Business Columns
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Trio's website fans tickets out to numerous brokersJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - It all started when Orland Park native Tim Alberts had some White Sox game tickets that, at the last minute, he couldn't use. The Chicago attorney went through the usual...
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Watercooler: How to help a colleague who attempted suicideJan 08, 2017 6:16 am - QUESTION: One of our employees, a young woman in her late 20s, attempted suicide and was hospitalized. After a paid leave of absence and all the support we could offer o...
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New laws need employer attentionJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Remember the U.S. Department of Labor's initiative that would have changed overtime rules — and costs — last month if a federal judge in Texas had not halted implementat...
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Best defense against rising medical costs is learningJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Q: What about medical expenses when you are retired? I have substantial assets, but I am worried about medical expenses eating up everything before I die. They can be qu...
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Barrington Hills attorney a fan of DuckworthJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington Hills resident Andrew Stoltmann, an attorney with offices in Barrington and Chicago, is a longtime fan of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. She once wrote an op-...
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Arlington chamber chief gets state accreditationJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - The executive director of the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce has accomplished something that only about 20 other chamber leaders in the state have done. Jon S. Ri...
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Retirement fudge factor: We spend less as we ageJan 02, 2017 12:00 am - Q: You often make note of longevity in your column. Let me offer a comment: The longer you live, the less money you need. For instance, if I need $1,000 a month and I am...
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Who owns the rights to your designs? It dependsJan 01, 2017 6:12 am - Q: I work for a small nonprofit and handle all of our in-house graphic design. Graphic design was not a duty laid forth in my hiring; it was a skill set I brought to the...
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Use LinkedIn to find customers, not just jobsJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - LinkedIn launched, officially, in May 2003. A month later, the network had 4,500 members. Third quarter last year (2016, if your calendar is slow), LI had 467 million me...
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Palatine lawyer learned some strategy as rugby player for BlazeJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - James R. Doerr of Winfield is a defense attorney with Palatine-based Lavelle Law Ltd. and does a monthly podcast called "Liberty and the Law." And while he's competitive...