To Stretch City&#39;s Budget for the Arts, Chicago Turns to EBay
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The view out of Lois Weisberg&#39;s office window is of the dazzling art installations at the new Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the world&#39;s great museums.
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A proliferation of exhibition halls has led to a buyerÂs market for trade associations and corporate planners.
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A top London gallery owner and   international auctioneers on Wednesday announced plans to cash   in on the booming contemporary art market ahead of an annual   fair that attracts hundreds of collectors to the city.
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Kijiji is trying to capitalize on eBayâs clout to compete with the Webâs most spectacularly successful underdog, Craigslist.
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The Guggenheim Museumâs spirited if sometimes disjointed display of works from its collection offers a good argument for expansion of its New York branch.
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EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will cut by up to 50 percent the fees it charges sellers to list their goods online, in an effort to boost listings and keep pace with other burgeoning e-commerce sites.
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Online marketplaces that offer eBay-like services for matching companies with freelance developers are attracting IT managers who want flexible workforces -- and lower labor costs.
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A Texas high school band is offering its services on eBay to raise money for a trip to Arizona. So far no one&#39;s placed the starting bid of 49-hundred-99 dollars.
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eBay announced late Thursday that it had acquired the apartment rental service Rent.com for $415 million, the latest move in its expansion beyond Internet auctions.
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A collection of work by artist L S Lowry, valued at half a million pounds, is to go on sale in Birmingham.
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City government finds new ways to raise cash
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Tribune Co., which is wrapping up a five-month auction, has a new suitor: Chicago real estate billionaire Sam Zell.
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By Rob Joesbury, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Sep. 15--Science Central is putting part of itself up for sale on eBay.
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The East Village's New York Central Art Supply is known for its rare materials, its well-known clientele and now, its artist-clerks, who have an exhibit at the National Arts Club.
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The iPod and a growing need for local  news have done the unthinkable: They have cost Chicago, one of  America&#039;s great jazz cities, its last major source for jazz  programming on local radio.
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FOR the City trader who has a bonus to spendbut already owns a full complement of overseas homes and fast cars there is a new must- have accessory a ticket into space.
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Two decades ago, when this seaport city was mired in a deep and seemingly endless recession, Mike Byrne, a local musician and businessman, sought public funds to help build an exhibition dedicated to ...