Business Columns
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Feder: On Day One, Nexstar ousts WGN Radio station managerSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - It didn't take long for the new owner of WGN 720-AM to start shaking things up. Less than 24 hours after acquiring the former Tribune Broadcasting news/talk flagship, Ne...
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Employers should develop clear-eyed policies about assessing threatsSep 22, 2019 6:08 am - Q: I work in a quasi-governmental organization. My office is a public-access point for journalists, organizations and regular citizens to chime in and share information ...
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More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at workSep 21, 2019 6:00 am - In 2017, at a gala luncheon hosted at the opulent Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, Minda Harts found herself seated next to a recruiter for corporate board positions. O...
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Feder: WGN Radio under new managementSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - With the $6.4 billion acquisition of Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group finalized Thursday, there's a new man in charge of news/talk WGN 720-AM. Sean Compton, who had ...
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Catching up with Arcada Theatre's Ron OnestiSep 18, 2019 11:00 pm - t hasn't been difficult to keep tabs on what Ron Onesti has done to convert the Arcada Theatre into a national entertainment icon, while also setting the stage for expan...
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Glendale Heights-based Morley marks 50 years of rocking the music industrySep 16, 2019 1:00 am - It was 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent their summer on an out-of-this-world adventure. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin were jamming with a bunch of friends on a...
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When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the painSep 15, 2019 6:09 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
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Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of 'most innovative leaders'Sep 15, 2019 6:08 am - Forbes Magazine may be best known for its lists of the world's wealthiest billionaires, but its recent ranking of the most innovative CEOs is the one that has been getti...
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Average FICO credit score hits new highSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - I've had a perfect 850 credit score for more than a year. How has my life changed? Not one little bit. I've been getting about the same number of credit card offers as w...
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The GOA marks 40 years of supporting suburban businessSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - You could say Shirlanne Lemm and The GOA Regional Business Association grew up together. The association is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year as a key advocacy ...