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When it comes to science fiction stories where all mundane service jobs are taken over by robots, the future is now. One local Chicago gym chain operates 24 hours a day without a single staff member thanks to digital devices that monitor everything from indoor activity to guest identity.
The St. Louis Science Center displayed the first of three new flight simulators earlier this month in preparation of a yearlong celebration in 2013 of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium’s’s 50th anniversary.
Washington University in St. Louis is gearing up for a big influx of students in 2013, but the school won’t have to expand campus resources. Instead, students will be able to take for-credit classes at Washington University online thanks to a new program that is launching in 2013 called Semester Online.
Many of the world’s best business leaders are ignored by the newest tech savvy generation of entrepreneurs, who would rather worship Steve Jobs and other geek heros like David Heinemeier Hansson of 37Signals or Jack Dorsey of Square and Twitter. Yet there is so much that tech entrepreneurs can learn from Steve Wynn’s journey too.
CORTEX, St. Louis’ growing bioscience research park, has just closed a deal that will push the tech district toward completing Phase II of its 20 year plan.
Polsinelli Shughart attorney Brian Salmo offers tips to help entrepreneurs protect their IP and manage risk in 2013.
Based out of T-REx, Sleeve a Message has developed an up-to-the-minute printing process that enables coffee shops to keep their drink sleeve messaging timely and relevant.
The accelerator is now on track for a final demo day on January 8th, showcasing its first class of companies to the Chicago community to prove that startups can be both socially conscious and profitable.
The idea for Text Reject, a contemporary spin on the popular rejection hotlines, happened as most good ideas do: at Steak’N Shake over college break. In just a few short months, the concept has grown from a weekend project to become a semifinalist in the SXSW Student Startup Madness Competition.
Medical fundraising platform GiveForward rallied the Chicago startup scene to raise money for local families struggling with medical expenses around the holidays. The group effort raised $152,367 for 22 families.