Business Columns
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Work advice: Blowing the whistle on a racist retaliatorNov 11, 2012 6:15 am - Q: I work for a community college. I was leading a meeting when the topic turned to an Asian student who is opening a restaurant. My boss mocked the student’s name and t...
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On election night, TV trounced TwitterNov 10, 2012 3:00 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — According to Twitter, there were 31 million tweets on Election Day, with the site hitting a peak of 327,452 tweets-per-minute the moment TV networks ...
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Why is the Surface so bad?Nov 10, 2012 6:13 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — There’s only one question anyone should ask about Microsoft’s Surface tablet: Is it better than the iPad? I’ve spent the past week and a half trying ...
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More will shop online, use smartphones this holiday seasonNov 08, 2012 10:00 am - More of you are expected to do your holiday shopping online and more will be using your smartphones to do it, according to a survey by Deloitte Consulting LLP. About 50...
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Former Bulls Cartwright takes work ethic behind the scenesNov 05, 2012 6:00 am - Former Chicago Bulls center Bill Cartwright is known for sharing the court with another Bulls legend, Michael Jordan, during their winning seasons in the 1990s, or his s...
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Atypical promotional approach works for search firmNov 05, 2012 6:00 am - Like most of us, Russ Riendeau is a small-business owner, senior partner at East Wing Group Inc., a retained search firm in Barrington. But Riendeau doesn’t do things li...
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Work advice: When should a worker drop the d-bomb?Nov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Q: My company has a policy that, after so many years, your salary should be at midlevel on its salary charts. I'm now past that point. I've earned excellent reviews, hav...
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Wozniak talks about early days with Apple, JobsNov 02, 2012 5:30 am - You wouldn’t guess that Steve Wozniak, the inventor of the Apple 1 and Apple II computers and co-founder of Apple Computer with the late Steve Jobs, is shy. He can talk ...
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E. Dundee landmark to meet the wrecking ballNov 01, 2012 7:00 am - Anyone who has walked or cycled the Kane County bike path in East Dundee knows this building well. It's big, yellow and looks like it should have fallen down decades ag...
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Mount Prospect minister offers couples alternativesOct 29, 2012 11:47 am - Pagan minister Pamela Magnuson and her business as a wedding officiant is looking forward to Dec. 12, 2012. The 12-12-12 date likely will be popular for weddings, civil ...