Jim Kirk

Itasca-based office-products company Boise Office Solutions has a new weapon to fight its big-box rivals: Keenan the Rubberband man. Going aggressively after the business-to-business office supplies market share held by...

Press baron Conrad Black's rush to raise cash by selling some of his financially strapped holding company, Hollinger Inc., has slowed to a crawl because investors are turned off by...

Two young executives to watch on the Chicago business scene made big news Wednesday, with one departing from his company and the other being promoted to CEO at his firm....

While there appears not to be an obvious buyer for the Chicago Sun-Times, Hollinger International Inc.'s string of weekly and small daily newspapers surrounding the city is drawing plenty of...

Michael Roberts has been flying high as head of McDonald's USA. The company's U.S. sales have enjoyed eight consecutive months of healthy growth--hitting double digits for each of the last...

In a groundbreaking agreement that may be a model for future sports media deals, Comcast Corp. on Tuesday is expected to announce the launch of a sports cable TV network...

Less than two weeks ago, LB Works, the promising, separate advertising unit of Leo Burnett USA, was flying high after its work for Kraft Foods' Altoids unit garnered numerous prizes...

As far as media shoot-outs go, they don't get bigger in stature than Coca-Cola Co.'s account. And on Monday Coke picked Chicago-based media buying firm Starcom MediaVest Group as its...

It's over and out for Pete McMurray after two years as morning host on classic rock station WLUP-FM 97.9. There's been no official word yet from the Bonneville International Corp.-owned...

Hollinger International Inc.'s president and chief operating officer is seeking a deal for his private newspaper company, despite concerns raised by some board members and shareholders at the public company....