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Madison startup promotes political engagement without leaving the house 2

By Frances Jenner April 6, 2018

Polco is a Madison-based company who is working to improve citizen engagement with a simple online polling system. Founded in 2015, Polco creates polls and surveys about local issues to ask questions directly to citizens, improving voter participation and government transparency, as well as...

Wisconsin startup makes a allergen detecting necklace that could save your life 3

By Frances Jenner April 5, 2018

For those with allergies, a meal out in a restaurant becomes an anxiety-inducing experience with...

A new platform closing the gap between the laws America has and the laws Americans want 4

By Sam Brake Guia April 4, 2018

Unfortunately, it seems that every few weeks there is news of a new mass shooting in the US. Recent...

University of Cincinnati to host 7th annual Analytics Summit 5

By Michael Krumholtz April 4, 2018

The Analytics Summit returns to the University of Cincinnati campus in southwest Ohio for its...

Bonfyre is the first platform that helps companies create a millennial-friendly workplace 6

By Frances Jenner April 3, 2018

A good company culture goes hand-in-hand with employee engagement and businesses are realising how...

Promising technology from Ohio could cut down carbon dioxide pollution 7

By Michael Krumholtz April 3, 2018

A new technology coming from the labs of Ohio State University in Columbus could very well change...

St. Louis’ Tunespeak rewards fans for sharing music with free tickets 8

By Frances Jenner April 2, 2018

St. Louis-based startup Tunespeak is a loyalty reward music platform which gives back to fans for...

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6 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Website 9

By Sponsored Post April 2, 2018

We’re living in the age of internet and yet it’s surprising to see that as of 2016, 46% of the...

Luxury electric car company unveils Midwest factory among vehicle rollouts 10

By Michael Krumholtz March 29, 2018

A luxury electric car company that has been quietly lurking the background made a grand entrance to...

Chicago’s LuminAID shows off solar power capability in disaster-stricken areas 11

By Frances Jenner March 29, 2018

Two Chicago-based women co-founded LuminAID, which created an ultra-portable inflatable light that...

Track website users’ movements in real time with Kansas startup Lucky Orange 12

By Frances Jenner March 28, 2018

Lucky Orange is a tool that enables secret stalking of website visitors, allowing the website owner...

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Ohio car insurance startup secures over $50 million in single funding round 13

By Michael Krumholtz March 28, 2018

The Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance enjoyed one of the most successful funding rounds in the...

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Midwest cities among the best for women entrepreneurs 14

By Michael Krumholtz March 27, 2018

As the Midwest steadily rises in startup and business opportunities in general, female...

Chicago startup makes new child-tracking technology for parents 15

By Frances Jenner March 26, 2018

A helicopter parent, a phrase coined 30 years ago, according to the Oxford dictionary is defined...