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Groupon CEO Andrew Mason: 'I'd be the first person to fire myself'
On Thursday, Groupon Inc.’s board members will reportedly debate the fate of Andrew Mason, the chief executive of the struggling daily deals site. But then again, “it would be weird” if they didn’t, he said. “It’s...
Tags: European Debt Crisis, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Andrew Mason
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Mt. Waterman waits for snow, promises to accept 2012 Groupon vouchers
Snow fell on the Southland Thursday night, but it was not enough to open a local ski resort. Mt. Waterman, located about 34 miles north of La Cañada Flintridge, needs at least two feet of snow to drop. On Friday, the hill had about 6-8 inches. The...
Tags: Google+, Services and Shopping
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LIFE MATTERS: Making a list and checking it...for a surprise
Contributing WriterSurprising someone with just the right gift is a risky business, even if you think you know the person well. I chuckle every time I think of that cartoon of the husband standing outside his bedroom door in his pajamas, wearing some ridiculous looking...Tags: University of Chicago, Holidays, Religious Festivals, The Wall Street Journal
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The science of standing on the CTA
RedEyeNow that the holidays are over and more Chicagoans are returning to work, this week will be the first major test of the service changes the CTA implemented last month to reduce crowds on the buses and trains. Finally we'll see where crowding stands—...Tags: University of Chicago, Science, New York City, Science and Technology, Metra
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Organizers set to release letter from corporate backers of gay marriage
A coalition of gay marriage advocates plans to release a letter this week signed by top Illinois executives and companies endorsing same-sex marriage as an economic imperative, giving a powerful push to a bill that state lawmakers could take up as early...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, David Axelrod, Marriage, Melissa Harris, Family
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Fiore's Brings Tuscany To Plainville
The Hartford CourantFiore's IV Italian Restaurant 17 Whiting St., Plainville 860-747-1700 and http://www.fioresplainville.com Fiore's IV calls itself "a taste of Italy in downtown Plainville," and that's right on the money. A Groupon deal made us want to visit, and...Tags: Pasta, Appetizers, Seafood, Old Saybrook, Plainville
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No reservations about backing Shiftgig
A sweet spot for Chicago tech is helping old-line companies become more efficient. Think Groupon. Think GrubHub. Add Shiftgig. Launched in January, the LinkedIn-style online community helps service workers find jobs — and restaurants, hotels,...Tags: Business, Dining and Drinking, Chicago Restaurants, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Chicago Ideas Week organizers hope talks trigger something great
Chicago Ideas Week headquarters is a brightly lit, sprawling, open room in a River North office building where scores of workers sit at long rows of desks working the phones, rat-a-tatting their keyboards and keeping the din level high. Actually, only...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Business, Eric Lefkofsky, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Mayor
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OTG aims to provide entertainment, eats and ads with new iPads
Tribune NewspapersTravelers to Toronto, Minneapolis and New York's LaGuardia airports have been discovering a welcome distraction from the long food lines and overpriced, pre-packaged sandwiches that normally await travelers when they clear security. IPads. 7,000 of...Tags: Media Industry, FedEx Corporation, Apple iPad, Starbucks Corp., Dining and Drinking
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The great grain gamble
Chicago Tribune reporterThe recent scandals at MF Global and Peregrine Financial have resonated deeply in Chicago, where the futures industry matured into a global financial juggernaut. The early years of the Chicago Board of Trade are littered with stories of the corpses of...Tags: Google Inc., Chicago Board of Trade, MF Global, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Real Estate Sellers
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Kansas to bring '70s music to Sands; here's how to pay '70s prices for tickets
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGProg rockers Kansas will bring back the 1970s when the band plays Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sept. 14. Kansas But Groupon, the Internet discount, is bringing back 1970s prices for tickets to the show. Here’s how to get it:...... -
How to get 47-percent discount on tickets to The Offspring at Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGHaving punk rockers The Offspring play the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sept. 8 is great. The Offspring Having Neon Trees, who two weeks ago played a great set at Allentown’s Crocodile Rock Café, support the band and hot, rising......
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