Business Columns
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Women in construction? You betJul 23, 2018 5:00 am - There aren't very many of them - about 200 in all, including 25 or so in the greater Chicago area - who are members of the Washington D.C.-headquartered Women Constructi...
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Feder: WGN staffers still mum on Sinclair setbackJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - No matter how dead the deal may look, employees of WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM aren't ready to speak out about the apparent collapse of Sinclair Broadcast Group's acqui...
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Feder: FCC blasts Sinclair 'misrepresentation' in Tribune dealJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Federal Communications Commission officially pushed back on Sinclair Broadcast Group Thursday, citing the Maryland-based company for "misrepresentation and/or lack o...
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Feder: Chance the Rapper to relaunch ChicagoistJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Chance the Rapper has acquired the assets of Chicagoist, the local digital news site that's been dormant since last fall, Robert Feder writes. In a deal with New York Pu...
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Feder: With WGN back in, Sinclair revises Tribune deal againJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - While the future of "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM hangs in the balance, Sinclair Broadcast Group isn't giving up yet, Robert Feder writes. The Maryla...
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Feder: 'Deception' cited in pushback to Sinclair/Tribune dealJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - It's not clear what prompted FCC chairman Ajit Pai to derail the $3.9 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Robert Feder writes...
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You can't rely on just personality and intuitionJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - Why did you choose a career in sales? Many people enter the field of sales as a default career move. Recently, I have been hearing the phrase, "natural born salesperson,...
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Feder: ABC 7's Cheryl Scott engaged 'on top of the world'Jul 16, 2018 1:00 am - A romantic sunset atop a Hawaiian volcano was the setting of a marriage proposal over the weekend to Cheryl Scott, 33, meteorologist at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, Robert F...
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Feder: FCC throws Sinclair/Tribune deal in doubtJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - In a stunning move, the Federal Communications Commission appears to have put the kibosh on the controversial sale of "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9, news/talk WGN 7...
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Barrington businessman's side gig reuses old baseball glovesJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - Russ Riendeau of Lake Barrington admits he stops at every garage sale he sees. He does not stay long and always asks the same question, "do you have any baseball gloves?...