Cheryl V. Jackson

Kickstarter trailblazer Craighton Berman plans three new projects this summer

May 21, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

Craighton Berman's Manual design studio is built around the concept of taking things slow. But over the next few months, he's planning three Kickstarter campaigns. After successful campaigns with coffeemakers...

Meet the Kellogg MBA students whose RompHim broke the Internet

May 21, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

It's been a crazy week for ACED Design, the team of Northwestern MBA students behind the RompHim romper for guys. If you haven't heard of the RompHim ... well, let's...

Jimmy Odom joins ChicagoNext after leaving state government post

May 21, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Jimmy Odom, the tech entrepreneur who resigned from a state government position earlier this month, has taken a new job touching the public sector. He's now director of inclusive entrepreneurship...

SpotHero, WageWorks team up for pretax on-demand parking near your job

May 21, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Drivers can now use WageWorks pre-tax commuting benefits for on-demand parking through SpotHero, the Chicago-based parking spot reservation app. The company on Tuesday announced a partnership with commuter benefits administrator...

Space travel as a unifier? Adler honors woman helping launch Virgin Galactic

May 21, 2019 at 8:10 a.m.

Beth Moses believes many of the world's differences can be solved by getting people off of it. Space travel, she said, could be a great unifier. "You don't see borders...

Some companies visit startups for the "entrepreneurial experience," said Laura Frerichs, director of Research Park and Economic Development at University of Illinois.

Big biz should stop treating startups like zoo animals, research park chief says

May 21, 2019 at 8:10 a.m.

Many corporations are all show when it comes to working with startups, treating meetings with innovators as field trips, Laura Frerichs said. "There are companies that want to touch the...

Delivery vans featuring Peapod logos in Hanover, Maryland.

Peapod moving headquarters from Skokie to Chicago, exec says

May 21, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

Peapod plans to relocate its headquarters from Skokie to downtown Chicago this year, an executive said Wednesday — a move that could affect 180 employees. The internet grocer is moving...

Iconic shop George’s Music Room booted from Midway Airport, lands at Navy Pier

May 21, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

George's Music Room, the storied record retailer that started out on Chicago's West Side, is landing at Navy Pier this month after being booted from Midway Airport, its owner says....

Jammber wants to be the money-tracking app musicians and labels count on

May 21, 2019 at 8:07 a.m.

Entrepreneur Marcus Cobb was hard at work on an app that could help musicians connect with each other, bringing in investors and even participating in an accelerator. Then inspiration hit...

Entrepreneur Jimmy Odom leaves government, says Illinois isn’t committed to minorities

May 21, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Odom ?, who went to work for Gov. Bruce Rauner to focus on minority entrepreneurship in 2015, said Monday that he's leaving state government. In a Medium.com...

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