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GiveForward expands to let donors offer meals, fulfill wishes

May 20, 2019 at 10:16 p.m.

GiveForward, a leading medical crowdfunding website, introduced new features Thursday as it looks beyond the industry it helped pioneer. The Chicago-based company unveiled a new way for users to create...

Irving MacArthur High School student Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested and interrogated by police Monday after bringing a homemade clock to school.

#IStandWithAhmed quickly stands firm on Twitter

May 20, 2019 at 10:16 p.m.

Many in the Twitter community including Chicago-based STEM proponents are standing with Ahmed Mohamed, a high school freshman from a Dallas suburb arrested Monday for bringing a homemade digital clock...

Starter School classes stalled as it seeks state approval to operate

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Starter School, a Chicago Web development and entrepreneurship program, has hit a roadblock: Two years after it launched, classes are on hiatus as it awaits approval to operate from the...

Zebra Technologies unveils tablets for workers who ‘don’t want a toy’

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

In some roles, workers need hard hats. Those are some of the people Zebra Technologies is going after with a new line of rugged tablets introduced Tuesday. The ET50 and...

Back-to-work photo makes the grade

May 20, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Amid the endless stream of first-day-of-school photos filling Facebook feeds recently, an image of a sulking man is capturing hearts. In it, 43-year-old Mount Prospect resident K.C. Walsh stands on...

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, from left, Paypal co-founder Max Levchin and novelist Margaret Atwood are confirmed speakers for Pandoland 2016 in Chicago.

Pandoland 2016 conference slated for Chicago

May 20, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Pando, a San Francisco-based startup news site, is bringing its annual Pandoland conference to Chicago in 2016, the company said in a post on Wednesday. "In an upcoming post we'll...

When hiring, ContextMedia stays close to its mission

May 20, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Leaders at ContextMedia said they think they know how they can add hundreds of Chicago employees by the end of 2016 without compromising their values. It comes down to mission...

Massa, right, co-founded Food Genius with Eli Rosenberg, left.

Food Genius founder Justin Massa leaves to join IDEO

May 20, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

Food Genius founder Justin Massa ? has stepped away from day-to-day operations at the 5-year-old startup, which offers data and insights into the food-service industry. On Tuesday, he began a...

Northwestern taps Silicon Valley veteran to lead The Garage

May 20, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

A startup veteran from Silicon Valley is the first executive director of Northwestern University's on-campus innovation lab, The Garage. Melissa Crounse, a business-development and marketing expert, spent five years at...

Girls Who Code CEO: No better time for young women to learn tech

May 25, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.

The Women's Business Development Center, a stalwart of small business support in Chicago, pivoted toward the world of tech with its conference this week, featuring Girls Who Code founder Reshma...

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