Business Columns
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When you quit a job, don't burn any bridgesNov 17, 2019 5:11 am - Q: I have an interview coming up for a part-time, temporary position until next summer. I just found out that I will need to move out of the area about four months from ...
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Feder: Radio traffic ace Bart Shore lands air shift at 93.9 Lite FMNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Listeners know Bart Shore as one of Chicago radio's most familiar traffic voices. Now the Wilmette native is going back to his record-spinning roots, Robert Feder write...
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Feder: 'Game changer' Jimmy de Castro retiring as Entercom Chicago bossNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Legendary media entrepreneur Jimmy de Castro, who downsized and revitalized the seven Chicago radio stations owned by Entercom Communications, is ready to take a gamble ...
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Feder: Tribune pulling the plug on Spanish newspaper HoyNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Hoy, the Spanish-language newspaper and website produced by the Chicago Tribune, will cease publication as of December 13, Robert Feder writes. No reason was cited for ...
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Feder: Daily Northwestern has nothing to apologize for - except its apologyNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Someday the young editors of The Daily Northwestern will look back on this episode in their lives with regret. But for now, let's just think of it as a teachable moment ...
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Feder: Marquee Sports Network needs to get its Cubs programming in gearNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - With the launch of Marquee Sports Network barely three months away, the future TV home of the Chicago Cubs finally got around to hiring a programming chief, Robert Feder...
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It's hard to make a name as a writer when editors misspell your bylineNov 10, 2019 5:05 am - Q: My last name is uncommon and frequently misspelled - almost always in the same way, with two letters inverted. I work as a freelance writer, and when someone on an ed...
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Schaumburg's DataCubes sees huge growth in insurance underwritingNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The view from the seventh floor Schaumburg office of DataCubes is stunning. There, the company commands a panoramic view of the Busse Woods Forest Preserve and, on the h...
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Feder: WBEZ morning anchor Lisa Labuz moving to middaysNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - By Robert Feder Lisa Labuz, who's been a reliable, authoritative voice in mornings at Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM for 20 years, soon won't be heard at the crack of...
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Feder: Ex-anchor Rob Johnson moves to communications consultingNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Rob Johnson, who abruptly signed off in March as top news anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, has segued to a new career as a communications consultant, Robert Feder wri...