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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Published on April 08, 2025

Juneteenth Is Now an Official Paid Holiday for Cook County Employees

Following a year marked by calls for racial justice, the Cook County Board has voted unanimously to declare Juneteenth a paid holiday for government employees, making it the largest county in the country to do so.

Kim Conway Kim Conway
Updated on April 08, 2025

Embrace the Firsts With These Product Management Teams

In the presence of collaborative, supportive teams, these five local leaders are making an impact on the development and lifecycle of their products.

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Stephen Ostrowski Stephen Ostrowski
Updated on April 08, 2025

How a Human-Centered Approach Steers Motorola Solutions’ Chief Technology Office

Three teammates from the CTO team at Motorola Solutions share how user research, cross-collaboration and calculated design informs their work. 

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Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on April 08, 2025

Atmos Labs Raises $11M for Metaverse Esports Game

Atmos is developing a game for the metaverse in which players can own virtual goods.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago Designers Share How They Measure UX Success

In order to dig deeper into their respective strategies for measuring UX success, Built In Chicago caught up with leaders from Caterpillar, All Campus and Devbridge. Head of UX Brian Blomer, VP of Creative Design Steve Robinson and Product Design Manager Sarah Santi shared which metrics they’ve found most important for their business, how they balance qualitative and quantitative data and how they translate that data in action. Here’s what they said.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Beyond open floor plans: Check out 5 of Chicago's coolest tech offices

Kegs and ping pong tables won’t cut it anymore if you’re looking to wow prospective employees with your office. To figure out what moves the needle today, we asked five Chicago companies what makes their offices unique.

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Don't blink: How Showpad became one of Chicago's fastest-growing tech companies

In 18 months, Showpad has gone from 10 employees in a WeWork to over 130 team members who work out of an office in the Loop. We recently caught up with three Showpad employees to learn more about the company’s rapid growth, its culture and what’s got them so excited about the future.

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