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Groupon reported second-quarter 2015 earnings Friday morning, missing analyst expectations on revenue and earnings. But it posted a profit of $109 million.

Groupon misses expectations but posts profit in 2nd quarter

May 20, 2019 at 10:05 p.m.

Groupon reported second-quarter 2015 earnings Friday morning, missing analyst expectations on revenue and earnings per share but posting a profit of $109 million, swinging from a loss of $23 million...

Techweek co-founder plans new Fund Conference for investors

May 20, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Techweek co-founder Jonathan Pasky is back, launching a new conference this fall targeting early-stage startups and investors. Fund Conference aims to draw startups, speakers and investors from around the country...

The rankings shift considerably when looking at only post-graduate schools. At that level, only Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management makes it into the top 15, at number 10.

Study: Illinois is ‘powerhouse’ for producing female founders

May 20, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Illinois boasts three of the universities that produce the most female entrepreneurs. Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Chicago are among the top 25,...

Greg Brown is CEO of Motorola Solutions.

Motorola Solutions gets $1B investment ‘accelerant’

May 20, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will make a $1 billion strategic investment in Motorola Solutions, the companies announced Wednesday. The investment will fuel another large stock buyback and net...

A Motorola Solutions branded vehicle at the company's offices in Schaumburg.

Motorola Solutions earnings slip but beat expectations

May 20, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Motorola Solutions, the Schaumburg-based maker of walkie-talkies and radio systems, reported second quarter 2015 earnings Wednesday on the heels of news that it got a $1 billion investment from private...

New #ILookLikeAnEngineer movement trumpets diversity in STEM

May 20, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

A shy engineer from San Francisco sparked a revolt against industry stereotypes this week when she stood up to Internet harassers with a hashtag: #ILookLikeAnEngineer. Isis Wenger, a platform engineer...

Apple names Chicago’s Belly as partner in business services

May 20, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

Chicago-based Belly, whose iPad-centered customer-loyalty program has worked its way onto the checkout counters of thousands of 7-Elevens and small businesses, is looking to the next step in its relationship...

‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ has fun with Groupon’s Brad Keywell

May 20, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

Were you one of the more than 15,000 people who descended on Millennium Park on Thursday for a free "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" live show? And did you notice a...

Groupon's promotion promises a catered lunch for 25 to 50 people from Ditka's Restaurant — delivered Aug. 13 by Ditka himself.

Will Mike Ditka deliver dinner? Da Coach helps launch Groupon To Go

May 20, 2019 at 10:02 p.m.

Groupon launched its To Go food-ordering and delivery service Thursday — and also announced a promotion that features former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka. The company says Da Coach will...

G2 Crowd picks up $7 million in Series A funding

May 20, 2019 at 10:02 p.m.

G2 Crowd, which aggregates user reviews of business software, has raised a $7 million Series A round to ramp up hiring and expand into new software categories, said co-founder and...

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