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    Jun 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Harris: Network, net worth can be built on passions, author writes

    Take out a pen and write down the three things you're most passionate about — no more than one or two words each.
    Take out a pen and write down the three things you're most passionate about — no more than one or two words each. Mine are journalism, technology and watching plays. Where those three passions overlap, Porter Gale writes in "Your Network is Your...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Social Media, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Virgin Group, Ltd.

    2. Jun 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Chicago Confidential: Chamber's chief-in-waiting doing little waiting

    <strong>Theresa Mintle</strong> doesn't officially take over as chief executive of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce until Aug. 5.
    Theresa Mintle doesn't officially take over as chief executive of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce until Aug. 5. But operating with the same frenetic energy as her former boss, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, she has already made two requests of the chamber's...

    Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Chicago City Hall, Theresa Mintle, Rahm Emanuel, Elections

    3. May 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future

    Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Beijing (China), Chicago Tribune Columnists, U.S. Department of State, Networking

    4. May 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. JPMorgan board members targeted by shareholder advisers

    JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most &mdash; only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls.
    JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls. Influential...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Shareholders, Boeing Co., U.S. Congress, Elections

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Harris: Project gets off to 'beautiful' start

    The stickers are simple and, well, beautiful.
    The stickers are simple and, well, beautiful. Printed on reflective silver, they're cut in the size and shape of a nametag and say "you are beautiful" in bold, black print. They're the "all-encompassing" artistic statement of Chicago graphic...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Apple iPhone, Auction Service, Adler Planetarium

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Tom Pritzker woos big names for U. of C.'s big data

    University of Chicago computer scientist <strong>Ian Foster</strong> pressed the clicker and up popped a map of the most sophisticated fiber-optic networks in the world.
    University of Chicago computer scientist Ian Foster pressed the clicker and up popped a map of the most sophisticated fiber-optic networks in the world. On that map, at least, Chicago appeared to be the center of everything, a crossroads of...

    Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Federal Reserve, University of Chicago, Science and Technology, Rahm Emanuel

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Getting an MBA: Your business. Your decision.

    Admissions consultant Andrea Sparrey uses two numbers to startle prospective business school applicants.
    Chicago Tribune
    Admissions consultant Andrea Sparrey uses two numbers to startle prospective business school applicants. She tells them the average price of a home in the United States in 2010 was $273,000. And then she tells them the average price of an MBA from a...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Consumer Confidence, University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, Finance

    8. Apr 11, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Gambling bill would allow PokerStars, Full Tilt to apply for an online gaming license

    A gambling expansion bill is back, but it now includes a provision that would allow PokerStars, once accused by federal prosecutors of money laundering and fraud, to compete for an online gaming license in Illinois.
    A gambling expansion bill is back, but it now includes a provision that would allow PokerStars, once accused by federal prosecutors of money laundering and fraud, to compete for an online gaming license in Illinois. In the first draft of Senate Bill...

    Tags: Prosecution, Lifestyle and Leisure, Finance, Terry Link, FBI

    9. Apr 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots

    Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...

    Tags: Ayn Rand, Charlie Rose, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Human Rights, New York City

    10. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker advocates paying parents for student performance

    Nobel Prize winner <strong>Gary Becker </strong>could never win an election in this town.
    Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker could never win an election in this town. In a 30-minute speech Thursday to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the 82-year-old University of Chicago economist proposed that keeping "the American dream alive" would...

    Tags: University of Chicago, Harvard University, Mexico, Discrimination, Social Issues

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 3 Chicago companies in TechStars Chicago's inaugural class

    TechStars Chicago, formerly Excelerate Labs, will announce Thursday its first class of 10 startups under its new brand, which will include the Chicago-based companies: Project Fixup, SimpleRelevance and SocialCrunch.
    TechStars Chicago, formerly Excelerate Labs, will announce Thursday its first class of 10 startups under its new brand, which will include the Chicago-based companies: Project Fixup, SimpleRelevance and SocialCrunch. More than 900 startups applied to be...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, University of Chicago, Startups, Golf, Marketing

    12. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Executive Profile: Martin Nesbitt, the first friend

    Chicago businessman Martin Nesbitt will sit on the dais in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday as his best friend is inaugurated president of the United States.
    Chicago businessman Martin Nesbitt will sit on the dais in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday as his best friend is inaugurated president of the United States. The two men — successful African-American leaders who share a record of high...

    Tags: Harvard University, University of Chicago, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Rahm Emanuel, High School Sports

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