The Illinois Medical District plans a high-tech expansion as audacious as its decadelong mismanagement that ended in a $40 million revenue-bond default last year. The district, whose 560 acres cover most of the Near South and West sides, is now … Continue reading
Eleven Chicago companies, ranging from a transportation logistics firm to an environmental health software seller, made this year’s Inner City 100, a ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the nation’s urban neighborhoods. The list shows that Chicago’s growth relies on … Continue reading
Chicago is a Wi-Fi desert — undernetworked and ranked last among the country’s top 20 metropolitan areas for Wi-Fi availability at work, a survey out Wednesday reveals. The survey of 1,000 working professionals nationwide, sponsored by Wi-Fi platform company Ubiquiti … Continue reading
Apple’s iPhone reigns supreme among loyalists, but Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility is winning bigger plaudits for its phones than a year ago, a study being released Tuesday reveals. Apple stays on top for the second year with a customer satisfaction score … Continue reading
High-speed rail’s slow emergence in Chicago is prompting innovations at little-known local suppliers who only recently gained the upper hand in competing with offshore companies that have had an easier time declaring their goods “Made in America.” A rail supply-chain … Continue reading
Despite raves about Chicago’s hot technology startup scene, Illinois maintains its No. 8 ranking in tech employment nationwide for the fourth straight year, a study released Tuesday shows. Illinois’ tech industry employed 209,776 in 2012, the latest data available, an … Continue reading
While startups create apps to save the world, the parent company of an 85-year-old Naperville business grows by innovating treatments to ensure clean water and safe food in ways that save energy. Ecolab, based in St. Paul, Minn., had $11.8 … Continue reading
Chicago’s data efforts are expanding beyond pothole reports to more complex issues of community policing and predicting where to direct city services, including safety issues involved in school closings, the city’s top data guru says. “Our job is not to … Continue reading
Online shoppers, so accustomed to real-time urgency, are showing an appetite for an age-old retail hallmark — subscription services that deliver a surprise in the mail. But there’s a high-tech twist: Retailers are using customers’ online feedback and their own … Continue reading
YCharts, a Chicago-based online stock and financial-data information provider, said Thursday it has raised $3.875 million in its third funding round, enabling it to expand its analytics to companies outside of the United States and more than double its spending … Continue reading