Business Columns
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How Cathy Leman is pivoting her businessMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - When the doctor gives you a diagnosis you really didn't want to get, chances are the potential impact on your business won't be the first item on your OMG list. Ultimate...
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Feder: Sun-Times in talks to sell to Tribune owner tronc, perhaps by end of monthMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times is in negotiations to be acquired by the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, perhaps as soon as the end of the month, Sun-Times Editor and Publi...
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Algonquin Commons' makeover winners get a new lookMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Algonquin Commons was home to complete makeovers for four lucky winners this month, just in time for new summer wardrobes. As part of a Facebook contest hosted by the ma...
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It turns out your mean boss is secretly miserableMay 14, 2017 7:16 am - When we talk about someone being on a "power trip," the idea behind it is the abuse they're throwing around somehow makes them feel good. The boss who hands out extra wo...
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Teenager's job search can help build adult skillsMay 14, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 17-year-old son is looking for an evening and weekend job. He's polite, well spoken and clean-cut. But when he goes into places that are advertising, managers just...
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The company messed up your FSA deductions. Who pays?May 14, 2017 7:12 am - Q: I just discovered that my employer failed to deduct my 2016 flexible spending account contributions from my paycheck. The employer had enrolled me, so I was still abl...
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Zebra helps trucking firms pack things up tightMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - As any fan of the game Tetris can tell you, there's no better feeling than having all those different shapes packed together so tightly there is no space between them. T...
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Feder: Chicago Reader staffers authorize strikeMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - As contract negotiations drag on at the Chicago Reader, editorial employees of the alternative weekly newspaper authorized their union Friday to call a strike. Seventeen...
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Author steps up to the plate, writes about Cubs and businessMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - While Russ Riendeau nervously watched game seven of the World Series, he sat at the kitchen table and told his wife that if the Cubs won, he would write a book and if th...
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Comments light up on Feder's Steve Harvey exposeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Robert Feder's column Thursday about a memo Feder said Steve Harvey sent at the beginning of this season to the staff of "The Steve Harvey Show," has touched a nerve...