Business Columns
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Feder: WLS owner talks up interest in buying WGN RadioDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of news/talk WLS 890-AM and two other radio stations in Chicago, could be first in line to make a bid for news/talk WGN 720-AM if the stati...
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How Second City is using comedy to teach empathy in the workplaceDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - DALLAS — In a large conference room in a suburban Dallas office park, three dozen employees of an American manufacturing company are standing in a circle, tossing around...
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Interviews aren't the place for personal disclosuresDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Q: I recently finished treatment for cancer and am in full remission. I'm now looking for a full-time job again and wondering whether it's inadvisable to mention this ex...
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Is it time to give sales a boost?Dec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Your experience puts the consulting advice you offer right on the mark. Your bakery has the best cupcakes in town. Your graphic design abilities are outstanding, as thou...
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Feder: Sun-Times cuts Sneed column to Sundays onlyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Michael Sneed, whose gossip column has been a staple of the Sun-Times for 32 years, is reducing her workload, Robert Feder writes. Starting this weekend, her Page 4 col...
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Feder: WBBM radiothon keeps 'Good Neighbor' spirit aliveDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Here's to you, Eddie: "Chicago Ed" Schwartz, the legendary overnight radio host who died in 2009, was known for the annual "Good Neighbor Food Drive" he started in 1982,...
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Feder: Newsroom power struggle ends at Sun-TimesDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - A newsroom power struggle is over at the Chicago Sun-Times, where Carol Fowler is out after 14 months as senior vice president, digital news products, Robert Feder write...
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How American Airlines is helping kids with special needs adjust to air travelDec 04, 2018 5:00 am - The story has been updated to reflect that Aiden Ziemba is from Schaumburg. A unique partnership between Clearbrook and American Airlines, now in its fourth year, ...
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Feder: New morning show cued up at 101 WKQXDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - Brian Haddad, the former Chicago radio personality known as "Sludge," is coming back to host mornings on Cumulus Media alternative rock WKQX 101.1-FM, Robert Feder write...
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One-of-a-kind Ferrari? No problemDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Ferrari aims to please and when an enthusiastic (and deep-pocketed) client or collector wants a one-off, custom roadster, the Italian brand obliges. One recent example i...