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Time for Grocers to Adopt VR?
Although virtual reality (VR) technology in recent years often has been associated with consumer-facing entertainment – such as the novel...
Ocient Is Chris Gladwin’s Latest Stop in a Career of Industry Disruption
Big Data has become such a tech buzz word in recent years that it gets thrown around without even really thinking about it. So let’s give...
Chicago-Based Cloud Tech Company Puts Down Roots in Ann Arbor
Chicago-based AHEAD is celebrating the opening of its latest laboratory, the company's first research and development location focused ...
Envoy Global Raises $21 Million to Help Companies Employ Immigrants
From travel visas to sponsoring green cards, today’s companies deal with a lot of documents to keep up with the demands of a global ...
Touchy Subject, Politically. Hot Field, Financially
Immigration has been a touchy topic lately, but the increased focus has been good for business at Envoy Global. The Chicago company, ...
Here’s Which Cities Would be Prime for Amazon’s HQ2
Last month Amazon announced it will be building a second company headquarters--dubbed "Amazon HQ2"--somewhere in North America, inviting ...
The ROI of VR
If you’re feeling like today’s retail industry has become more cutthroat than ever, you’re not alone. With competition from Amazon and ...
5 Reasons to Believe in Brick-and-Mortar Grocery
Ever since online grocery outlets like Amazon, Peapod and Instacart stepped onto the scene, there’s been no shortage of speculation about...
Private Sector Must Fill in Cracks of Uneven Economic Recovery
For years now, Americans have been getting mixed messages about the state of the economy: Unemployment is down, but job insecurity is ...
5 Tips for a More Engaging Open Enrollment
If you’re having about as much luck getting your employees to pay attention to your open enrollment messaging as you are getting yourself...
Chicago’s Insure-Tech Boom Could Shift an Age-Old Industry
Over the last year, Chicagoland has seen an uptick in the number of venture-backed insurance tech startups. Some of them provide ...
13 Easy Investing Apps and Sites for Millennials
M1 is a long-term investment robo-advisor for people who want their money to work for them. In brief, it incorporates control and ...
All Governments Should Be Built on a Unified API
Imagine a citizen is selling a condo in Chicago. She finds a great buyer, the process goes smoothly, and when she's ready to take care of...
How Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Hurt the Heartland the Most
During the 2016 election, President Donald Trump ran on the idea that small towns in America have been left behind. He understood that, ...
Podcast: The Rise of a FinTech Hotbed
Where does Chicago stand within the worldwide FinTech community and what are its major contributions? Michael Busch, the president of ...