Business Columns
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What may be ahead for small businessesMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - The small business sector has come through the first quarter of 2019 in, for the most part, reasonably good condition. But conversations with observers who follow the se...
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Feder: Will CBS 2 get out of last place in the morning?Mar 29, 2019 1:00 am - Morning news ratings can't get much worse for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, which ended another month dead last in the Nielsens from 4:30 to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, Ro...
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Feder: Eddie Arruza leaving WTTW to 'continue growing professionally'Mar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Eddie Arruza, the veteran newsman who's been a capable and well-informed correspondent on "Chicago Tonight" for 15 years, announced he's leaving WTTW-Channel 11 to pursu...
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Feder: Jussie Smollett shocker draws media outrageMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - From Neil Steinberg's one-word tweet "Wow!" to Roe Conn's near meltdown on the air, Chicago media figures could not conceal their shock and dismay at the dismissal of ch...
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Feder: WTTW News branding reflects 'breadth of coverage'Mar 26, 2019 1:00 am - Better late than never, here's noting the rebranding of "WTTW News" on digital platforms and other communications associated with WTTW-Channel 11, the public television ...
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Feder: New radio studio keeps 'Voice of Lake County' on trackMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - WRLR 98.3-FM, the low-power nonprofit community radio station that bills itself as "The Voice of Lake County," has a new claim to fame: It boasts the only broadcast stud...
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Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers restaurant to open in BataviaMar 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast-food restaurant serving up mainly chicken fingers, is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Construction is expected to get underwa...
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Do fake situations during job interviews reveal candidates' true selves?Mar 24, 2019 6:09 am - While browsing Twitter recently, I came across a post that suggested an innovative interview technique: Take a job candidate out for a lunch interview, then secretly ask...
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How to create more business buzzMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - Got your YouTube channel up and running yet? Maybe you should have. Maybe the rest of us should, too. Spreading the word through video messaging is not something many sm...
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Not rich enough to bribe your child's way into college? Here's some help to appeal for more financial aidMar 23, 2019 1:00 am - In contrast to the reports that super-wealthy parents have paid six-figure bribes to get their children into the best universities, many families struggle to find the ca...