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January 9, 2018

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City Colleges headquarters to be sold, converted to apartments

Tuesday, Jan 9

RYAN ORI: City Colleges of Chicago has a $34.5 million deal to sell its Loop headquarters to a developer that wants to convert the 14-story building into apartments.

Airlines teaching staff to de-escalate passenger conflicts, but it's really customer service

ROBERT REED: The sometimes ugly situations between ticket-holders and airline workers — incidents that frequently go viral — are prompting air carriers to teach employees how to handle problems before they get out of hand.

Brad Keywell's Uptake lays off 51 employees

Uptake Technologies laid off 51 employees Tuesday, CEO Brad Keywell said in a statement, the first layoffs at the 3-year-old company, which focuses on analyzing data from machinery.

Jeff Bezos' net worth tops $105 billion as Amazon climbs in New Year

Jeff Bezos' net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

'Oprah for president' talk sent Weight Watchers shares soaring, nets her $36 million

Oprah Winfrey won over the Golden Globes, and that was good news for Weight Watchers International Inc. investors.

Kodak creating KodakCoin, its own cryptocurrency system

Kodak, which traces its roots to the early days of film-based photography, is getting into the digital licensing and cryptocurrency market as part of a partnership with WENN Digital.

Shortage of critical hospital supplies on the mend as Puerto Rico plants resume production

Hospitals facing shortages of critical IV fluids after hurricanes damaged Puerto Rico manufacturing plants may soon see some relief.

Take this job and shiver it: Chilly offices plague workers

Office developments are built with centralized heating systems that make the buildings suitable for a range of uses over many years. The down side is that they provide little climate control to individual tenants — sometimes purposely.

Bears introduce new coach Matt Nagy: 'I'm so fired up'

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Bears introduce new coach Matt Nagy: 'I'm so fired up'

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 1:57 PM CT

Here are some of the highlights from Tuesday's press conference with new Bears coach Matt Nagy, the franchise's 16th head coach.


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Brad Keywell's Uptake lays off 51 employees

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Brad Keywell's Uptake lays off 51 employees

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 12:17 PM CT

Uptake Technologies laid off 51 employees Tuesday, co-founder and CEO Brad Keywell said in a statement, months after two investors pulled up stakes from the Chicago "unicorn."


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