Business Columns
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When a business owner dies without a succession plan, everyone is thrown into turmoilDec 06, 2020 5:15 am - Q: I work for a very small luxury travel agency that was already suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner of the company recently passed away, and we are heartb...
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Feder: Dish Network turns up heat on Nexstar renewalNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - “Nexstar Media Group threatens largest local station blackout in TV history, according to Dish,” blared the headline on Dish Network's press release Thursday, reports Ro...
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You deserve a work-life balance, even if you're child-free in a pandemicNov 15, 2020 5:10 am - Q: I'm the reader who wrote about being a weary child-free worker in a federal workplace where parents were being allowed full pay for reduced hours. Many of my co-worke...
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This nonprofit is seeking a corporate matchNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry could use a good matchmaker. The food pantry was just building momentum in its fundraising for a new facility when the COVID-19 pandemic struc...
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Stay resilient and avoid the COVID-19 slideNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - I had the pleasure of interviewing a well-known psychologist last week on the effects of the pandemic on salespeople. When I asked her about the top area on which salesp...
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State urges minority-owned businesses to apply for pandemic aidNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - State officials are urging minority-owned businesses to apply for $175 million in COVID-19 relief available through the Business Interruption Grant program. The Illinois...
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Worker resents having to pick up slack for working moms and dadsOct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Q: Our federal workplace, under the Cares Act, permits parents to work 75% of their hours (30 hours/week, any days or times) for the same pay. I'm glad not to lose my te...
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Feder: Another big radio ratings victory for V103Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, extended its winning streak to a second month, according to Nielsen Audio figures released Monday, Robert Feder writes. V103 ...
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Feder: Nexstar promotes Sean Compton in 'strategic realignment'Oct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Sean Compton, the Chicago broadcasting executive who reprogrammed news/talk WGN 720-AM and launched the “News Nation” primetime newscast on WGN America, has been rewarde...
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One potential pandemic upside: Performance reviews are getting simplerOct 25, 2020 6:00 am - As the pandemic wore on this spring, Christine Carrillo, the chief executive of Butlr Health, a small online start-up that matches people with therapists, decided to pos...