook windows, doors, gutters, and roofs.

“Receiving this award shows our customers that there’s a reason we are staying ahead of our local competitors. We treat their homes as if they were our own, and treat our customers as we would our family members. Each job is completed with attention, efficiency, and the utmost respect and care for the property,” stated Tara Opalski, Marketing Manager at Opal Enterprises (http://www.opalenterprises.net.)

In addition to providing high quality remodeling services to their clients, Opal Enterprises also assists customers with green remodeling, tax credits, warranties, and giving care and maintenance advice. Their website provides testimonials and a photo gallery of past projects, or consumers can check Angie’s List for objective and completely unbiased reviews.

“While our goal is to provide excellent workmanship, to receive awards and recognition for our successes only drives us to continue along the same path. Our name is on every job we do, and we proudly stand behind our work!” concluded Opalski.

About Opal Enterprises:

Opal Enterprises is a Naperville Remodeling Company that is family owned and operated with the partnership of some very enriching employees. They have been installing windows, siding, and roofs for over 10 years. Located in Naperville, they are proud to serve the western suburbs of Chicago. Their niche is specific to better serve the homeowner in the needs of replacements and improvements of windows, siding, doors, gutters and Downers Grove roofing. Opal Enterprises realizes that the average homeowner might remodel the exterior of their home once in a lifetime, but they do it every day! Their focus is for their customers to have a pleasant experience while they tend to the end result of energy efficient beauty.

If you are looking for an outstanding remodeling service and are in the Naperville area, please visit  http://www.opalenterprises.net

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KidsMatter Sponsors Annual Job Fair to Help Students Find New Jobs

Posted by The Naperville Post On March - 17 - 2011 1 COMMENT

KidsMatter sponsors an annual student Job Fair at Merner Field House on the North Central College campus.

KidsMatter is excited to announce they will be hosting the annual Student Job Fair on Wednesday, March 23 from 5 pm – 7:30 pm at Merner Field House on the campus of North Central College. The KidsMatter Job Fair is endorsed by the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.

KidsMatter’s goal is two-fold: to help our community’s youth get connected to local employmentKidsMatter Job Fair
opportunities as well as provide them with valuable skills that will prepare them for the workforce.

A wide variety of employers who hire teens and young adults for part-time employment will be participating in this year’s Fair, including Illinois Energy Windows & Siding, Aurelio’s Pizza, Cookie Dough Creations, Bolingbrook Park District, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Naperville Pet Care, and Chicagoland Pool Management.

Each student who attends the Fair will receive a free Resource Booklet summarizing the opportunities available at each participating business along with their contact information. The booklet will also include a section that provides tips and tactics students can refer to in order to increase their odds of securing a job and will answer questions such as: How do I prepare for an interview” Who should I use as a reference” What qualities are employers looking for?

Special highlights include workshops and stations designed to give students an edge in the job searching process:
1) “How To Start Your Own Business,” facilitated by John Schmitt, President/CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
2) “What Not To Do In An Interview,” – including on-site mock interviews for students
3) Resume Building – You only have one chance to make a first impression!
4) Internships – opportunities in a wide variety of fields
5) Vocational Opportunities to explore!
6) Helping Parents Stress Less: facilitated by North Central College’s Wellness Center. Parents are also welcome to meet and mingle while enjoying refreshments at the KidsMatter Parent Lounge, sponsored by Whole Foods.

The KidsMatter Job Seekers Help Station will be on hand to assist students with applications and answer questions as well as recruit new employees at their own booths.

This event is free to all students. Although this Job Fair generally targets youth age 16+, there are limited opportunities for 14 and 15 year olds. Information concerning work permits will be available at the Fair.

If you are a Naperville area business looking for more employees or a student looking for a job and would like more information about this event please contact Stacy Jones, Event Director, at stacy@designandpromote.com or call 708.271.3549 or visit http://www.kidsmatter2us.org

*This event is sponsored by a grant from The DuPage Community Foundation, as well as our business partners, Illinois Energy Windows & Siding, Glancer Magazine, Chicagoland Pool Management and Illinois State Representative Darlene Senger.

About KidsMatter: KidsMatter is a not-for-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

For more information, visit  http://www.kidsmatter2us.org

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