Sears pondering tie with new ad agency
Reality TV product placements and home TV remodeling spokesmen--like Ty Pennington of "Trading Spaces"--are all the rage at Sears, Roebuck and Co. these days. But in Sears' reality, pressure is...
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City in running for BP spinoff
After eliminating one of Chicago's premier corporate headquarters and cutting hundreds of local jobs in its 1998 acquisition of Amoco Corp., petroleum giant BP PLC is thinking about bringing a...
Sun-Times execs pressured
A program to significantly overstate weekday circulation numbers at the Chicago Sun-Times accelerated between 2002 and 2003 as sales slipped and the newspaper's marketing budget was slashed, company sources said...
Terra seeks more investment flexibility
The Terra Foundation for the Arts oversees a rich American art collection, with works ranging from Georgia O'Keefe to John Singleton Copley, but it says it is having trouble affording...
Lettuce to offer in-store takeout at grocery chain
Restaurant visionary Richard Melman has something new in his sights: upscale grocery stores. In a first for his Lettuce Entertain You chain, Melman is partnering with Minneapolis grocery chain Lund...
Hedge fund move sets stage for Bally battle
An activist hedge fund has acquired a significant stake in Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. and is pushing for dramatic changes at the fitness center operator, including a possible sale...
Newspapers to get new Life starting in fall
Coming soon to a newspaper near you: Life magazine. Time Inc. is expected to announce Wednesday that it has signed a distribution deal with Tribune Co., Knight Ridder Inc., McClatchy...
Trump’s tower control about to be total
It appears that the strange real estate partnership between Sun-Times owner Hollinger International Inc. and Donald Trump is done. It's Trump's baby now. Putting an end to yet another weird,...
Atrophying agency turns to fix-it specialist
Steffan Postaer, along with Jeff Jones, took over Leo Burnett's dying technology unit three years ago and gave it new life under the banner LB Works, grabbing such big names...
Conn connects; Bernstein Scores; Meier stranded
Dan Bernstein is back with the Score. Garry Meier is still missing in action. And two of the more intense radio sagas in recent history appear headed for closure. For...