Business Columns
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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?...
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Tools have changed, but selling basics are the sameJul 15, 2018 5:00 am - Whether your business is a startup, perhaps a fledgling business that hasn't quite reached the startup stage or an existing business hungry to grow, the good news is tha...
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Feder: Tribune backs ex-reporter fired by Washington PostJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Tribune editors say they "found no problems" after reviewing the work of an award-winning former reporter who recently was fired after eight months at the Washin...
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Elk Grove firm's filters help industries breathe easierJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Leslye Sandberg discovered her career path by surprise. Working as a researcher at Loyola Medical Center in the 1980s, she was attending her sister's we...
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Constable: Summer sweet corn is here, but do you eat it correctly?Jul 12, 2018 5:33 am - Since the beginning of July, drivers have slowly cruised by this Carol Stream parking lot, searching for summer. This time they stop. "It's the first day, so a lot of pe...