Business Columns
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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...
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Feder: 'A new Mancow' settles in as WLS morning hostJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Declaring himself "a new Mancow," Erich Mancow Muller says he's had nothing but a positive experience on and off the air in the two weeks since he took over as morning h...
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Sharpen your saw and take control of 2019Jan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Welcome to 2019 and a resetting of your sales scoreboard to zero. Jan. 1, 2019 was the beginning of a new year full of hopes and dreams, unfortunately, many sales leader...
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Feder: Steve Warmbir named Sun-Times managing editorJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago journalist Steve Warmbir has been named managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, Robert Feder writes. His promotion topped a management reorganization ...
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Feder: Five media groups launch election websiteJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Five independent Chicago media organizations have joined forces to launch a free, nonpartisan website designed to prepare voters for the upcoming Chicago municipal elect...