7 ways to save yourself from gift-card pitfalls
Gift cards seem to be the simple, stress-free ideal of gift-giving: No need to pick a style, size or color. They're not heavy to carry nor difficult to wrap. But...
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Indoor farm Urban Till suspends deliveries ‘until further notice’
Urban Till, a Chicago-based indoor farming company delivering herbs and microgreens to local restaurants, has suspended its service. In an email, the company said it was suspending deliveries until further...
Dolly launches on-demand Christmas tree delivery in Chicago
If your least favorite holiday memories involve tying a 7-foot tree precariously to the roof of your Prius, this startup may have just the thing. Dolly, the peer-to-peer app connecting...
Coding school founder works to unlock kids’ potential
Long before he sold his coding school, Neal Sales-Griffin ? started looking for ways to teach kids entrepreneurship. "I've been obsessed with reaching back from the very beginning," said Sales-Griffin,...
After billion-dollar sale, he’s got time to help kids and entrepreneurs
With his days building a tech company behind him, Jai Shekhawat ? has a lot more time to work toward the causes he values — supporting entrepreneurs and helping kids...
Gift card exchange site draws scrutiny as bad cards trip up consumers
When Christopher Caruso of Chicago bought a $1,000 Southwest Airlines gift card online for $940, he thought he had scored a good deal. But when he went to book a...
This teacher-turned-founder wants to help disrupt education
In her days as a teacher, Sandee Kastrul ? had students choose nicknames from the periodic table to get them engaged in chemistry. Today, she's still looking for innovative ways...
KnowledgeHound raises $2.7 million to make market research easier to use
KnowledgeHound, the Chicago-based startup that helps Fortune 500 companies use their own market research in a more user-friendly way, has raised $2.7 million in Series A funding. Kristi Zuhlke and...
ContextMedia acquires AccentHealth, more than doubles footprint
Chicago-based health information provider ContextMedia announced Wednesday it was acquiring AccentHealth, another company offering health care-focused programming for doctors' offices and other locations. AccentHealth, headquartered in Tampa and New York,...
Executive out at online lender Avant; ReadyForZero debt-tracker killed
Chicago-based online lender Avant is weathering more changes after a shaky summer for the industry Brooke Skinner Ricketts, a high-profile hire that Avant announced in April, has left her role...