What I learned my first day at a new job

Jan. 8, 2013
A list of the most salient information acquired during my first day at my new job at University of Chicago

How healthy are U.S. auto manufacturers?

Feb. 15, 2012
We may not have flying cars (yet), but there are some other pretty nifty features on display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The future seems more hopeful for U.S. automakers than it did a couple of years ago. Earlier this month, news outlets reported that auto sales for January were up.

Video: Kalamazoo, one year after the spill

Jul. 7, 2011
The cleanup continues in and around the town of Marshall, MI one year after more than 800,000 gallons of heavy crude spilled from a pipeline. Read the full story about Canadian oil here.  

Unemployment rises, as job creation slows to a crawl

Jun. 3, 2011
The nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May, as hiring slowed to the lowest level in eight months, according to the U.S.

Dynamic Range: Modeling Blind

Jan. 21, 2011
Finding a job is hard. Finding a job when you’re disabled can be even harder.  Beth Finke knows this first hand. She lost her job when she lost her sight in the 1980s, and relied on her husband to read the classifieds to her aloud every Sunday night.