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Chicago clean energy startup gets big backing

The Clean Energy Trust has recognized the work of Chicago’s Sigora International startup with a $200,000 backing, according to American Inno. Sigora helps developing countries like Haiti manage their energy resources.

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Chicago event planning startup Kapow acquired by major global events brand

Chicago’s very own Kapow plans and caters to all corporate events, including lunches, retail-based get-togethers and sporting events, among its wide offering of options. This diversity in service clearly appealed.

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Kroger buys Chicago-based meal delivery startup

Kroger grocery chain is going all in on the home delivery market. After just recently announcing a deal with UK-based Ocado to automate its delivery orders, Kroger has bought Chicago’s.

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Chicago-based data firm makes expansion into Silicon Valley

Chicago’s Uptake Technologies will be taking its talents to the Silicon Valley. The data analytics firm created in 2014 that already has 750 employees at its arsenal will be opening.

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Reddit to open a Chicago office with advertising focus

The popular forum-based website Reddit will be opening an office in Chicago, which is the company’s first headquarters not located on the U.S. coast, according to a recent report from.

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Holistic weight-loss startup from Chicago fights obesity and chronic health diseases

Raw food diets, the paleo diet, the Atkins diet. The ways to lose weight may be endless but they often seem to have scarce scientific backing behind them. Chicago-based startup.

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Hearken helps newsrooms break from tradition by crowdsourcing story ideas

Journalism has seen a whole world of changes since the first newspapers were published hundreds of years ago. However, it’s only in the last couple of decades when technology leaped.

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Tovala oven brings ready-made meals to the 21st century

Chicago-based startup Tovala is starting up the much-disparaged, ready-made meal to gourmet proportions by using a high-tech smart oven with all the trimmings. The Tovala oven comes with a $399.

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Language learning’s a breeze, says Chicago-based startup Fluent Forever

Chicago-based polyglot Gabriel Wyner written a language-learning book and set up a website to allow others to benefit from his techniques. It sounds like any number of the abundance of.

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Chicago-based Triggr app can predict addict relapses with 90% accuracy

Chicago-based Triggr Health is an app that helps people struggling with substance or alcohol abuse to take steps to reduce the likelihood of a relapse. A bold statement for any.

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