STEAM Powers the Way in Chicago’s Summer of Learning
As a part of the city’s initiatives to prepare Chicago’s students for in-demand careers, STEAM Studio ― a summer program for students interested in…
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Chicago Gains Eight More Miles of Fiber Optic Cables for Broadband
The Windy City is one step closer to becoming “the most connected city in the world.” A new ordinance will enable the City of…
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Chicago Lures 100 of Nation’s Top Students with Tech + Lollapalooza
One hundred of the nation’s top computer science and engineering students are on their way to Chicago.
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Startup “Belly” Marks 1 Million Customers
Belly, Inc., a loyalty-rewards program which got its start 18 months ago at Lightbank, a high-growth startup incubator, is celebrating its one millionth customer….
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel throws two challenges to more than 500 private equity investors during an address at the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) dinner. ❒
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Chicago Celebrates its Best Innovators at the Harris Theatre
Which businesses created the most innovative products and services in the Chicago region? Hundreds were nominated for the 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards and judges…
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City Seeks New Investor Dollars for Startups
The fifth-floor office of Chicago’s chief technology officer, John Tolva, sits a few doors down the hall from the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel….
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ChicagoNext Announcement
Sprout Social, a local startup located in the West Loop which delivers intuitive social media management tools, was the chosen venue for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s…
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