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Chicago technologist Harper Reed joins President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign
Well-known Chicago technologist Harper Reed has joined the Obama 2012 campaign as chief technology officer, the campaign confirmed Wednesday.
The former CTO of clothing company Threadless joined the campaign in late April and will focus on helping...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Real Estate, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Media Industry
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Motorola Mobility stays in Libertyville with $100 million state incentive package
TribLocal - Grayslake » NewsMotorola Mobility Holdings Inc. has officially declared Libertyville its corporate headquarters, to the delight of local leaders as well as some residents and members of …... -
Is your job making you fat?
Special to Tribune NewspapersThis may not feel like a time of plenty. But many U.S. workers' waistlines are expanding through the weak economy, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com. The poll found that 44 percent of workers said they had gained weight in their current jobs,...Tags: CareerBuilder, Government, Career and Workplace, Heads of State, Employees
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Doctors: Web ratings flawed
Web-savvy consumers use online rating services to review restaurants, rant about hairdressers, praise carpenters and even assess their college professors. So why shouldn't patients rate their doctors?
While more than 30 different online services now...Tags: Consumers, Hospitals and Clinics, American Medical Association, Restaurants, Plastic Surgeons
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Taking smaller steps toward new career
Tribune reporterSteady job? Check. Decent paycheck? Check. Professional fulfillment? Hmm. With the country's jobless rate at 10 percent, many workers are simply grateful to be employed. Giving up financial stability to pursue a dream job or long-burning interest is a...Tags: Business Enterprises, Northwestern University, Career and Workplace, Chris Campbell, Marketing
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New Job Site Offers 500,000 Job Listings!
Wailin Wong stopped by to talk to Bob about a new site that offers 500,000 jobs! Check it out at www.unitedwework.org -
Illinois cashes in on John Dillinger film
Tribune reporter"Public Enemies," the coming Michael Mann movie starring Johnny Depp as notorious bank robber John Dillinger, has beat out last summer's Batman saga "The Dark Knight" as the largest film made in the state, the Illinois Film Office said. "Public Enemies,"...Tags: Credit and Debt, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Michael Mann, Illinois, Johnny Depp
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The cost of corruption
Tribune reportersWhen ThyssenKrupp AG started scouting a site for a new $3.7 billion steel mill, it set off a fierce bidding war between Alabama and Louisiana. Louisiana offered more financial incentives and a better riverfront site, but last year the big German...Tags: Mobile, Finance, Death, Organized Crime, Regional Authority
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With an African-American in the nation's top job, how will Barack Obama's election influence hiring across the U.S.?
Tribune reporterEven as proponents of workplace diversity cheered Barack Obama's presidential election, they sounded a note of caution on how to interpret the victory and use it to their advantage. They want to give his victory its due without portraying the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, African Americans, Elections, Barack Obama, Minority Groups
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UPDATE: Facebook Backtracks After Protests
NEW YORK (AP) - In an about-face following a torrent of online protests, Facebook is backing off a change in its user policies while it figures how best to resolve questions like who controls the information shared on the social networking site. The...Tags: Consumers, Microsoft Corporation, Sociology, Companies and Corporations, Facebook
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Facebook's friendship controversy
Wednesday, February 18th Facebook has reverted to its previous terms of service after tens of thousands of users protested the social networking site's change in rules. Facebook posted the following on its home page overnight: "Over the past few days,...Tags: Business Enterprises, Consumers, Contracts, Sociology, Companies and Corporations
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