Arway
Confections
Started by Arthur Resnick in 1950, Arway originally made Chocolate Pecan
Caramel Patties under contract with Sears Roebuck & Co. Over the years the company expanded its
product line to encompass hundreds of products (focusing mainly on chocolate
covered nuts and fruit) sold to hundreds of customers nation wide.
In 2001, Arthur’s son Jim Resnick bought
the plant next door to their 3325
W. Newport Street location, and has since more
than doubled available space and core work force. Best of all, the expansion allowed Arway to
open a factory outlet to local consumers, Chicago Candy and Nut, directly north
of the rail road viaduct at 3407 North Kimball, with parking on Newport. With step-son Craig Leva, the third
generation of family management, starting to take over responsibility for the
company, our neighborhood is assured of a wonderful source of tasty treats for
the foreseeable future.
| The Galaxie:
Located at 2603 W. Barry, The Galaxie is
10,000 square feet of space devoted to providing artists and students of the
arts an opportunity to inspire, and become inspired, by varied forms of
expression.
Those interested in providing and studying
music, movement, fine art, health and well-being can find a space at the
Galaxie to practice and/or exhibit their art.
All these factors contribute to a well rounded and versatile life. The Galaxie’s goal is to bring all this to a
central place, and to invite all to participate.
PC Rebuilders & Recyclers
After finding working for a couple of years
as an assembler programmer, Willie Cade found his dyslexia made him “better at organizing the big
picture than managing the fine details”.
Willie founded Productancy to help executives better manage their time. After 17 years as an entrepreneur, Willie saw an opportunity in 1997 to do
something with all the PC’s being thrown
away that were older, but not broken.
His
company currently takes Pentium 133 computers and higher, and refurbishes them
for schools, the non-profit community, and for people on the wrong side of the
“digital divide”. The $150 charged for
each machine covers pick up, new parts, hard drive cleanup, and Windows 98 2nd
Edition operating systems, as well as responsible disposal of the 30% of the machines
that cannot be renovated.
Willie is proud that PC Rebuilders has
renovated some 10,000 computers over the last 18 months. Donations are accepted
at 3350 N. Kedzie, dock #2, or call
1-(800)-939-6000.
| Korea Farms
Young Sun Yoo was a 15 year old boy scout
in South Korea
when the communist North invaded in 1950.
Instead of week end camping in the woods, he spent his scouting years
fighting the invaders who were killing his neighbors.
Coming to the U.S. in 1967, Mr. Yoo worked for a
year as a busboy at a fancy down town restaurant. In 1968, he bought some seed, planted
vegetables out in Woodale, and found out what would grow and could be sold. In 1969, he got a license from City Hall for
a produce distribution company, Korea Farms, which he started with his wife at 3456 N. Clark Street.
Moving to 3445 N. Kimball in 1997, Korea
Farms now shares space with 10 tenant companies including food distributors, a
bakery, book store, and a heating & air conditioning contractor in the two 80,000
square feet buildings owned by the company.
Mr. Yoo still grows his own vegetables while his wife runs the
distribution side of the company.
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