Meg Graham

No ChicagoMade at SXSW, but Chicagoans still see promise at Texas conference

May 13, 2019 at 3:45 p.m.

South by Southwest Interactive kicks off this week in Austin, Texas, sending Chicago entrepreneurs, companies and investors south in search of talent, business connections and potential customers. But for the...

Employees say Chicago startup Learnmetrics owes tens of thousands in unpaid wages

May 21, 2019 at 7:48 a.m.

Employees who have worked for Chicago-based education technology startup Learnmetrics say the company owes them tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. The company, based at the Merchandise Mart...

Sparks fly as new manufacturing innovation space mHUB opens

May 21, 2019 at 7:48 a.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel suited up with safety glasses and a leather bib Thursday afternoon before slicing a power tool through a metal "ribbon" to officially open mHUB, a new facility...

Raise looks for new hires as some high-profile execs move on

May 21, 2019 at 7:47 a.m.

Several executives who worked for Chicago startup Raise in 2016 are turning up in jobs at other companies, pointing to some high-level departures as the gift-card marketplace announced other hires....

Former Bow Truss employees suing coffee chain, alleging wage theft

May 21, 2019 at 7:46 a.m.

Former employees of Chicago-based coffee roaster and cafe chain Bow Truss have filed a wage theft lawsuit against the company and its management. The suit, which was filed Monday morning...

GE Healthcare moving hundreds of jobs from Barrington to Chicago

May 21, 2019 at 7:45 a.m.

GE Healthcare says it's moving hundreds of jobs, primarily in technology, from Barrington to Chicago. The General Electric subsidiary, which announced last year it was moving its headquarters from the...

Zeke Emanuel has joined the board at Chicago health care company VillageMD.

Zeke Emanuel, mayor’s brother, joins board at Chicago-based VillageMD

May 21, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

Zeke Emanuel, the older brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and an oncologist who helped craft the Affordable Care Act, has joined the board at Chicago health care company VillageMD....

Arne Duncan says students need more STEM training ‘yesterday, not tomorrow’

May 21, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

Around a table at Chicago Vocational Career Academy Friday afternoon, the conversation between high school kids and former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan veered between violence and ideas for...

Coworking etiquette can be tricky. Here’s how not to be that person.

May 21, 2019 at 7:43 a.m.

Every day when Katie Lord heads to her private office in a coworking space, she makes her way past the guy who props up his shoeless feet on his desk....

SpringCM is a Chicago-based company offering cloud-based document management for business.

Chicago-based SpringCM raises $25M in funding, names new CEO

May 21, 2019 at 7:40 a.m.

SpringCM, a Chicago-based company offering cloud-based document management for business, has raised $25 million in funding and named a new CEO. The company runs a cloud platform that helps companies...

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