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America’s Mixed-Up Markets for Medical Imaging

What’s the right price for an abdominal CT scan? The cost can vary by an order of magnitude, from as low as $300 to as much as $3,265, ...

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Online Breakthroughs: David Kalt, Chicago Music Exchange

David Kalt, owner of Chicago Music Exchange, had a viral video hit in 2012 with “100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N’ Roll).” Since then...

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Reverb speaks musicians’ language to sell instruments, gear online

A little over a year into his latest venture, David Kalt said he expects online music gear marketplace Reverb.com to be turning a profit ...

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The NextGen of Chicago Tech Startups

Chicago is growing as a tech hub but industry insiders say the old model of venture capitalists investing in startups needs a reworking.

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Ron Vianu: What Health Care Can Learn from Workers’ Comp

In order for the broader healthcare system to solve many of its current problems, it will have to adapt and change into a system that ...

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Net Neutrality Ruling Could Hurt Small Investors, Brokers

Thanks to the recent U.S. court ruling striking down parts of "net neutrality," small traders could end up paying more for speedy ...

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Diagnosing Radiology’s Commoditization

Healthcare costs, compounding at a 4% annual rate, are expected to reach 20% of US GDP in the next eight years.1 Think about that—one out...

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Former Aon exec eyes Chicago as an online business insurance leader

Ted Devine is moving to make Chicago the leader in a decidedly unsexy corner of the technology world: selling insurance to small ...

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Camera innovation: 10 products that are changing how we take photos and videos

Innovative technology is rapidly changing the way we use a camera. In the future, we will do much more than just record, share, and ...

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Credit Spreads Help Boost Client’s Retirement Income

The 78-year-old client had been retired for 13 years and was worried about outliving his savings. He only had $52,000 left in his IRA...

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What Amazon Can Teach Us About Healthcare

At long last, the healthcare industry is moving to an era of price transparency. New York State is leading the charge, with its health ...

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Inside views on Chicago’s coworking spaces

Coworking spaces are the front lines of Chicago's new economy. In a handful of years, these shared workspaces have spread across Chicago...

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The 3 biggest risks to business in 2014

If you’ve had enough of year-end holiday parties and wrapping-paper sales, now is an excellent time to take a few quiet moments for ...

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Chicago e-commerce startups catapult into the new year with new platforms

David Kalt, owner and CEO of the Chicago Music Exchange, launched Reverb.com. Reverb is an online marketplace for musicians to buy and ...

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Insureon acquires Insurance Noodle

The success of Chicago companies in the insurance world continued yesterday as two Chicago insurance companies announced some big news...

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