As job-hunt season hits, Chicago-area workers in 3 hot tech roles tell how they got started and what they do all day
With graduations fast approaching, a new crop o.....»»
As graduation season hits, Chicago-area workers in 3 hot tech roles tell how they got started and what they do all day
With graduations fast approaching, a new crop o.....»»
The hunt for Chicago tech jobs: Workers in cybersecurity, software developing and IT tell how they got started
With graduations fast approaching, a new crop o.....»»
The Hunt for HQ2: Why the Fairfax-Loudoun bid makes perfect sense. And why it doesn"t.
The area could be developed into one of the hottest tickets in town with Amazon as its anchor tenant. But will tech workers want to be there?.....»»
Tech company Giggs connects workers to Nashville"s music scene
Nikki Sanz knows how hard it can be to get a job in the music industry. So she created a company, Gigg, that's like LinkedIn for the live events space. Here's how she got it started, how much capital she's raised and what the future looks like......»»
Bay Area’s loss is New York’s gain in attracting tech talent
The young tech workers in California's Bay Area are frequently moving to New York for that city's more active nightlife and street scene, one San Francisco tech exec said......»»
New York is in, San Francisco is very much out for tech workers relocating
Tech employees who moved last year overwhelmingly chose the NYC area — and left San Francisco — according to a new SignalFire report. New York is slowly gaining on San Francisco as a riv.....»»
Cybersecurity firm ExtraHop names former FBI agent to senior role
ExtraHop isn't the only tech company in the Seattle area looking to former defense personnel for key roles......»»
Almost 190,000 Illinois businesses have been started during the pandemic. Five of them share how they did it.
The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for small business owners. But even as many in the Chicago area closed their doors for good, others saw opportunities to start some.....»»
Amazon Fresh opens in Bloomingdale, its fourth high-tech grocery store in Illinois
Amazon’s high-tech grocery story chain Fresh opened in Bloomingdale on Thursday, the fourth location in the Chicago area.Amazon’s high-tech grocery story chain Fresh opened in Bloomingdale on Thursday, the fourth location in the Chicago area......»»
Bay Area software startup Harness hits $1.7B valuation with $115M funding
Another San Francisco tech company has signaled its entry into the 2021 unicorn club. Harness, which offers a platform for software delivery, announced Thursday that it has raised a $115 million Series C round, bringing its valuation to $1.7 billion......»»
Chicago-area tech CEO arrested in U.S. Capitol riot
The CEO of a suburban tech company was among dozens who were arrested this week after pro-Trump protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday. Brad Rukstales, the CEO of Schaumburg-based marketing tech company Cogensia, was arrested and.....»»
Home prices are up in the Bay Area, despite the pandemic — here’s why
The desire for more living space and steady incomes for tech workers are two factors driving an overall increase in home prices and sales in the Bay Area......»»
Boeing to cut 16,000 jobs, reduce jet production. CEO calls pandemic ‘a body blow.’
Chicago-based Boeing is cutting about 10% of workers and slowing production of planes to cope with a downturn that started with the grounding of its 737 Max jet.....»»
Market Snapshot: Dow futures up 300 points on easing of coronavirus lockdowns as earnings season hits stride
Stock-index futures rise Tuesday, with analysts citing progress toward easing coronavirus lockdowns as investors prepare for earnings from tech heavyweights and blue-chip companies......»»
Pandemic pivot: How Chicago-area businesses and workers are managing the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Chicago-area companies and workers to face harsh realities about their paychecks and their place in the local economy. The Tribune is reaching.....»»
Ohio firm gets FDA approval for tech to decontaminate masks after DeWine, Trump push
An Ohio company has started decontaminating used protective masks for healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients, after receiving the go-ahead late Sunday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its newly developed technology. Ohio Gov. .....»»
After push from DeWine and Trump, Battelle gets FDA approval for tech to decontaminate masks in Covid-19 response
Battelle has started decontaminating used protective masks for healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients, after receiving the go-ahead late Sunday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its newly developed technology. Ohio Gov. Mik.....»»
Podcast: Time for the quarantine blues
Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman try and make sense of (another) crazy week in the Valley with the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. It's the second week of a quarantine that started in the Bay Area and sp.....»»
Walmart opens drive-through coronavirus testing sites for Chicago-area health-care workers
Walmart Inc. said Sunday that it has opened two federal drive-through coronavirus testing sites for first responders and health-care workers. The testing facilities, in Northla.....»»
Apple is latest tech company to ask employees to work from home due to coronavirus
Apple Inc. on Friday asked employees at its 12,000-person Apple Park campus in Silicon Valley to work from home if possible because of coronavirus risks. It is also asking workers in the Seattle area to work from home. The company's retail stores in.....»»