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Dana Cassell Dana Cassell
Updated on April 08, 2025

More Than a Statement: What Being Mission-Driven Actually Means

Leaders from tms and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago share their tips on how companies put their mission statements into practice.

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Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Uplight Is Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts

From its origins to its people and products, the green tech company is tackling climate change with a unifying platform and vision.

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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 08, 2025

These 5 Chicago Tech Startups All Raised New Funding in November

A handful of Chicago tech startups secured funding in November to facilitate new innovations in our increasingly digitized world. Read on to learn how these companies will use the fresh capital and which of them are hiring.

Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on April 08, 2025

‘The Mental Puzzle of Coding’: How Data Scientists at CNA Level Up Their Problem-Solving Skills

By nature, data scientists love a puzzle. Built In Chicago sat down with a data scientist from CNA to learn more about how he learns from daily problem-solving work and development resources.

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Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on April 08, 2025

Foodtech Startup Nature’s Fynd Raises $45M as Alternative Meat Takes Off

The funding follows an $80 million investment in the Chicago company announced earlier this year,  as well as the opening of a new 35,000-square-foot production facility on the city’s South Side.

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