LaSalle named on ‘Growth 150’

ROSEMONT — LaSalle Solutions, a provider of technology life cycle management services, announced that it has been named to The Channel Company’s 2016 CRN Fast Growth 150 list. LaSalle ranked 67th on the annual ranking of North America-based technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants with gross sales of at least $1 million who have experienced significant economic growth over the past two years. The 2016 list is based on gains in gross revenue between 2013 and 2015, and the companies recognized represent a total, combined revenue of more than $25,6 billion.

Center gets $20,000 grant

BATAVIA — Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center in Aurora received a $20,000 grant from First National Bank to help local businesses. This award lets the FVEC assist additional businesses accelerate growth to further establish itself in the community. The grant is part of the Community Reinvestment Act and this is the fourth year the FVEC has received funding from First National. Since its inception in 2010, the FVEC has provided instrumental assistance to companies throughout the Fox Valley area. To date, the center has helped companies retain nearly 400 jobs, create over 150 new positions and brought in nearly $2 million in private equity. Their vision is to be an active partner in making the Fox Valley a fertile ground to start up new businesses and help grow established companies, adding value to the community.

Pet center to open Thursday

BUFFALO GROVE — Veterinary Specialty Center, an owner-operated veterinary specialty and emergency hospital headquartered in Buffalo Grove opens on Thursday, Aug. 18, with a rehabilitative center, the VSC Athletic Center. The 8,600-square-foot space aims to help meet the demand for an increase in rehabilitative services, largely due to the rise of orthopedic pet surgeries over the past several years. Located at 1495 Busch Parkway, one block west of its main location, the new facility will offer additional rehabilitation treatments with VSC’s state of the art equipment, including underwater treadmills, circulation therapy, laser therapy and more. The rise of orthopedic surgeries at VSC and elsewhere can be attributed to several factors, including increased knowledge of available treatment options, aging pet complications, owners being more active with their pets and conversely, pet obesity. With an estimated 58 percent of cats and 54 percent of dogs in the United States overweight or obese, according to Pet Obesity Prevention, excess weight can increase the chance of injury and thus create the need for rehabilitative treatment.

Row home construction starts

WOODRIDGE — Construction started this week on Uptown at Seven Bridges in Woodridge, an 80-unit row home development by Pulte Homes Corp. The development, at Mulligan Drive and Main Street, is the final phase of the Main Street at Seven Bridges Development, designed as an “urban village” with a mix of retail, office, restaurants and residential uses. Representatives from Pulte Homes, the Village of Woodridge, and the Seven Bridges business community broke ground on the project.