<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-announce-new-VP-of-special-projects-29289"><img id="story-photo" src="https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/19/baseball/wrigley_field_jerry_lai.jpg"></a><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-announce-new-VP-of-special-projects-29289" class=newstitle><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs announce new VP of special projects</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced the hiring of Jared Banner as Vice President, Special Projects in the baseball operations department. Banner, 35, bri</font> <a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-announce-new-VP-of-special-projects-29289"><font class=fullstory><b>Read Update »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>