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EverPurse Introduces Croc Bag As Kickstarter Nears Close

During the last day and a half of the Kickstarter, 300 backers will have the chance to snag the stylish croc-embossed leather bags featured on EverPurse’s recent segment on Good Morning America.

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Bradley Business Center Opens Doors With Two Green Startups

The Bradley Business Center officially opened its 350,000 square-foot tech center late last month, and has already welcomed two green technology companies as its first occupants.

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Deadline Approaches For Chicago Digital Startup Initiative Grant

Any startups looking to get in on this year’s Chicago Digital Startup Initiative have until Monday to submit their applications for a chance at a $15,000 grant.

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RentSocial Launches Apartment Hunting Service On iOS

Another Chicago company is making the transition to mobile this week as RentSocial brings its brand new apartment hunting app to the iOS platform.

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Illinois Institute of Technology Brings iOS Dev Classes To 1871

Starting later this month the Illinois Institute of Technology has announced that it will begin offering iOS development classes at Chicago’s 1871 startup incubator.

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Ocius Brings Rent Payment Platform To Mobile Devices

Ocius, a Chicago property management solutions company, has unveiled its first mobile app this week that allows residents to pay rent and other property fees through a centralized service.

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Allscripts Offers Up $1M For Creative Healthcare Solutions

The company has begun an Open App Challenge, which invites the creative minds of the healthcare industry to come up with effective applications that integrate into Allscripts’ electronic health records software.

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Apple’s Passbook Throws Chicago-Based Belly A Bone

Belly’s iPhone app was downloaded 50,000 times since the iOS 6 release, marking a huge week for a relatively new company that was founded in Chicago in late 2011. The company has raised $12.9 million from some of the biggest names in venture capital.

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CEC Offers Chicago Startups Chance At Free Momentum Awards Tickets

The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center is offering Chicago startups the chance at two free tickets for its upcoming Momentum Awards dinner, giving smaller companies the chance to rub shoulders with some of the city’s biggest innovators.

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Unbranded Designs Captures Top Prize At Lean Startup Challenge

Unbranded Designs was chosen from a group of four startups that have been participating in the Lean Startup Circle’s rigorous 14 week program to bring lean startup methodology into the core of their businesses.

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