Business Columns
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Feder: Lauren Jiggetts to join 'WGN Morning News'Jun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Lauren Jiggetts, who resigned last April after 10 years at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, is about to return to Chicago television as a Monday-through-Friday news anchor for ...
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What image do you want to communicate?Jun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Salespeople, in general, face some difficult decisions throughout the year if they have not decided upon the image they wish to convey in the marketplace. As a provider,...
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Feder: Robin Amer to launch investigative podcast seriesJun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Robin Amer, a stellar investigative journalist and former deputy editor of the Chicago Reader, has joined Gannett's USA Today Network to launch "The City," an ambitious ...
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Analysis: Why a Cabinet of flatterers is a big problem for Trump - and any bossJun 18, 2017 7:22 am - President Donald Trump's first full Cabinet meeting last week included a gusher of effusive praise, a virtual round-robin of complimentary remarks that set social media ...
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More companies now offering a 'summer Friday' perkJun 18, 2017 7:20 am - Leaving early on a Friday afternoon in June? There's a growing chance your boss has endorsed it. The percentage of companies that offer some kind of "summer Friday" arra...
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What to do when office dress code is enforced inconsistentlyJun 18, 2017 7:19 am - Q: The dress code at my office is applied randomly. I was told I couldn't wear my jean jacket, and the next day another person at my level was wearing hers. Our dress co...
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How to boost a spouse's odds of career advancementJun 18, 2017 7:10 am - Q: My husband recently applied for two positions at the organization he works for and didn't get either one. Although he is often praised for his credentials, talent, wo...
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St. Charles man forgoes family construction business to build in ITJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Michael Dorrance of St. Charles could have gone into the family construction business. Instead he decided to build new things in IT. The junior software engineer at G2 ...
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Feder: WXRT's Rice retiring from 'Saturday Morning Flashback'Jun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Wendy Rice, the voice of “Saturday Morning Flashback” on WXRT FM 93.1 for more than 30 years, is stepping down from the CBS Radio adult album alternative station. Rice a...
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But her boss lets her wear a jean jacketJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Q: The dress code at my office is applied randomly. I was told I couldn't wear my jean jacket, and the next day another person at my level was wearing hers. Our dress co...