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Chicago smart food producer closes $30 million funding round

A Chicago-based producer of healthy food for vending machines closed a Series-C funding round with a whopping $30 million from more than half a dozen investors. Farmer’s Fridge officials have said.

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Chicago’s William Wrigley Jr. looking to invest in medical marijuana

Extending from chewing gum to the baseball diamond, the Wrigley name is synonymous with Chicago. Soon, if the former head of the big gum company has his way, it could.

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Chicago-based finance startup raises $1 million in VC funding

Chicago’s very own financial advising startup Holberg Financial has recently raised $1 million in the seed round of venture capital funding, according to American Inno. The startup that began in 2015 aims.

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Where are the best Midwestern cities for startups?

A new top-50 ranking from venture firm M25, which invests only in Midwest-based companies, compiled the best cities in the region for startups. Chicago topped the “Best of the Midwest”.

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Major banks look to catalyze Chicago’s minority entrepreneurs

Both JPMorgan Chase and Fifth Third banks have put in a combined $5.5 million to a fund designed to give more opportunities to minority businesspeople in Chicago. Called the Chicago Entrepreneurs.

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Two companies on board to plan Midwest hyperloop that connects Pittsburgh with Chicago

A hyperloop highway might sound like something out of a Blade Runner-esque future, but it is very much a thing of the present as the Midwest may find out soon enough..

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Understanding why the United States has been slow to adopt mobile payments

Across the US, and the world, how we pay for everyday items has evolved dramatically over the past 30 years. In recent years, our options regarding methods of payment have.

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Engage socially and see results in your community with GoCivic

For those who have always wanted to do some good in their community but have never quite known where to start, then GoCivic, a 2017 startup from Chicago, is here.

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Chicago based Neocol adds FileFacets to the Cloud Innovation Stack to bring ROT and compliance into check

Neocol and FileFacets announced Monday a global strategic partnership that adds the FileFacets Platform to the Neocol Cloud Innovation Stack.  Any organization that has formal sets of content repositories from Microsoft.

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The World’s Largest Naming Platform Ups Its Game With AI And New Marketplace To Help Companies Choose The Best Brand

Chicago-based Squadhelp, the world’s largest naming platform, today announces the use of AI and a number of other strategies to help companies build the most original brand possible. The new technology.

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