Owners say demand for SkinnyPop popcorn is overflowing So many people dream of taking a family recipe or a favorite food and turning it into a business. For Andrew Friedman and his investors — his brother-in-law and father-in-law, Jeffrey and Michael Eiserman — their obsession was someone else's product: Garrett popcorn. ...
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Adelstein Liston gets boost from Facebook, Citizens United decisionAnn Liston and Eric Adelstein are hardened Chicago Democratic consultants. ...
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Ken Pelletier to help bring New York concept to West LoopNew York hipsters know the name Michael Dorf . By the end of 2012, in-the-know Chicagoans will too. ...
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About half of Romney's 22 Illinois finance committee members have crossed the aisle and donated either to Obama's 2008 campaign or the mayoral campaign of Democrat Rahm EmanuelRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has built a who's who roster of Chicago business leaders to help him raise millions in President Barack Obama 's backyard. ...
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John Bryan, Anne Olaimey have experience raising cash fastThe task of raising tens of millions of dollars in donations for the NATO and G-8 summits means fundraisers will need to move as aggressively as the Art Institute did in its campaign to build the Modern Wing. ...
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Former CEO Richard Gillman likely headed to trial soon on felony fraud chargesThe last we heard of Richard Gillman , the former CEO of Republic Windows and Doors, he was leaving jail after posting a reduced $5 million bail. ...
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Former mayor among those who will be making news this yearCaterpillar will add 1,400 jobs at a yet-to-be-disclosed U.S. location. Chicago will get its first economic growth plan. And CME Group will be under federal investigation. In this year's Ones t... ...
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3 pairs of partners expected to bring change to their industriesFor my final column of 2011, I'm taking a peek into the future, circa 2016, featuring three teams of Chicagoans who expect to shape the future of health care, education and transportation. ...
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Selection process for $500,000 grants to 'geniuses' steeped in mysteryThe MacArthur Foundation is looking for a new genius to help select its geniuses. ...
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Retired Col. James Pritzker is most known for the 8-year-old military library that bears his name. And the meticulous restoration of the library's new home, the Monroe Building on South Michigan Avenue, is winning him praise. ...
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Retired Col. James Pritzker is most known for the 8-year-old military library that bears his name. And the meticulous restoration of the library's new home, the Monroe Building on South Michigan Avenue, is winning him praise. ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House in Rogers Park to rent out for guests, eventsRetired Col. James Pritzker is most known for the 8-year-old military library that bears his name. And the meticulous restoration of the library's new home, the Monroe Building on South Michigan Avenue, is winning him praise. ...
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Member of the Hyatt founding family launching PSP Capital PartnersBusinesswoman Penny Pritzker has launched her own private equity firm called PSP Capital Partners. ...
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Member of the Hyatt founding family launching PSP Capital PartnersBusinesswoman Penny Pritzker has launched her own private equity firm called PSP Capital Partners. ...
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Summits will draw thousands of protesters to Chicago in MayThe G-8 and NATO summits being held in May in Chicago are expected to draw thousands of protesters, and Christie Hefner had heard that some local CEOs were being told by their senior staff... ...
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