How did Chicago become one of the nation’s most digital cities? Its manufacturing past is enabling its digital future.
‘New in Chicago’: A social-enterprise incubator, “a Thai town within the city of Chicago” and an organic burger joint where customers sit on old church pews from the South Side and chairs made out of recycled soda bottles. Here’s your weekly startup roundup, featuring Panzanzee, Thai Town Center, Indie Burger, Magic Number and Fibroblast.
‘New in Chicago’: A gin-infused cocktail bar, a crowdfunding site for tech startups and an Italian deli-market-restaurant. Here’s your weekly startup roundup, featuring Scofflaw,Ox&Pen, Half Italian Grocer, TechMoola.com and The Snoring Center.
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‘This American Life’ pulls back on Apple factory story: Ira Glass, host of the Chicago Public Radio-produced program “This American Life,” has retracted a controversial story the weekly radio show aired in January about harsh working conditions at a plant in China that manufacturers iPhones and iPads for Apple Inc. In an email to Crain’s, Mr. Glass says the story “contained significant fabrications” and many of the story’s claims have since been disputed by the Chinese interpreter for Mike Daisey’s story. The show aired on WBEZ-FM on Jan. 6.
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Tech startup space 1871 sets official opening date: 1871, a new downtown hub for tech startups, will open its doors on May 2. The debut date was announced at a news conference Wednesday morning, along with the names of the first startups that have already been accepted into the space.
