http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037?src=rss Crain's Chicago Business lists the fifty fastest growing companies in Chicago. Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:19 -0800 http://www.brightcove.com/?v=1.0 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31401035001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_20985438001_nora-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>As the recession grinds on, applications to MBA programs are on the rise, meaning it's getting even harder to get into the most competitive schools. One would-be MBA shares her story on how she wants to seperate herself from the pack. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31401035001?src=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:50:55 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31400239001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_20985527001_michio-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>The prospect of paying for an MBA can be daunting - especially if you're quitting work to study full-time, or if your employer is cutting back on tuition reimbursement. Meet one first-year MBA student who's taking the plunge despite the risks. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31400239001?src=rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:14:56 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31394293001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_20984965001_pete-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Newly minted MBAs face an extremely tight job market now, especially in industries like finance and banking. One student on the verge of graduation tells his tale of seeking an internship - a hunt that's turning into a full-time job. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid31394293001?src=rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:06:28 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid1861222289?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1854944709_MBA-Sears-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Rachel Hawksworth, director of talent acquisition for Sears Holdings Corp., offers hope for MBA grads and discusses what it takes to get hired. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid1861222289?src=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid1861243877?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1854946677_MBA-Alumni-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Ina Gosling, DePaul '05 and a consultant at A. 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Kearney Inc., talks about how she chose her MBA program. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1859715127/bctid1861243877?src=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1626147161?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1626230419_soccer-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Edgar Alvarez and Imre Hidvegi owners of Chicago Soccer. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1626147161?src=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-07-04T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1628232319?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1628381851_alderman-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Alderman Gene Schulter (47th) talks about Lincoln Square characteristics. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1628232319?src=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-07-04T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1631207676?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1632614499_bau-director-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Bau Graves, Executive Director of The Old Town School of Folk Music. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1631207676?src=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-07-04T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1628232310?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1628371467_realestate120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Yehuda Cohen, Director, Century 21 Sussex & Reilly talks about the real estate market in Lincoln Square. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1628232310?src=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-07-04T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1632758984?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1634696444_MF-ald-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Hoist a pint at Huettenbar as Alderman Gene Schulter takes you on a tour of Lincoln Square, discussing its history, new businesses in the area and the fight to keep its distinctive character. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1632758984?src=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-07-04T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1119132371?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1119134951_a166f81643c4200e06795018497b578257124429.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>A small change in lighting saves enough energy to power 26 homes for a year. Learn about economies of scale and how Chicago's Merchandise Mart is helping save the planet. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1119132371?src=rss Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1119174442?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1119134950_1ecece375e15c0567cd034ac38149541aa11113e.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>A third of Chicago workers leave home between 7 and 8:30 each morning and take an average of 33.2 minutes to get to work. Driving alone is the most popular method (53.4%). http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1119174442?src=rss Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1078597878?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1109026588_9f66e25e6213af654f375c88378eca3c224bf3e2.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>The village of Gilberts is the fastest growing ZIP code in Illinois. Find out what is drawing people away from the city and out North to the farmlands. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1078573306/bctid1078597878?src=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1457712438/bctid1476684430?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1476728013_68c18496d3caa20a124cac26bf14e3da0c862071.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>When Crain’s debuted in 1978, State Street was home to ramshackle retailers and gentlemen’s clubs. Today, it’s an actual neighborhood, with shopping, dining and even college-student residents. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1457712438/bctid1476684430?src=rss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0700 start=2008-03-28T22:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1457712438/bctid1457712437?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1478194024_4ba5dbffa3782ec5c5c70248e3ef0de298e1c4c7.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>On a trip to Houston more than 30 years ago, Rance Crain heard about a new media concept: a business journal dedicated to coverage of a single city. If it worked in Houston, he figured, then why not Chicago? http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1457712438/bctid1457712437?src=rss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0700 start=2008-03-28T21:00-0700; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid31635404001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_14387994001_BPTW2-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Even in a recession, some employers consider perks and benefits to be a worthwhile investment in the talent that drives their businesses. But foosball tables and happy hours are a waste of money if you haven’t thought about these five factors first. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid31635404001?src=rss Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:49:22 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid30986037001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_14387974001_BPTW-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>What do employees really think about working for the Best Places? We put workers from three companies on the list in the Crain’s confessional to get the dish straight from the source. Is beer really the key to employee happiness? http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid30986037001?src=rss Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:20:00 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid1438481901?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1438495095_2558d1bb983952ce449f3b4450d85d4fe8fa68ff.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Crain's takes you on a tour of Google's Chicago office to see how free food, video games and copious white boards yield a productive and creative workplace. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid1438481901?src=rss Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid1438481893?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1438495122_627a81752b0766b88802eefc47302875882e61b1.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>As part of Crain's Best Places to Work in Chicago feature, James Tyree, chairman and CEO of Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc., gives us a tour of the company's two offices and shows us plans for the new, consolidated being built across the street. Mr. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1434028329/bctid1438481893?src=rss Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid30883814001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_24650387001_fastfifty-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>These companies have seen explosive growth. And while that's every entrepreneur's dream, it can be a steep climb if you're not prepared. We talked to three Fast Fifty companies to learn how they dodged the growing pains. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid30883814001?src=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:15:36 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid1581582951?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d6/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1581573600_37bc7696271ea3d43217b4fa39929033c49730ec.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Two CEOs of Chicago's 50 fastest growing companies discuss the triumphs and challenges of growth and how you can, too. Guy Morgan is CEO of BlueStar Energy Services, an alternative energy supplier with revenues that have jumped more than 11,000% sinc http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid1581582951?src=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:16:12 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31437471001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_951387044_513a9afb16889378ea50f569580f1ce6b1f742c6.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Music, meat and what Bryant Keil has done for his wife.Experience Potbelly's growth here. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31437471001?src=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:16:33 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31439803001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_952039833_0da3bfc7f58758ab4875fe7aa7720ec0098691d9.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Beauty in action, and how it all comestogether for Richmond-based landscape company LCC. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31439803001?src=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:17:17 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31439790001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_958777492_34d28d95e2eaeeccaa00bf2e1f93c7379655fef4.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>See the marketing power of the Cubs-Sox rivarly, andhow Chicago-based Marketing Werks uses it to fuel growth. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid935458911/bctid31439790001?src=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:17:00 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid12016031001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_11918366001_Auto-Show-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Jerry Cizek, president and general manager of the Chicago Automobile Trade Assn., previews the 101st Chicago Auto Show with a look at new cars that automakers hope will light a fire under reluctant buyers. The big news for 2009 is more hybrids and el http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid12016031001?src=rss Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid12015996001?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d7/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_12015241001_Ford-120x90.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Car experts are buzzing about the 2010 Ford Taurus, as are workers at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant. They hope the old brand’s muscular new look can help spark Ford sales - and save their jobs. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid12015996001?src=rss Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid1409014235?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/717773684/717773684_1409444255_f69d605376ccfd13ca54e33b7b2c3f7d18822546.jpg?pubId=717773684"/>Which cars turn heads at First Look for Charity? The who's who kick some fancy tires at the gala preview of the Chicago Auto Show. where concept cars and brand-new models are unveiled. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid934115037/bclid1410385370/bctid1409014235?src=rss Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0800 start=2008-02-08T09:00-0800;