Business Columns
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Kukec People: Founder sees good fit by merging with Native American groupAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - John Wills, a founding partner and president of WBK Engineering in Aurora and St. Charles, has worked on several local projects. They include the Busse Woods reservoir d...
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Consultant scores with different approach, MBA outreachAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - Paul Vragel has a different approach to consulting: He listens to the employees who do the work at the businesses where Vragel has been brought in to solve a problem. Th...
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When a raise leads to higher health-care costsAug 12, 2017 7:16 am - Q: After my husband receives his annual review and cost-of-living raise, he will be in a new pay bracket. When this happens, the cost of his health insurance will increa...
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Feder: Kirk quits Chicago Sun-Times to join Tribune parent company, troncAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - Jim Kirk, the veteran journalist and media executive who led the Chicago Sun-Times through five of its most tumultuous and challenging years, resigned Friday as publishe...
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Feder: Eisendrath says he's spent 'night and day' getting to know Sun-Times newsroomAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - To hear Edwin Eisendrath tell it, he's probably spent more time in the Sun-Times newsroom than all of the newspaper's previous owners combined. In the four weeks since t...
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Feder: CSN Chicago cuts Chris Boden from lineup after 10 yearsAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - In a surprising cutback, veteran Chicago sportscaster Chris Boden is out after 10 years at Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Boden hosted pre/postgame shows for the Bears, Blac...
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Feder: Eric Ferguson — even without Kathy Hart — continues to rule morning radio ratingsAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - Even with longtime partner Kathy Hart missing in action since April, Eric Ferguson continues to rule the morning radio roost in Chicago. “The Eric & Kathy Show” on Hubba...
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Feder: Steve Harvey dredges up the email lambasting his staffAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Steve Harvey decided to dredge up the embarrassing email in which he lambasted his Chicago production staff for daring to approach him in the hallways or his dressing ro...
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Should an employee have to host a boss overnight?Aug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q: My friend has a high-stress public-sector job. He says his office is backstabby, but his boss is great. Likes him, likes his work, knows about the backstabby culture ...
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Should an employee have to host a boss overnight?Aug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q: My friend has a high-stress public-sector job. He says his office is backstabby, but his boss is great. Likes him, likes his work, knows about the backstabby culture ...