Business Columns
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My co-workers won't wear face masks and it's stressing me outSep 27, 2020 6:18 am - Q: I recently started an entry-level job at a small nonprofit after two months of being unemployed. We work with students, and masks are strictly enforced for them. In m...
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Feder: Tribune Publishing apologizes for phony phishing expeditionSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Employees of Tribune Publishing newspapers - including the Chicago Tribune - were up in arms Wednesday over a company email purporting to offer them bonuses, Robert Fede...
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Feder: WGN Radio boss Mary Sandberg Boyle gets VP stripesSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Mary Sandberg Boyle, the first female general manager in the 96-year history of WGN 720-AM, has been promoted to vice president and general manager of the Nexstar Media ...
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COVID mask gives new direction for Downers Grove apparel makerSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - Mary Kuiper - like most business owners - watched her Downers Grove-based apparel and souvenir business grind to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the globe ...
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Being a salesperson in 2020Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Today's sales professional must deal with many more issues than in the past where the biggest problem might have been product and price comparison to a competitor. Deali...
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Young, scrappy and hungry ... for promotionSep 13, 2020 6:18 am - Q: I work at a global nonprofit that hires a lot of recent college graduates from around the world. They are "the best and brightest" and have great careers ahead of the...
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Hot new job title in a pandemic: 'Head of remote work'Sep 12, 2020 6:17 am - On any given day, Darren Murph can wear many hats at work. He might play relocation expert, helping co-workers leaving a big city like San Francisco think through which ...
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I'm a leader in retail, but I can't sell hiring managers on my skillsSep 06, 2020 6:15 am - Q: After starting out in financial services, I changed to a career 10 years ago as a retail store manager in women's fashion. It has the usual down sides of retail: long...
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Feder: Roe Conn, Nick Digilio out in WGN Radio shakeupSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media Group news/talk station, chose the Friday night of a three-day holiday weekend to drop the bombshell that it's overhauling its weekday afte...
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Feder: Goodbye country, hello classic rock: Format change at 95.5-FMSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The prayers of Chicago's hard-rock radio fans have been answered. Two-and-a-half years after the untimely demise of WLUP 97.9-FM, the iconic classic-rock station known a...