Business Columns
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Feder: Len Walter signing off after 52 years at WBBM NewsradioJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Len Walter, dean of Chicago business reporters and the first journalist to broadcast regularly from the Midwest Stock Exchange, has announced his retirement after 52 yea...
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Office holiday parties are transformed this yearDec 20, 2020 5:16 am - To put it mildly, no one feels much like celebrating 2020. Between public health, economic and unemployment crises, office holiday parties - which face mixed reactions i...
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Feder: Melissa McGurren says 'truth will come out' about Mix messagesDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Hours after her bosses publicly bade farewell to Melissa McGurren, the former co-host of Eric Ferguson's top-rated morning show disputed their version of her departure f...
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Feder: Chicago Reporter names Glenn Reedus interim editorDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Glenn Reedus, a longtime Chicago journalist and former editor at the Chicago Defender and Chicago Crusader, has been named interim editor and publisher of the Chicago Re...
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After 27 years, Dominican University president Carroll giving up dream jobDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - It's a scary thought, voluntarily giving up the job you've loved for 27 years, but Dominican University president Donna Carroll decided the time was right. "For me I'm t...
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How to avoid the 'holiday slide'Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - This time of year, I normally write articles focusing on the "Holiday Slide" calling out the fact that most salespeople begin to wind down their prospecting activities a...
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Congress is failing the small business communityDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Are you frustrated with the inability of Congress to pass legislation supporting small businesses during an unprecedented global pandemic? Do you find it stunning that ...
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On news of coronavirus vaccine, employers wonder: Can we require it?Dec 06, 2020 5:22 am - As news of promising progress on coronavirus vaccines have filled the headlines in recent weeks, labor lawyers say employers have been pressing one question in particula...
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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...