Business Columns
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An Aesop's fable became a symbol of Japan's activismOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Seeking to explain changing attitudes in the world's second-biggest stock market, asset managers in Tokyo have been evoking Ancient Greece. In Aesop's fable of the North...
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Work Advice: How to handle firing in next interviewOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Reader 1: I was recently fired for chronic tardiness. I'd worked at this business for four years, and though I knew my lateness was seen as a problem by my boss, the fir...
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Flight attendants helped to ground sex discriminationOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Dedicated to protecting the safety of others, Lake Barrington's Shari Worrell once performed mouth-to-mouth to save a man's life. Another time, she used a pair of earpho...
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KUKEC: $10,000 for a TV? LG says its OLED is worth itOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - As television technology advances, so do the acronyms and the prices. But consumers likely will enjoy the shock-and-awe of watching a more incredible picture. Take, fo...
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How to smooth family business relationshipsOct 13, 2014 5:00 am - Families can build great businesses - productive, profitable and long-lasting. But family businesses can end badly, too - flaming out in generational issues or squabbles...
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Sutton not slowing down, adds more suburban distribution centersOct 13, 2014 5:00 am - As a nurse more than 30 years ago, Seattle Sutton just wanted to help a patient eat the right things and return to better health. She didn't think it would lead to owni...
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Company offers fast lap around memory laneOct 13, 2014 12:00 am - There's nothing quite like the experience of driving a classic American muscle car. Getting one out on the open road and hearing the burble of exhaust and the rumble of ...
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Work Advice: When a business you've been doing contract work for files for bankruptcyOct 12, 2014 7:34 am - Q: I am a contractor for a company. After completing my last project, instead of a paycheck, I received an email informing me that the company was closed and filing for ...
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New app Dash allows you to pay at restaurants without waiting; new experience store opensOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - A new app will allow you to go into select restaurants in the city and suburbs and pay via your smartphone without waiting to sign the bill. Dash Software LLC launched t...
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From China to Oak Brook, hotel director keeps traditional values, work ethicOct 06, 2014 5:00 am - Jiaqi Tang said her first name in Chinese means "jade." But she said she purposely went to an American dictionary and picked out an American name, Karen. "I picked it b...