The uncertainty of real estate: What landlords should know

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 7:00P Scott Sattler

No one could predict the indelible mark left across all industries by COVID-19, including soaring housing costs, inflation rising to the highest levels the U.S. has seen since 1982, and now the collapse of three major financial institutions. The...

Cybersecurity trends that will shape the landscape for 2023

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 7:00P Kevin Ricci

The following 2023 cybersecurity trends are based on my interactions with clients, research, discussions with peers within the cyber ecosphere, and my involvement with the FBI’s InfraGard program. Should these trends continue to materialize, they...

The Chicago Cubs have among the highest MLB payrolls, but is it paying off?

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 9:47A Ethan Lott

The Cubs have spent about $1 million for each of their wins over the past five years.

Women in Chicago tech say they want to be 'more than just a number' moving forward

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 9:44A Alex Zorn

Several leaders in Chicago’s tech and startup ecosystem gathered this week to discuss their journeys as female entrepreneurs to show it’s not quite the boy’s club it used to be — though they admit it's still a long road ahead.

Chicago-area business expo aims to boost south suburban businesses, economic development

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 9:29A Wendell Hutson

The annual business expo aims to help Chicago-area midsize company executives achieve their business goals for the year and beyond.

Another warehouse planned for Pullman Park

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 9:07A Wendell Hutson

Construction could begin later this year for a new warehouse facility located near an Amazon fulfillment center.

Groupon ousts CEO Kedar Deshpande, names interim CEO Dusan Senkypl

Chicago Biz Journals 3/31 3:42A Ben Miller

Interim CEO Dusan Senkypl is the fourth person to take on the role in the past three years.

Co-op builds confidence and shapes career paths

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 9:27A Liz Tremblay

A lot of traditional university students spend four years studying, and then get into the real-world only to find out that it isn’t what they expected. With co-op, otherwise known as cooperative education, students, like me, are able to learn...

It’s all in the visuals: How co-op helps students see their future

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 9:26A Abby Gast

Visuals are king, and as a fourth-year architectural engineering student at the University of Cincinnati, they are essential when I create computerized simulations of real-world scenes for clients. I was able to hone this craft using modeling and...

Co-op puts problem-solving skills to the test

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 9:25A Taylor Morgan

As a fourth-year biomedical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati, my classes have laid a solid foundation for success. But it was my real-world encounters during a co-op experience at the Cincinnati-based Kaleidoscope Innovation...

From co-op student to co-op employer, business leader understands the benefit of cooperative...

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 9:22A Steve Kuhn

It might seem like another lifetime, but I still remember my first experiences with cooperative education. Corded phones were still a thing, fax machines were all the rage and personal computers remained a novelty. ??I was a construction...

Chicago Red Stars finds a spot in the West Loop

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 9:18A Alex Zorn

The Chicago Red Stars are moving offices to the West Loop.

Chicago biotech VC firm Portal Innovations expands to Boston area

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 5:37A Greg Ryan

A Chicago-based life-sciences venture capital firm is expanding into Boston through a lease for lab space at Beacon Capital Partners’ new development in Dorchester. Portal Innovations will initially take 22,000 square-feet of lab and office space...

United reaches tentative agreement with ground workers union

Chicago Biz Journals 3/30 5:30A Ben Miller

In the meantime, the airline still hasn't reached a new contract deal with its pilots' union.

Brian Urlacher-backed trading card app Ludex raises $8 million

Chicago Biz Journals 3/29 12:18P Alex Zorn

A new Chicago startup is using artificial intelligence to make collecting trading and sports cards less of a chore and more of a hobby once again.