Robert Reed – Page 15

A woman leaves Enron headquarters on Nov. 28, 2001, in downtown Houston, days before the energy trading company filed for bankruptcy. The Enron scandal led to the dissolution of its audit firm, Chicago-based Arthur Andersen.

Accounting cops have tough task of cracking down on corporate fraud

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

When it comes to policing corporate fraud, independent auditors are supposed to be the cops on the beat, but too often they miss or overlook important clues that signal big...

A worker for LAZ Parking changes a sign April 3, 2017, in the 3300 block of North Clark Street to reflect the new game day surge pricing around Wrigley Field.

Wrigley Field parking ‘surge pricing’ is on slippery slope to price gouging

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

The urge to surge price is upon us, so get ready to pay up and up. One of the more glaring examples of local "surge pricing" emerges next Monday around...

In August 2016, department store giant Macy's said that it plans to close 100 stores, a dramatic step that is aimed at helping the chain get ahead of a potentially crippling problem: America, they say, has too many stores for the online shopping era. Following a disappointing 2016 holiday season, it said it is eliminating more than 10,000, as well.

Sears once boasted on having everything you need. Those days are long gone.

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Sears Holdings' chance of survival is being called into question by none other than the company itself, which now concedes it has "substantial doubt" about sticking around. That recent revelation,...

Chicago Community Trust CEO Terry Mazany is scheduled to resign in September. The 102-year-old trust, which has $2.2 billion in assets, must seek a new leader in challenging times.

New Chicago Community Trust CEO will face shifting philanthropic environment

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

For the first time in 13 years the venerable Chicago Community Trust will start looking for a new leader. Longtime CEO Terry Mazany recently announced plans to step down. Mazany...

Dayton's Kendall Pollard, left, is fouled on his way to the basket by Wichita State's Shaquille Morris during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA tournament on Friday, March 17, 2017, in Indianapolis.

Upset alert: It’s time to dump March Madness office pools

May 23, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Workplace betting pools, which flourish during college basketball's March Madness competition and are perceived as a harmless way of boosting employee morale, should be dumped on the ash heap of...

Proposed law tells airlines: We need our seat space

May 23, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Every time I have to squeeze into a super-tight airline seat or twist and turn my way down a jam-packed passenger row, I think: There ought to be a law...

The Jesse White Tumblers perform Aug. 31, 2016, outside a Seaway Bank branch on East 87th Street in Chicago's Chatham community area. The bank was closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in January 2017 and sold to State Bank of Texas, but now is on track to be purchased by Self-Help Federal Credit Union.

Seaway banking on new credit union owner

May 23, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Known for a storied community history and a recently troubled financial past, Seaway Bank on Chicago's South Side is poised to enjoy better days. Why the upbeat prognosis? Mainly, it's...

Attorneys Matthew Belcher, left, and Bryant M. Greening, co-founded LegalRideshare, a law firm that specializes in cases related to the ride-sharing industry. The two are photographed March 13, 2017, at their offices in Chicago's River North neighborhood.

Chicago law firm focuses on legal aspects of ride-sharing

May 23, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

The ride-sharing industry is picking up a new local passenger. It's LegalRideshare, a small locally based law firm that only handles cases linked to the burgeoning ride-sharing business dominated by...

Ricketts played the long game, and Cubs fans have won

May 23, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Chicago Cubs Chairman and co-owner Tom Ricketts may be the most cheerful business executive in town these days. The man definitely has reasons to smile and we all know what...

A close-up view of the Twitter homepage.

Companies courting lawsuits with worker Twitter crackdown?

May 23, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

Ahhh, Twitter. On the local scene lately, it seems one of the best ways to disrupt a career is to let your fingers do the talking and tweet remarks that...

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