Business Columns
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Feder: Better Business Bureau to salute Pam Zekman, Bob SirottMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Legendary Chicago broadcasters Pam Zekman and Bob Sirott are being honored by the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois for their great careers, Robert...
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Coalitions give small businesses a big voiceMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Small businesses do not have the vast resources of large corporations and other special interests to hire lobbyists on their behalf. However, the small business communit...
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Feder: 20 years of up and downs for WBBM's 'Noon Business Hour'Mar 11, 2021 12:00 am - Friday will be a red letter day at WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Entercom all-news powerhouse, Robert Feder writes. It's the 20th anniversary of the "Noon Business Hou...
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Feder: Nexstar CEO fiddles with morning show while NewsNation burnsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - NewsNation went from bad to worse this week after Jennifer Lyons followed her top two lieutenants out the door at the Chicago-based cable news network they built from sc...
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Feder: NBC 5 boss David Doebler to retireMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - There's a change coming to the C-suite at Chicago's NBC Tower, Robert Feder writes. David Doebler announced today he plans to retire as president and general manager of ...
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Feder: Chicago Star debuts as 'uplifting' monthly newspaperMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - There's a brand new masthead in town. The Chicago Star officially debuted this week as a subscription-based monthly publication with a focus on "uplifting news," Robert ...
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Razny investing in retail in a big wayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Don't tell Stan Razny retail is dead. He just invested millions into his Razny Jewelers store in Highland Park because of his belief in retail done right. "It's about w...
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Crucial time for policymakers to support entrepreneursFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Perhaps you had a lemonade stand when you were young. For many entrepreneurs, a lemonade stand was their first entrepreneurial venture. This pandemic has cost Illinoisa...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune takes aim at police mug shotsFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - Police booking photos of people who've been arrested - commonly known as mug shots - have been a staple of Chicago newspapers since before the days of "Scarface" Al Capo...
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West Chicago company sows the seeds for a bumper crop of gardenersFeb 09, 2021 4:30 am - Still in the throes of the deadly coronavirus and the pain of pandemic restrictions, we gaze across the bleak, snow-covered tundra of suburbia and imagine what spring mi...