Kate Macarthur

Self-driving cars and space robots: This professor draws national eyes to Illinois Tech

May 21, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

Self-driving cars. Space robots. These are the realm of Matthew Spenko, head of the Robotics Lab at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Tech ranks No. 78 among graduate engineering...

Former Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson is ‘relaunching’ in the startup scene

May 21, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

Greg Wasson, the former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, has chosen startups as his next act. "I'm going to call this my relaunch," Wasson said, borrowing a phrase he heard...

How these event gurus handle crazy highs and quiet lows

May 21, 2019 at 8:02 a.m.

When you go to live entertainment events, you want to be wowed — and show sponsors want to be connected and relevant to your experience. That's the focus of the...

Chicago used-car data startup Drivin takes a $43 million exit

May 21, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

Drivin, the Chicago-based startup that helps used-car dealers sell, source, acquire and deliver inventory, has been acquired for $43 million. KAR Auction Services, based in Carmel, Ind., announced the deal...

MortgageHippo raises $2.25M to help lenders give you a mortgage online

May 21, 2019 at 8:02 a.m.

MortgageHippo, a mortgage-technology startup based in Chicago, has raised about $2.25 million in seed funding, the company announced Tuesday. The company was founded in 2013 as a consumer-focused online mortgage...

How Ashley Wheater keeps the Joffrey Ballet moving in new directions

May 21, 2019 at 7:59 a.m.

To inspire creativity in your team, give them the freedom to contribute to the process and the confidence that they can work through challenges, says Ashley Wheater, artistic director of...

Architecture is for everyone, so this Gensler leader wants lots of perspectives

May 21, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

In creating for the future, architecture comes with lasting and costly consequences. So Andre Brumfield, firmwide director of planning and urban design at architectural firm Gensler in Chicago, starts with...

Environmental activist gets a voice in plan for the future

May 21, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

If climate patterns maintain or worsen their track, how can Chicago neighborhoods prepare? It's one of the big questions the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is tackling as it begins...

Squadhelp wants your company to crowdsource better names (and avoid Boaty McBoatface)

May 21, 2019 at 7:55 a.m.

It used to be that when you needed to come up with a name for a new product, companies paid big bucks to a brand consultant or just made something...

She blows up silos so people can think differently at Accenture Interactive

May 21, 2019 at 7:55 a.m.

If you want great ideas for digital design, start without your computer. Better yet, draw with your hands and work out in the open. Martha Cotton ?, group design research...

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