Business Columns
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A little good news sneaks in for employersSep 17, 2017 1:00 am - Some days, turmoil seems to be everywhere. • There's jaw-dropping hurricane damage, then typically American how-can-we-help cleanup support. Small businesses are on both...
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Steve Jobs still looms large at AppleSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - Steve Jobs was literally a towering presence at Tim Cook's highly anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone launch event on Tuesday. The late Apple-co-founder's name was on th...
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Feder: Tronc to cut 25 percent of Pioneer Press staffSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - Tronc has disclosed plans to eliminate one-quarter of the reporting positions at its Pioneer Press suburban newspaper group through buyouts and layoffs. The parent compa...
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Suburbs could lose $100M in business taxes to stateSep 13, 2017 5:12 am - The school year has just started and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials are already plugging another budget hole created by the state's financial cris...
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting adds to its TV station holdingsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Weigel Broadcasting, Chicago-based owner of WCIU-Channel 26, Me-TV and a host of other Midwest stations and national digital networks, is adding TV stations in Los Angel...
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Feder: It's now 'Eric in the Morning with Melissa & Whip'Sep 12, 2017 1:00 am - After 21 years as “The Eric & Kathy Show,” Chicago's radio's top-rated morning program will officially be known as “Eric in the Morning with Melissa & Whip,” sources sai...
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Feder: How Chicago magazine got the first pic of Blago in federal penSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago magazine's exclusive interview with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in its October issue includes the first published photo of him in the federal penitentiary in Eng...
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Feder: A tumultuous year for Eric, Kathy and The MixSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - The dismissal of Kathy Hart last week - and the demise of the phenomenally successful "Eric & Kathy" brand after 21 years on Chicago radio - culminated a tumultuous year...
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Feder: NBC 5 New Year's show won't be back - but something willSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - "Chi-Town Rising," Chicago's answer to New York's Times Square celebration on New Year's Eve, won't be back this year. But that isn't going to stop NBC-owned WMAQ-Channe...
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How to help a daughter move beyond being firedSep 10, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 20-something daughter worked for several years at a local retail chain. She was fired after knowingly and repeatedly letting a customer take advantage of her at th...