  - Spring, Green Zebra and Custom House: Feeding the 3-restaurant Beast
- Along with his partners, 2006 James Beard award-winner Shawn McClain is at the top of his game. One year after opening Custom House, they discuss the many challenges of running three establishments. Tue Dec 19 2006
| |   - A High-Speed Look at the Michigan Avenue Storefront Windows
- During Christmas, Mag Mile retailers create bold window displays designed to lure foot traffic. We went from Chicago Avenue to the river to capture the lavish visual marketing deployed by everyone from Virgin Records to Ralph Lauren to Apple. Mon Dec 18 2006
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  - Scenes From Chicago Beta: New Business Pitches, Tips and Networking
- At the local tech-scene gathering known as Chicago Beta, about 70 entrepreneurs gathered to compare notes, swap business cards, give 60-second pitches and discuss Web 2.0 business tips. Fri Dec 15 2006
| |  - "Branded Environments" Go Well Beyond a Cool Lobby
- Eva Maddox, a principal at the architecture firm Perkins + Will, creates interiors that are direct extensions of a company's brand, which leads to stronger differentiation in the marketplace. Clients have included Hallmark, Dupont and Haworth. Thu Dec 14 2006
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 - In Search of: Unique Niches at the One-of-a-Kind Show
- Vying for attention (and sales) among the 400-plus vendors at the One of a Kind show isn't easy. BusinessPOV asked nearly a dozen Chicago participants a simple question: What's innovative about what you do? (Part 2 of 2).
Tue Dec 12 2006
| |  - Carving Out a Competitive Advantage at the "One-of-a-Kind" Show
- Every item available at the annual arts-and-crafts show is unique. But vying for attention (and sales) among the 400-plus vendors isn't easy. BusinessPOV asked Chicago participants a simple question: What's innovative about what you do? (Part 1 of 2). Mon Dec 11 2006
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 - Economists Consult the Crystal Ball: China Crisis, 2% Growth, U.S. Blues
- This year's Chicago GSB "Business Forecast 2007" featured economics professor and New York Times columnist Austan Goolsbee; Economics Fellow Michael Mussa; and international-risk expert Marvin Zonis. The picture? Slightly cloudy with a chance of pain. Thu Dec 07 2006
| |  - Jason Calacanis Dishes About Digg, Valley Wag and His New Gig With Sequoia
- In a speech at the SES Expo in Chicago, the founder of Weblogs called the Silicon gossip blog Valley Wag stupid, refuted charges that Netscape is a Digg copycat, and discussed his new job as "Entrepreneur in Action." Wed Dec 06 2006
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 - Think Different
- Some 60 attendees came to Gerald "Solutionman" Haman's work loft (aka the Thinkubator) for the inaugural meeting of the Chicagovators. It was an entertaining evening of networking and madcap group exercises designed to trigger innovative ideas. Tue Dec 05 2006
| |  - Aon Founder Pat Ryan on Entrepreneurship
- In a keynote address at the U of C's Gleacher Center, Aon's executive chairman Patrick Ryan talked about the role four factors — refreshing leadership, selective recruiting, bias for action and customer centricity — played in his success. Mon Dec 04 2006
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 - Inventables, Part 2: Translucent Concrete meets a Transparent Toaster
- A look at product demos and the creative process at Inventables, a company that helps blue-chip innovators research and develop new products. (Part 2 of 2) Fri Dec 01 2006
| |  - The Inventables Quest for Products with Unexpected Properties
- Inventables helps companies like Nike innovate. How? By collecting fascinating, yet fully functional, paraphernalia from all over the world and setting up "Innovation Centers" for them. Thu Nov 30 2006
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