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View In Browser June 29, 2018 chicagotribune.com BizWrap ADVERTISEMENT Chicago's minimum wage is about to jump to $12 per hour. Who are the winners and the losers? Friday, Jun 29 New research analyzing the impact of Chicago's recent minimum wage increases found the policy boosted the incomes of low-wage workers without damaging business growth or employment. But some local business owners would beg to differ. Read More » Chicago billionaire completes $255 million purchase of Wrigley Building RYAN ORI: The $255 million sale of the Wrigley Building has been completed, wrapping up a wildly successful investment for the sellers and leaving the North Michigan Avenue landmark in the hands of Chicago billionaire Joe Mansueto. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Whiskey, ketchup and motorboats: Canada responds to Trump with $12B in tariffs From ketchup to motorboats, Canada's about to fire back against Donald Trump on its national holiday. Read More » It's great that the Uptown Theatre has a future. What kind of future will it be? BLAIR KAMIN: Word that the long-shuttered Uptown Theatre will be renovated and reopen as a concert and live entertainment venue is a major victory for preservationists. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Comcast deals with widespread nationwide outage Comcast told CNBC, which it owns, that it is aware of a nationwide outage affecting some of its internet, video and voice customers due to a fiber cut at a backbone network, which is a type of infrastructure that helps connect different computer networks, and is working to restore service.  Read More » Bitcoin bloodbath nears dot-com levels as many tokens go to zero Bitcoin's meteoric rise last year had many observers calling it one of the biggest speculative manias in history. The cryptocurrency's 2018 crash may help cement its place in the bubble record books. Read More » Flying from New York to London in two hours is on the horizon, Boeing says Boeing wants you to imagine boarding a plane in New York and arriving in London two hours later, about a 1.5 hours faster than the time it took the legendary Concorde to complete the same journey on average. Read More » Uber's electric, dockless bikes coming to South Side Uber is preparing to launch its dockless electric bike-share service, Jump, as part of a six-month program Chicago is piloting on the South Side. Read More » North Branch Park project could cost up to $200 million, backers say An ambitious plan for a 24-acre green space to replace an open-air scrap yard along the North Branch of the Chicago River could cost as much as $200 million, said Ald. Michelle Smith, 43rd. Read More » Foxconn founder says his first order came from Chicago area's Zenith, maker of TVs and boomboxes Foxconn founder Terry Gou had his own origin story to tell at the groundbreaking for his company's southeastern Wisconsin plant. His first order came from a Chicago TV manufacturer in 1974. Read More » advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2018 | Chicago Tribune | 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the BizWrap newsletter.