Business Columns
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Will we see more gender-themed ads like Audi's Super Bowl spot?Feb 12, 2017 6:00 am - One of the most-discussed ads during the Super Bowl was not about football, beer or food. It was an Audi ad about the gender pay gap, featuring a dad watching his little...
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See a layoff through, or see yourself out?Feb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Q: My company has decided to close several of our branch offices this year. I'm an IT manager; my job and half of my team's jobs will be eliminated when our office close...
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Entrepreneur or author? Or both?Feb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Your first meeting with the prospect, a potentially important client, has gone well. As you're wrapping up, you hand her your business card, a prepared summary of the po...
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Glen Ellyn's Cardona surfs into Le MeridienFeb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn resident Paul E. Cardona, the new general manager of Le Meridien Chicago-Oakbrook Center, can easily surf a high wave. Surfing isn't something suburban people...
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Conference gives artists taste of the business worldFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - The core idea behind the SEA program is to help rising artists – dancers, writers, singers or something else – discover the business principles they will need to survive...
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Besties Girls Spa opens in Geneva CommonsFeb 05, 2017 10:00 pm - You may start to notice more little girls all dolled up in fancy hair, sparkling makeup and pretty polished hands shopping at the Geneva Commons mall. If so, they've lik...
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What's expected of employers, employees during blizzards?Feb 05, 2017 6:16 am - Q: I am a non-exempt health care worker and am confused as to my obligations when inclement weather such as hurricanes and snowstorms is predicted. In the past, the hour...
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Former doctor still helps kids with new Addison businessesFeb 05, 2017 12:00 am - Purav Kapadia graduated the University of Illinois at Chicago with a medical degree and was doing his residency, with a focus on pediatrics, at St. Vincent Catholic Medi...
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Auto Show's hottest tech? It's in your handFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - Many people go to the Chicago Auto Show to see what's new in technology on the show floor. But those attending the 109th show, set for Feb. 11-20 at McCormick Place in C...
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Successful business owner writes marketing bookFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Using the experience she accumulated from three decades of running her own marketing agency, Debbie G. Fliehman wrote a book with all her tips. The Lincolnshire business...