DePaul's man at City Hall not involved in arena deal, officials say
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 17:26:35 -0700 | business-news
Staff Reporters dmihalopoulos@suntimes.com May 16, 2013 6:40PM Updated: May 16, 2013 7:25PM Thomas Hynes, the former Cook County Democratic Party boss, is paid $80,000 a year by DePaul University for lobbying at City Hall and has represented the university for...
Emanuel, business leaders make pitch for McCormick arena — and it's a tough sell
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 17:52:33 -0700 | business-news
City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com May 16, 2013 4:20PM Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces plans to develop several hotels and a basketball arena near McCormick Place during a press conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., on Thursday, May 16, 2013....
US business inventories flat in March, sales fall
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 07:46:55 -0700 | business-news
U.S. businesses left their stockpiles unchanged in March for a second month while their sales fell sharply. The Commerce Department says business stockpiles showed no increase in March on a seasonally adjusted basis. Businesses hadn't upped their restocking in February,...
Protesters want to prevent sale of Tribune to Koch brothers
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 11:55:00 -0700 | business-news
A group that says it is adamantly against the potential sale of the Tribune Newspapers to the Koch Brothers held a protest outside the Tribune Tower on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily blocking pedestrian traffic on busy Michigan Avenue.
Red Line shutdown on South Side may curb business at rib joint, other shops
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 01:17:31 -0700 | business-news
Staff Reporter agolab@suntimes.com May 7, 2013 7:38PM Billy Nathan, owner of Nathan's Ribs & Grill, talks about how the Red Line L reconstruction project will impact his business on Tuesday, May 7, 2013...Chapman~Sun-Times Updated: May 8, 2013 2:26AM Every day...
CHICAGO GRID: Dream of plowing your driveway in a minute flat? Nordic Plow may make it possible
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 12:17:54 -0700 | business-news
April 25, 2013 1:55PM Rich and Paulette Behan are preparing for a new future as growth entrepreneurs now that Rich's dream invention a snap-on plastic plow is finding unexpected markets ranging from dairy farms to golf courses.
CHICAGO GRID: DePaul's Blue Demons Might Have Blown Their Chance At A New Arena
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 13:12:59 -0700 | business-news
April 24, 2013 1:39PM DePaul University is getting boxed out in its quest to build a basketball arena for its Blue Demons. The school has overplayed its hand, turned down an offer that would have helped its athletic program and...
CHICAGO GRID: Housing recovery gathers momentum, but trouble spots remain
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 10:02:55 -0700 | business-news
April 23, 2013 11:26AM Zeke Morris, president of the Chicago Association of Realtors, is breathing easier these days. He's confident the recovery under way in the housing market will continue to strengthen, but he notes problems persist.
CHICAGO GRID: After the crash put a hurt on retirement plans, some employers are helping out
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-22 10:31:12 -0700 | business-news
April 22, 2013 12:18PM At Advocate Health Care, workers have access to one-on-one sessions with financial counselors and online tools to help determine if there's a gap between what monthly income they'll need in retirement and how much they can...
CHICAGO GRID: How a new microloan program gave Big Girl Cosmetics a huge new reach
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-18 09:04:38 -0700 | business-news
April 18, 2013 10:14AM Opportunity knocked and Kiley Russell almost missed it because she couldn't get a loan. Her Hyde Park-based Big Girl Cosmetics and skin care business, which sells its products in four Macy's stores and at her spa,...
CHICAGO GRID: For these college grads, getting a job is just a matter of choice
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-15 08:44:59 -0700 | business-news
April 15, 2013 10:08AM For Patricia McDonough, a member of the DePaul University Class of 2013, getting a job has been a breeze. While many college seniors and recent grads struggle to find work in a weak job market, she...
CHICAGO GRID: How a 79-year-old company found itself at the center of the maker revolution
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-11 09:24:03 -0700 | business-news
April 11, 2013 9:30AM A 79-year-old electronics distributor that started as Newark Electric Co., a radio parts shop on Chicago's Radio Row, finds itself at the epicenter of an e-commerce and engineering design revolution.
CHICAGO GRID: David Roeder on big new plans for Chicago's old Main Post Office
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-09 19:52:32 -0700 | business-news
David Roeder on big new plans for Chicago's old Main Post Office Old Post Office Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times file Bill Davies, the secretive British investor who wants to redevelop the old Chicago Main Post Office, is making a new bid...
CHICAGO GRID: Time Out Chicago finalizes sale and Feder says goodbye
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-08 16:09:57 -0700 | business-news
Time Out Chicago finalizes sale and Feder says goodbye Media blogger and former Sun-Times TV and radio columnist Robert Feder Updated: April 8, 2013 5:42PM The Time Out Chicago entertainment magazine has been acquired by Time Out Group, which plans...
CHICAGO GRID: How the lucky few with paid sabbaticals are using their time
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Cook :: NE :: USA | updated 2013-04-08 10:54:32 -0700 | business-news
April 8, 2013 12:09PM Elias Lopez did volunteer work in Kenya. Rob Jackson spent time playing chef for his family and doing charity work in his South Side community...Their employers offer paid sabbaticals, allowing them to take six weeks to...
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