Business Columns
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Feder: New lineup debuts today on 102.3 XLCJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - It's a whole new day on the station that bills itself as "Lake County's Best Variety," Robert Feder writes. Today marks the debut of a new talent lineup on WXLC 102.3-FM...
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Feder: Barry Rozner says he could be ready to leave The ScoreJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - Daily Herald sports columnist Barry Rozner may be calling it quits after 10 years as a prominent weekend and fill-in personality at Entercom sports/talk WSCR 670-AM. Roz...
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Feder: Wayne Randazzo earns promotion to Mets play-by-playJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - Wayne Randazzo, the former Chicago area sportscaster who's been hosting pregame and postgame shows for the New York Mets since 2015, has been promoted to a full-time pla...
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When being funny can hurt women at workJan 20, 2019 5:08 am - Women in leadership roles often get penalized when they're seen as acting too aggressive at work. They often walk a precarious tightrope, expected to act like a "leader"...
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With skill, determination and some lucky timing, it's never too late to find a new jobJan 20, 2019 5:00 am - Starting 2019 off right with a happy job-hunter's update. Longtime readers of this column may remember the librarian-turned-accountant who was over 50 and in despair aft...
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'It isn't nirvana': How four founders managed a four-day workweekJan 20, 2019 5:00 am - The four-day workweek is hardly new: The "compressed workweek" has been a flexible work arrangement for years. Management gurus have proposed the idea since at least 197...
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Are we missing a bet on older workers?Jan 20, 2019 12:00 am - The headline on a Jan. 8 New York Times story blared "I Am (an Older) Woman. Hear me Roar." The subhead listed 78-year old Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Rep...
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Feder: WGN's Violeta Podrumedic joining Eric Ferguson's showJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Violeta Podrumedic, afternoon traffic reporter on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM, is changing lanes, Robert Feder writes. Starting next month, she'll join Eri...
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Feder: CEO out in Tribune Publishing shakeupJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - In a stunning shakeup at the top of Tribune Publishing, Justin Dearborn is out as chairman and chief executive officer of the parent company of the Chicago Tribune. Dear...
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Bolingbrook's Wi-Tronix brings innovation to rail industryJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Bad puns aside, you could say that Larry Jordan is on the right track for success. The company that Jordan co-founded in his basement in 2005 has grown to become a drivi...