Business Stories from March 20, 2018 (Change date)
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Breaking up with Facebook? It's harder than it looksMar 22, 2018 8:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's latest privacy scandal, involving Trump campaign consultants who allegedly stole data on tens of millions of users in order to influence elect...
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Tom Berman named news director for US Central regionMar 20, 2018 9:31 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Associated Press has named Tom Berman as regional news director for the central United States, a new position overseeing AP's journalism and news oper...
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United suspends new reservations for pets in cargo holdMar 20, 2018 1:01 pm - United Airlines is pausing its pet-shipping business after mishaps that included a dog winding up in Japan instead of Kansas. United said Tuesday that it will halt PetSa...
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Mandated study of Dakota Access line to miss completion goalMar 20, 2018 2:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - More time is needed to finish additional court-ordered environmental study of the Dakota Access oil pipeline due to difficulties in getting needed ...
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Be prepared to pivot: Develop agility to stay ahead of changeMar 22, 2018 7:10 am - Your business is changing. It is now a matter of when - not if - and how quickly. The position you are in today may not be around ten years from now. What are you doing ...
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Orbitz says legacy travel site likely hacked, affecting 880KMar 20, 2018 1:01 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Orbitz says one of its older websites may have been hacked, potentially exposing the personal information of people who made purchases online between Jan....
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FedEx beats profit forecasts, raises 12-month outlookMar 20, 2018 6:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - Benefits from the recent tax law drove quarterly profit sharply higher at FedEx, which also got a boost from strong performance in its ground-shipping busi...
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New Schaumburg Boomers GM doesn't agree with some planned stadium upgradesMar 22, 2018 7:09 am - The new general manager of the Schaumburg Boomers spoke Monday to the two governments that co-own the baseball team's stadium about his differing opinion on some potenti...
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Using online technology platforms for managing rising logistics costsMar 22, 2018 9:16 am - Operational effectiveness, within the context of a well formulated strategy, is required to effectively and efficiently respond to competitive and market changes. Strate...
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Feder: Michael Ferro exits tronc ahead of sexual misconduct claimsMar 22, 2018 6:09 am - Now we know the real reason Michael Ferro retired Monday as chairman of tronc, parent company of the Chicago Tribune, Robert Feder writes. Hours after his announcement, ...