The Friday Exit: What’s ahead in 2016 to shape the future of Chicago
Google has landed — now it's time for this part of the West Loop to show us what it's got. The Fulton Market Innovation District is on our watch list...
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The Friday Exit: Now it’s ‘Hello, Moto’ for real
Motorola will lose its identity — or at least the last four characters of it — in a move announced by Motorola Mobility president and COO Rick Osterloh ? at...
The Friday Exit: Chicago’s year in review, Google style
What captured Chicago's attention in 2015? Sports and entertainment news including the Cubs, Blackhawks and "Straight Outta Compton," plus international news including the terrorist attack in Paris. Chicago's searches differed...
The Friday Exit: Chicago in race for Google Fiber superfast Internet
Google Fiber has its eye on Chicago as a potential market for its superfast Internet service. The service offers speeds the company says would allow a customer to download a...
The Friday Exit: Google Chicago plants its flag in the West Loop
Google Chicago blew open the doors on its highly anticipated West Loop office, occupying six floors in a former cold-storage facility redeveloped by power player Sterling Bay. The space has...
The Friday Exit: When leaning in is taken literally
Plenty of people believe in bringing a personal touch to business, especially as holiday networking events arrive on our calendars. But is actual put-your-arms-around-me hugging going a bit too far?...
The Friday Exit: Famous names lend their star power to new businesses
Entrepreneurs are the famous personalities of the future (if they're lucky), not the present. But this week brought plenty of news from bold-faced names. Diana Nyad fans reveled in her...
The Friday Exit: Chicago tech scene’s unicorns and sharks
So who's dressing up as a unicorn this weekend? Uptake, the predictive analytics startup led by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell ?, raised another $45 million at reported $1.1 billion valuation....
The Friday Exit: The leadership task of letting go
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried ? seems about as sympathetic and self-aware as bosses get, but even he took awhile to realize he was taking on too much. Fried and David...
The Friday Exit: Chicago Ideas at the edges of the universe
Chicago Ideas Week makes for a blur at Blue Sky, captured in our daily dispatches and in some great photos, but this stood out: "Our view is that you don't...