Business Columns
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#MeToo backlash? More male managers avoid mentoring women or meeting alone with them, survey says.May 19, 2019 6:00 am - The unintended consequence of the #MeToo movement — that men are now more fearful of working one-on-one with women — is getting worse. Much worse. Or at least, that's th...
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Is it time to connect with a financial advisor?May 19, 2019 1:00 am - If you don't have a financial adviser, you might think seriously about finding one - preferably an individual who understands both the household financial issues virtual...
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Constable: New charity gives Des Plaines mom the furniture she needsMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - Wandering the aisles of the vast Chicago Furniture Bank showroom, 28-year-old single mother Trayhanda Starling is free to pick out any bed, sofa, love seat, arm chair, d...
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Naperville natives pitch business on 'Shark Tank'May 17, 2019 1:00 am - Two Naperville natives recently took a dive into the "Shark Tank" and came out with a big bite. Brothers Anthony and Nick Pucci took their product, Cubicall, to the popu...
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Feder: Tracy Baim celebrates 35 years as media trailblazerMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - Friends and colleagues of Tracy Baim will gather next week at Sidetrack, 3349 North Halsted Street, to toast the groundbreaking Chicago journalist on her 35th year in LG...
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Robert Feder's take on Conrad Black's pardon by President TrumpMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - The revered film critic Roger Ebert spoke for all of us who worked at the Chicago Sun-Times when he stood up to Conrad Black, the Canadian-born press baron who owned the...
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Feder: CBS 2 losing newsroom veterans to buyoutsMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - Deidra White, who's been a role model and mentor to students and young professionals in the news business for decades, is about to wrap up a sterling 40-year career at C...
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Feder: The Mix moves up to the top of Chicago radio ratingsMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - With strong first-place performances by Eric Ferguson in mornings and Kevin "Koz" Koske in afternoons, WTMX 101.9-FM jumped to No. 1 in the latest Chicago radio ratings,...
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Feder: Steve Harvey's talk show canceled after seven-year runMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - It's official: Steve Harvey's syndicated daytime talk show has been canceled after seven years, Robert Feder writes. "Steve" taped its final episode Thursday, according ...
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Feder: Cumulus stations accept ads for news/talk rival WBEZMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - While conservative blowtorch WLS 890-AM and NPR affiliate WBEZ 91.5-FM may find themselves on opposite sides of the political spectrum, they're both battling it out for ...