Business Columns
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Feder: Block Club Chicago snaps up neighborhood news fansAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A wayward alligator in the Humboldt Park lagoon - as well as generous grants from three local foundations - are making this a great summer for Block Club Chicago, Robert...
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Feder: Chris Petlak returning to The Mix as evening host, digital content directorAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - There's big news on the night shift at Chicago's powerhouse hot adult-contemporary station, Robert Feder writes. Chris Petlak, who created, wrote, produced and starred i...
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Oberweis restaurant trio in Geneva will include ice cream, burgers, pizzaAug 11, 2019 11:00 pm - A new Oberweis Dairy store, coupled with a pizza place and burger spot, is coming to the Randall Road corridor. The restaurant trio, which will all be under one roof, is...
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Don't be a slave to the tyranny of 'everything's urgent' cultureAug 11, 2019 6:09 am - Q: Sixty days into a new job as a manager, after 20-plus years of leading teams in my field, I am seeing that my workplace operates under the tyranny of the immediate. M...
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Jim Kendall: Third try is charm for business' sellerAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - It took three tries — maybe four, depending on how you count an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that was tossed aside — for Larry Johnson to sell his business. And Johnson...
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Feder: Blackout ends as CBS and AT&T kiss and make upAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - After holding viewers hostage for 20 days, AT&T restored CBS programming Thursday on DirecTV, DirecTV Now and AT&T U-verse platforms, Robert Feder writes. Since July 20...
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Feder: Reader to host 'Love Letter to Chicago Journalism'Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader is counting on the gratitude and generosity of local journalists to help jump-start its latest fundraising effort, Robert Feder writes. The independe...
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Feder: Ryan Baker getting tryout as CBS 2 news anchorAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - After 16 years as a high-profile sports anchor in Chicago, is Ryan Baker switching to news? No one will say for sure, but Baker has been spending the week alongside Eri...
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Feder: The Drive revs up to the top of Chicago radio ratings after 18 yearsAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - Eighteen years after WDRV 97.1-FM signed on as an edgy new choice for Chicago radio listeners, the Hubbard Radio classic rocker is the most popular station in town, Robe...
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Miles and miles in a Model T hotrodAug 05, 2019 6:00 am - Curt Zimmerman's 1923 T-bucket wouldn't be many motorists' first choice to take on a road trip, yet it's just what the enthusiast loves piloting on long-distance drives....