Business Columns
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How (and why) to be friends with your bankerMar 12, 2018 4:00 am - Tactically, you probably should take the initiative, but your bank may be a friendlier place than you think - even when your business needs a loan. You're not likely to ...
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Feder: No-show Garry Meier throws fans for a loopMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - It was hardly a surprise that Garry Meier was missing from The Loop's four-hour star-studded send-off Friday, hosted by Steve Dahl and simulcast on Cumulus Media's WLUP ...
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When a good friend (and co-worker) flips for a bad bossMar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: We recently got a new manager, "Damien," who is the poster child for bad bosses: incompetent, lazy and immature. After six weeks, when he started feeling heat from hi...
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South Korea is capping its workweek at 52 hours; should the U.S. do the same?Mar 11, 2018 12:00 am - South Korea's parliament is putting a lid on what an official there has called its "inhumanely long" work hours, passing a bill that would cut the maximum workweek from ...
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Feder: 101 WKQX picks up The Loop's Tim VirginMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - There's life after The Loop for Tim Virgin, Robert Feder writes. After four years as afternoon host at The Loop, Virgin has moved to alternative rock sister station WKQX...
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Feder: Mancow, suddenly unplugged: 'The Loop meant something'Mar 07, 2018 12:00 am - "The Loop meant something," Erich Mancow Muller told Robert Feder on Tuesday, hours after his final show on WLUP FM 97.9. "It was the stuff of legend and of Chicago heri...
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Feder: The Loop ends rock era todayMar 06, 2018 12:00 am - Confirming the sale of WLUP FM 97.9 to Educational Media Foundation, Cumulus Media has announced it will end the classic rock station's current programming today and wil...
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Feder: Christian broadcaster buying The LoopMar 06, 2018 12:00 am - WLUP FM 97.9, the fabled classic rock station that's home to morning host Erich Mancow Muller and four decades of radio history, is being acquired by a nonprofit Christi...
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Pairing emissions test, sticker renewal is convenient - for a feeMar 05, 2018 4:30 am - The line of drivers waiting to enter the vehicle emissions testing station in Addison was so long it disrupted traffic Tuesday. Many of those motorists also renewed thei...
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What your brand says about your businessMar 05, 2018 4:00 am - At its simplest, your business' brand is what sets it apart in the marketplace: The quality of whatever you do; the price - whether high, low or competitive; and the lev...