National and local media have been taking quite an interest in Chicago’s technology ecosystem and TechNexus over the last month. Stories focused on our vibrant startup scene and the city’s infrastructure initiatives. In September at least, the city had a lot more to offer tech reporters than Groupon and its stock woes, personnel changes, and payment announcements, as important as they are to the city.
The Atlantic’s prolific senior technology editor Alexis C. Madrigal visited the city, on tour for the publication’s Start-Up Nation, and filed several reports on Chicago’s technology ecosystem, including a visit to TechNexus and interview with cofounder Terry Howerton, “How did Groupon’s rise and fall change Chicago’s startup scene? Not much.” All of Madrigal’s posts are worth reading. They’re listed in “An Atlantic Reporter’s Chicago Startup Odyssey.”
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announcements that Chicago drew both national and local coverage for his announcement that Chicago tech firms committed to create 2,000 jobs over the next few years.
Read the rest of the roundup, including posts from GigaOM, Chicago Magazine, Crain's, Forbes, and Washington Technology, on the TechNexus blog.
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