Business Columns
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10 leadership books to watch for in 2019Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Have you promised yourself you'll stop checking your phone every seconds and spend less time in useless meetings in 2019? Need some motivation to kick off the new year a...
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Maybe selling hasn't changed so muchJan 13, 2019 12:00 am - A good sign on the outside of the building once was enough. Today, if your business doesn't have a website, as a practical matter your business doesn't exist. Your websi...
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Feder: WTTW to air 'Disco King of Skokie' tonightJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - "The Disco King of Skokie" - the title of a documentary premiering tonight on WTTW-Channel 11 - is no exaggeration, Robert Feder writes. Starting in the late 1970s, no ...
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When 'free stuff' can be helpfulJan 06, 2019 12:00 am - Here we stand, looking at almost an entire new year with, for some entrepreneurs, very little written on the planning sheet. Don't be part of the "some." We're facing op...
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How to make a habit stick (and it's not about trying harder)Jan 01, 2019 5:00 am - It's the holidays — a time of spending, eating and drinking way more than you should. In other words, it's the season for breaking too many good habits and developing ev...
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Feder: Tribune recovering from computer virus attackDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - While distribution was pretty much back to normal for Sunday newspapers across all Tribune Publishing properties, a cyberattack continued to disrupt production at the Ch...
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Feder: WCPT cuts afternoon host Ben JoravskyDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - Ben Joravsky, the longtime Chicago Reader political writer who's been moonlighting as a talk radio host, is out as afternoon personality on WCPT 820-AM, Robert Feder wri...
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Feder: Celebrity chronicler Mary Cameron Frey diesDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - As a celebrity chronicler for the Sun-Times and Crain's Chicago Business, Mary Cameron Frey covered the city's movers and shakers for decades with an acerbic wit and sty...
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Feder: Christmas music lights up Lite FM ratingsDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - For the 18th consecutive year, round-the-clock Christmas music catapulted WLIT 93.9-FM to the top of the ratings, according to Nielsen Audio figures released today, Robe...
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Hey Santa, these workers need some helpDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - To: Claus, Santa Subject: Impossible wish list Esteemed Mr. Claus, This is not another plea to put me back on the "nice" list. I realize those three ships have sailed. I...