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Latino-Focused Startup Wins People’s Choice At Chicago Innovation Awards

This week Latino-focused startup New Futuro secured The People’s Choice Award at the Chicago Innovation Award ceremony for its recently-launched bilingual online community.

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St. Louis’ CORTEX Begins Phase II With $186M Investment

This week CORTEX, a growing technology district in St. Louis, has unveiled Phase II of its 20 year plan to become one of the largest tech hubs in the Midwest.

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St. Louis Startup Rallies Crowdsourced Workforce With $12.5M Investment

CrowdSource has been operating since mid-2011 to help businesses complete tasks with workers remotely over an internet connection and to date has completed 25 million various tasks for businesses.

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Vantiv Sidesteps NFC Through New Mobile Payment Platform

Cincinnati company Vantiv has just released Vantiv Mobile Wallet, a payment platform utilizing Paydiant that is looking to circumvent the compatibility limitations of near field communication in modern smartphones.

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Chicago-Area’s Socialaundry Joins Growing List Of American Pride Startups

“Made In America” is hot again, and it’s not just because we are in the middle of election season. A Chicago-area startup called Socialaundry is taking the “Made In America” trend literally by selling American-made t-shirts designed with crowdsourced art.

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New Map App Helps Users Visualize The St. Louis Biotech Ecosystem

The general sentiment among players in the St. Louis technology scene is that it is growing, but still fragmented. Many new initiatives launched as public and private partnerships are seeking.

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IDC Projects Will Debut Memory Matches For Windows 8 On Platform Launch Day

St. Louis’s IDC Projects is excited to announce that they are partnering with Microsoft to debut their Memory Matches game for Windows 8 on October 26, the platform’s launch day.

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13 Strategies for Launching an MVP at a Conference

What’s one tip would you give a fellow entrepreneur launching her MVP at a conference or event? Startup founders share their answers.

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Brian Salmo: How A Business-Minded Attorney Is Helping St. Louis Entrepreneurs

Meet Brian Salmo, an attorney specializing in business at Polsinelli Shughart in St. Louis. Brian Salmo thinks of himself as “a business person that solves legal problems”, and it shows.  Salmo is an attorney that many St. Louis entrepreneurs may recognize thanks to his dedication to serving the local startup scene.

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6 Ways to Leverage Third-Party Apps on Facebook Timeline

How specifically should businesses leverage third-party apps to generate leads for Facebook Timeline? What works and what doesn’t? The Young Entrepreneur Council has your answers.

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