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Ellen Pompeo stars as Meredith Grey in "Grey's Anatomy" was cited in a new study as a character that influenced girls and women toward STEM careers.

Men outnumber women nearly 2-to-1 in STEM roles on TV and in movies. That may discourage girls from tech careers.

December 12, 2018 at 5:49 p.m.

Women are outnumbered by men nearly 2 to 1 in science, technology, engineering and math roles on TV and in movies, and a new study suggests that dramatic imbalance might...

Curt Bailey, president of Related Midwest, pauses during a May 2017 tour of a 62-acre parcel of land Related Midwest wants to develop south of Roosevelt Road. Members of Amazon's HQ2 site selection team visited the parcel last month, according to sources.

Amazon was back in Chicago last month, as its search for HQ2 narrows

December 12, 2018 at 5:42 p.m.

Amazon was back in Chicago last month to take another look at a South Loop site along the river, as the e-commerce giant narrows its search for a planned second...

An Uber vehicle is seen Feb. 1, 2018, on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. More than 34,000 Illinois residents who drive for Uber are eligible to receive $100 each as part of a multistate settlement over a data breach.

Illinois Uber drivers who got hacked in 2016 to receive $100

August 22, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

Illinois Uber drivers whose information was accessed by hackers in a 2016 data breach are set to receive $100 each as part of a multistate settlement with the ride-share giant....

Chicago-based food-ordering platform Grubhub is set to acquire Tapingo, another food ordering platform that serves diners on college campuses, for $150 million.

Grubhub goes to college: Chicago company to buy on-campus food ordering service Tapingo for $150M

December 12, 2018 at 5:33 p.m.

Chicago-based Grubhub is set to acquire on-campus food ordering platform Tapingo for $150 million. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, would extend Grubhub's reach to Tapingo's more...

Matt Reasons, right, a finance analyst at Avant, works with others at the online lender's Loop office on Sept. 24, 2018. The 6-year-old company is one of a handful of Chicago unicorns — startups that are worth $1 billion or more.

Chicago unicorn Avant is hiring 50 software engineers, forming a new company for banks that use its lending tech

December 12, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

Chicago-based online lender Avant is launching a new company to oversee the services it provides to banks and aiming to hire 50 tech employees in the next year to help...

Students in the Science and Engineering Labs at the University of Illinois at Chicago are fed pizza before meeting with recruiting representatives from JP Morgan Chase on Sept. 6, 2018.

Google and Facebook are on the hunt in Illinois for fresh tech talent. Here’s how Chicago companies compete.

December 12, 2018 at 5:12 p.m.

The job interview is not enough to sway aspiring software engineer Joseph Sieger to accept a position. Computer science majors like him are in high demand, and he needs to...

Nokia layoffs in Naperville hit 300 for the year as part of ongoing staff cuts

December 12, 2018 at 5:08 p.m.

Nokia laid off about 100 people from its Naperville office this week, bringing the total job cuts there this year to about 300 as the company continues a cost-reduction program...

Miguel Herrera carries silk snappers back to his workspace at Fortune Seafood & Gourmet's warehouse and processing facility on Oct. 16, 2017 in Bensenville. The CEO of Fortune International, parent of Fortune Seafood & Gourmet, says the company supports free trade.

Fish, fabric and furniture: Trump’s latest tariffs will hit consumers after the holidays, Chicago-area companies warn

December 12, 2018 at 5:02 p.m.

The Trump administration is preparing to impose tariffs on another $200 billion worth of goods imported from China, and for consumers, there’s good news and bad news. The good news:...

Grace Kang works with the Open Location Platform at Here Technologies in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2018. The company, which collects and analyzes traffic data, has an office in the West Loop Gate neighborhood, which will serve as the Americas headquarters.

Mapping tech company Here Technologies names Chicago its HQ for the Americas

December 12, 2018 at 4:59 p.m.

Here Technologies, which collects and analyzes traffic data, has designated Chicago as its headquarters for the Americas, in part because of access to the area’s data scientists and other technology...

Google is growing in Chicago. Karen Sauder is leading the charge.

May 14, 2019 at 8:27 a.m.

Google is growing in Chicago, in more ways than one. The tech giant is planning a store in the Fulton Market district and looking to expand its office space in...

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