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As techies flee Silicon Valley, Chicago is jostling to be the next unicorn machine

Fast Company | July 17, 2021

Capitalizing on remote work, U.S. cities draw in tech workers

WTVB | July 14, 2021

The Spin: Lightfoot in California to woo Big Tech

Chicago Tribune | July 8, 2021

Lightfoot heads west to woo tech talent

Crain’s Chicago | July 7, 2021

Billion-dollar babies: Chicago sees more tech success

Chicago Sun-Times | July 4, 2021

Chicago startups raised $706M in June, minting 4 new unicorns

ChicagoInno | July 2, 2021

Why Chicago May Be The Best City To Find A Tech Job

Forbes | July 1, 2021

SpotOn Raised $125M, P33’s New Push, and More Chicago Tech News

BuiltIn Chicago | June 1, 2021

Chicago Announces Ambitious, New Talent And Recruitment Goal To Build A Diverse, Tech-Ready Workforce

PR Newswire | May 27

Penny Pritzker on how Chicago is enticing top tier tech talent amid labor crunch

Yahoo Finance | May 27, 2021

Chicago wants to bring back 10,000 techies who left the city

ChicagoInno | May 27, 2021

Hey, Techies: What’s so great about San Francisco and Seattle?

Crain’s Chicago | May 27

IBM and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Plan to Launch New Discovery Accelerator Institute

IBM Newsroom | May 26, 2021

With venture capital at a record high in Chicago, little makes its way to Black and Latinx founders. But new funds and grant programs are looking to change that.

ChicagoInno | May 26, 2021

Chicago Innovators: TechRise Wants To Close The Wealth Gap

WBEZ Reset | April 7, 2021

University of Chicago launching nation’s first quantum startup accelerator.

Chicago Tribune | April 7, 2021

U of C putting $20 million behind quantum startups in partnership with P33 & more

Crain’s Chicago | April 7, 2021

Developer & Penny Pritzker-backed venture promote women in life sciences

Chicago Sun-Times | March 15, 2021

Tech program launches to support city’s Black & Latino entrepreneurs

Chicago Sun-Times | February 25, 2021

P33 Launches New Initiative Aimed at Diversifying the Chicago Tech Scene

BuiltIn Chicago | February 25, 2021

P33, Verizon launch $5M fund for Black, Hispanic startups

Crain’s Chicago | February 25, 2021

With a new $5M fund, P33 aims to support Chicago’s Black & Latinx founders

ChicagoInno | February 25, 2021

Chicago Announces Goal of $5M Non-Dilutive Grant Fund, One of the Largest in U.S. For Early-Stage Black & Latinx Tech Founders

Press Release | February 25, 2021

P33, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Kaleidoscope Health Ventures, Farpoint Development & Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Announce First U.S. ARC Innovation Center in Chicago

Newswire | January 14, 2021

Why Chicago Is Emerging An AI-Life Sciences Leader

Forbes | January 20, 2021

P33 Announces Diverse Board of Thinkers

Crain’s Chicago | February 3, 2021

What Chicago Tech Gained and Lost in 2020

ChicagoInno | December 23, 2020

How Chicago Startups Delivered Billions In 2020

Forbes | December 17, 2020

Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to U of I tech center in the South Loop

Crain’s Chicago | December 15, 2020

Chicago Startups Provide the Best Investment ROI, New Report Says

BuiltIn Chicago | December 11, 2020

Chicago again ranks as top city for startup investor returns

ChicagoInno | December 10, 2020

Mayor Lightfoot joins ChicagoNEXT, P33, & PitchBook to announce Chicago as the Top U.S. City for Exit Value Fueled by Venture Capital Investment

Newswire | December 10, 2020

2020 has been good for the food startup scene

Crain’s Chicago | December 4, 2020

Chicago Quantum Exchange welcomes six new partners, including P33

Chicago Quantum Exchange | November 16, 2020

Industry 4.0 Will Help Fuel Economy Post Election

Forbes | November 12, 2020

1 Year In: How P33 Is Giving A Boost To Chicago’s Tech Ecosystem

Forbes | August 27, 2020

What Zoom Can’t Do: Chicago tech hubs worry the magic of in-person networking is at risk in a WFH world.

Chicago Tribune | August 20, 2020

New Data Portal Aims to Track, Analyze Chicago’s Covid-19 Cases

ChicagoInno | August 5, 2020

Penny Pritzker talks about the COVID-19 Chicagoland Data Commons

Bloomberg TV – Technology | August 4, 2020

Catalyst Conversations: The Future of Quantum in Chicago

Illinois Science and Technology Coalition | July 15, 2020

How Accenture’s new Midwest lead transitioned 11,000 employees to remote work

ChicagoInno | June 18, 2020

Illinois Tech Offers Tech Trainings as Part of TechReady Illinois Initiative

Illinois Tech Today | June 11, 2020

Illinois Offers Residents Steeply Discounted Training For High-Demand Tech Jobs

Forbes | June 9, 2020

TechReady Illinois Launches Discount Tech Courses for Illinois Residents

BuiltIn Chicago | June 8, 2020

P33, Discovery Partners Institute Launch Tech Education program for Illinoisans

ChicagoInno | June 8, 2020

P33, Discovery Partners Institute Launch Tech Education program for Illinoisans

Chicago Business Journal | June 8, 2020

Chicago Companies Are Stepping Up to Take Down COVID Chaos

Forbes | May 27, 2020

Chris Gladwin talks coronavirus, startups at Inno’s first virtual event

ChicagoInno | May 4, 2020

The 50 Most Powerful Women in Chicago

Chicago Magazine | April 14, 2020

How Chicago Is Becoming The Frontline Of Innovation

Forbes | April 14, 2020

Illinois Tech Launches College of Computing to Boost Chicago Tech Talent

ChicagoInno | March 6, 2020

Illinois Tech Launching College of Computing to Foster Local Talent

BuiltIn Chicago | March 3, 2020

Why Melinda Gates is Betting on Chicago

Forbes | March 3, 2020

Melinda Gates Leads $50M Initiative to Boost Women in Tech, Starting in Chicago

ChicagoInno | January 29, 2020

Melinda Gates launches $50 million initiative to boost women in tech

BizWomen | January 29, 2020

Melinda Gates wants more women involved in Chicago’s tech industry. And she’s putting money where her heart is.

Chicago Tribune | January 28, 2020

Chicago Sees Strong Year in VC Funding With $2.2B Raised in 2019

ChicagoInno | January 14, 2020

CEO of P33 Brad Henderson joins the show to give us more insight into the recently formed 501c3 nonprofit organization

Wintrust Business Lunch | January 7, 2020

Penny Pritzker backed tech non-profit P33 moving to Fulton Market

Wintrust Business Lunch | January 7, 2020

Penny Pritzker-backed tech booster heads to Fulton Market

Crain’s Chicago | January 7, 2020

Crain’s Headlines: Chicago Among Best-Paying Cities in US

WTTW | January 7, 2020

The most powerful Chicagoans now

Crain’s Chicago | December 16, 2019

P33 and Other Tech Stakeholders Discuss the Future of Work in Chicago

BuiltIn Chicago | November 18, 2019

P33 Wants to Make Chicago a World-Class Tech Hub. Here’s How.

BuiltIn Chicago | November 5, 2019

What is Chicago tech initiative P33?

Technori | September 25, 2019

P33: Chicago’s Bid to Catch the Technology Wave

Edelman | May 8, 2019

P33, Chicago’s Initiative to Become a ‘Tier-1’ Tech Hub, Names Its 1st CEO

ChicagoInno | May 7, 2019

Now it’s his job to put Chicago’s tech plan into action

Crain’s Chicago | May 7, 2019

Penny Pritzker pitches in on Discovery Partners Institute

Crain’s Chicago | February 4, 2019

Finally, Chicago gets real about its tech hub hopes

Crain’s Chicago | January 15, 2019

How Penny Pritzker Plans to Make Chicago a Tech Town

Bloomberg Technology | October 26, 2018

Planning for progress: P33 is building a roadmap for Chicago tech’s future

BuiltIn Chicago | October 25, 2018

Penny Pritzker wants to boost Chicago’s standing among the world’s best tech cities

Chicago Tribune | October 24, 2018

The Burnham Plan for Chicago tech is here

Crain’s Chicago | October 24, 2018

P33 Initiative Seeks to Reclaim Chicago’s Position as “World’s Brightest Spot” for Technology

Newswire | October 24, 2018

Uber plans to hire hundreds more in Chicago, is on the hunt for additional office space

Chicago Tribune | May 6, 2018

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2021

As techies flee Silicon Valley, Chicago is jostling to be the next unicorn machine

Capitalizing on remote work, U.S. cities draw in tech workers

The Spin: Lightfoot in California to woo Big Tech

Lightfoot heads west to woo tech talent

Billion-dollar babies: Chicago sees more tech success

Chicago startups raised $706M in June, minting 4 new unicorns

Why Chicago May Be The Best City To Find A Tech Job

SpotOn Raised $125M, P33’s New Push, and More Chicago Tech News

Chicago Announces Ambitious, New Talent And Recruitment Goal To Build A Diverse, Tech-Ready Workforce

Penny Pritzker on how Chicago is enticing top tier tech talent amid labor crunch

Chicago wants to bring back 10,000 techies who left the city

Hey, Techies: What’s so great about San Francisco and Seattle?

IBM and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Plan to Launch New Discovery Accelerator Institute

With venture capital at a record high in Chicago, little makes its way to Black and Latinx founders. But new funds and grant programs are looking to change that.

Chicago Innovators: TechRise Wants To Close The Wealth Gap

University of Chicago launching nation’s first quantum startup accelerator.

U of C putting $20 million behind quantum startups in partnership with P33 & more

Developer & Penny Pritzker-backed venture promote women in life sciences

Tech program launches to support city’s Black & Latino entrepreneurs

P33 Launches New Initiative Aimed at Diversifying the Chicago Tech Scene

P33, Verizon launch $5M fund for Black, Hispanic startups

With a new $5M fund, P33 aims to support Chicago’s Black & Latinx founders

Chicago Announces Goal of $5M Non-Dilutive Grant Fund, One of the Largest in U.S. For Early-Stage Black & Latinx Tech Founders

P33, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Kaleidoscope Health Ventures, Farpoint Development & Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Announce First U.S. ARC Innovation Center in Chicago

Why Chicago Is Emerging An AI-Life Sciences Leader

P33 Announces Diverse Board of Thinkers

2020

What Chicago Tech Gained and Lost in 2020

How Chicago Startups Delivered Billions In 2020

Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to U of I tech center in the South Loop

Chicago Startups Provide the Best Investment ROI, New Report Says

Chicago again ranks as top city for startup investor returns

Mayor Lightfoot joins ChicagoNEXT, P33, & PitchBook to announce Chicago as the Top U.S. City for Exit Value Fueled by Venture Capital Investment

2020 has been good for the food startup scene

Chicago Quantum Exchange welcomes six new partners, including P33

Industry 4.0 Will Help Fuel Economy Post Election

1 Year In: How P33 Is Giving A Boost To Chicago’s Tech Ecosystem

What Zoom Can’t Do: Chicago tech hubs worry the magic of in-person networking is at risk in a WFH world.

New Data Portal Aims to Track, Analyze Chicago’s Covid-19 Cases

Penny Pritzker talks about the COVID-19 Chicagoland Data Commons

Catalyst Conversations: The Future of Quantum in Chicago

How Accenture’s new Midwest lead transitioned 11,000 employees to remote work

Illinois Tech Offers Tech Trainings as Part of TechReady Illinois Initiative

Illinois Offers Residents Steeply Discounted Training For High-Demand Tech Jobs

TechReady Illinois Launches Discount Tech Courses for Illinois Residents

P33, Discovery Partners Institute Launch Tech Education program for Illinoisans

P33, Discovery Partners Institute Launch Tech Education program for Illinoisans

Chicago Companies Are Stepping Up to Take Down COVID Chaos

Chris Gladwin talks coronavirus, startups at Inno’s first virtual event

The 50 Most Powerful Women in Chicago

How Chicago Is Becoming The Frontline Of Innovation

Illinois Tech Launches College of Computing to Boost Chicago Tech Talent

Illinois Tech Launching College of Computing to Foster Local Talent

Why Melinda Gates is Betting on Chicago

Melinda Gates Leads $50M Initiative to Boost Women in Tech, Starting in Chicago

Melinda Gates launches $50 million initiative to boost women in tech

Melinda Gates wants more women involved in Chicago’s tech industry. And she’s putting money where her heart is.

Chicago Sees Strong Year in VC Funding With $2.2B Raised in 2019

CEO of P33 Brad Henderson joins the show to give us more insight into the recently formed 501c3 nonprofit organization

Penny Pritzker backed tech non-profit P33 moving to Fulton Market

Penny Pritzker-backed tech booster heads to Fulton Market

Crain’s Headlines: Chicago Among Best-Paying Cities in US

2019

The most powerful Chicagoans now

P33 and Other Tech Stakeholders Discuss the Future of Work in Chicago

P33 Wants to Make Chicago a World-Class Tech Hub. Here’s How.

What is Chicago tech initiative P33?

P33: Chicago’s Bid to Catch the Technology Wave

P33, Chicago’s Initiative to Become a ‘Tier-1’ Tech Hub, Names Its 1st CEO

Now it’s his job to put Chicago’s tech plan into action

Penny Pritzker pitches in on Discovery Partners Institute

Finally, Chicago gets real about its tech hub hopes

2018

How Penny Pritzker Plans to Make Chicago a Tech Town

Planning for progress: P33 is building a roadmap for Chicago tech’s future

Penny Pritzker wants to boost Chicago’s standing among the world’s best tech cities

The Burnham Plan for Chicago tech is here

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