Business Columns
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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...
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A manager can't shrink from this dutyMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Q1: Our administrative staffer takes breaks to smoke and is a heavy coffee drinker. The combination of these odors, plus some kind of sickly sweet odor (body odor or som...
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Feder: ABC 7 drops Ji Suk Yi from 'Windy City Live'Mar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Ji Suk Yi surprised "Windy City Live" viewers Friday by signing off as a regular contributor to the WLS-Channel 7 talk and entertainment show, Robert Feder writes. Yi's ...
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Feder: Jenny Milkowski to host afternoons on WSHEMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Jenny Milkowski, former traffic reporter on "Good Day Chicago," has been named afternoon personality on WSHE FM 100.3, starting March 29, Robert Feder writes. Get the fu...