Business Columns
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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...
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Feder: Big 95.5 promotes Lisa Dent to middaysDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - Lisa Dent, one of Chicago radio's best-known country music personalities, has moved up to middays on WEBG 95.5-FM, the iHeartMedia country station announced today, Rober...
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Feder: Nexstar to acquire WGN in Tribune Media dealDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - And the winner of Tribune Media is: Nexstar Media Group, Robert Feder writes. In a $6.4 billion deal announced Monday, the Irving, Texas-based firm agreed to buy the pa...
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Your next job interview may start with a textDec 02, 2018 12:12 am - If a recruiter texts you about coming in for an interview, which smiley face - if any - is OK to use in response? How long is too long when texting an answer about which...
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You know your data is at risk when you shop. How about at work?Dec 02, 2018 12:10 am - These days, data breaches that expose personal information seem to happen so often that consumers have come to expect such failures. "There is data fatigue," said Terry ...