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Alton Zenon III Alton Zenon III
Published on April 08, 2025

Tech roundup: Fundings coming in, new Amazon Go store, and more

Brian Nordli Brian Nordli
Updated on April 08, 2025

These 5 Tech Companies Are the Fastest-Growing in Chicago, According to Inc.

This year, more than 200 companies across an array of industries in Chicago made the Inc. Magazine 5000 list.  

Updated on April 08, 2025

This Chicago Company Is Using AI to Identify Cyberbullying, Help Farmers, and So Much More

Strong Analytics has only been around a couple of years, but they’ve already created a name for themselves as the sort of team that can bring big, state of the art technology-driven projects to fruition. We stopped by to see the mighty little team in action. 

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 08, 2025

Phenix Raises $7.55M to Improve Real-Time Streaming

Phenix will use this funding to increase the platform’s use in the sports, sports betting and broadcast industries and grow its team.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Ethics

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

MoLo Solutions Is Growing Fast, With a New Office and 300 Planned Hires

The company has ranked as one of the fastest growing freight companies in the U.S.

Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on April 08, 2025

How One Agency Is Marketing in the Age of the ‘Digital Experience’

Digital marketing used to be just a blip on a company’s radar. “In 2006, when I started working in marketing, digital strategy was becoming more important but it wasn’t a focus yet,” said Jim Higgins, a senior vice president at The Marketing Store, a global customer engagement agency. In the years since, brands have replaced passive marketing tactics like mailers and TV with digital-driven experiences like social media and chatbots that call upon user participation and yield measurable ROI data.

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