In the News

 
May

• A New 1871: Chicago’s Digital Startup Community Booms (Northwestern Business Review, May 11, 2013)
• 1871 anniversary spotlights Chicago startup growth (Techli, May 6, 2013)
• First anniversary of 1871, Chicago start-ups celebrate (BasakWrites Blog, May 6, 2013)
• Emanuel, Quinn celebrate digital startup hub (Daily Chronicle, May 4, 2013)
• Emanuel, Quinn celebrate digital startup hub (BND.com, May 4, 2013)
• 1871 Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary With A Survey Of Accomplishments And A Look Forward (Chicago Grid, May 4, 2013)
• How 1871 Has Changed Chicago’s Startup World One Year Later (NBC Chicago/Inc.Well, May 3, 2013)
• Happy Birthday, 1871 (Crain’s Chicago Business, May 3, 2013)
• ’1871′ Releases First Year Economic Impact Figures (Blackline Review, May 3, 2013)
• Illinois Highlights Successful Year for 1871 Digital Startup Hub (Economic Development Blog, May 3, 2013)
• Afternoon Shift: 1871 anniversary, tech and immigration reform and SAIC fashion (WBEZ, May 3, 2013)
• 1871 tech co-op created 800 jobs in first year (Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2013)
• First anniversary of 1871, Chicago start-ups celebrate (Medill, May 2, 2013)
• Student? Like tech? Rahm’s got Lolla tickets for you (Redeye, May 1, 2013)

April

• Tunes for techies: Emanuel offers Lolla tix to top students (Crain’s Chicago Business, April 25, 2013)
• Oh No He Didn’t — A Guide for VC’s When Talking to Women Entrepreneurs (Huffington Post, April 24, 2013)
• Chicago mayor announces biotech hub (Upstart, April 24, 2013)
• Emanuel proposes downtown biotech hub, countering Perry’s Texas overtures (Chicago Business Journal, April 24, 2013)
• Excelerate/TechStars launches its next class (Crain’s Chicago Business, April 25, 2013)
• Chicago working on biotech incubator (Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2013)

March

• Putting business at the center of city’s business (Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2013)
• Why Going Public Could Kill Your Company (NBC.com/Inc.Well, March 11, 2013)
• Video: Microsoft CEO Ballmer Pitches to Chicago Startups (BlacklineReview, March 7, 2013)
• Microsoft’s Ballmer: Chicago has good start on being tech hub (Chicago Tribune, March 6, 2013)
• Microsoft’s CEO: Chicago needs startup growth anchor (Chicago Sun-Times,  March 6, 2013)
• Digital marketing to diners, global money transfers and more (Crain’s Chicago Business, March 5, 2013)
• Video: StartupBus Chicago on a Roll to SXSW (BlacklineReview, March 4, 2013)

February

• Entrepreneur: Frank Muscarello’s MarkITx (WGN Radio, February 24, 2013)
• Promise, peril seen for crowd-funding investors (Chicago Tribune, February 14, 2013)
• Chicago poised to grow biotech, clean tech companies: J.B. Pritzker (Chicago Sun-Times, February 11, 2013)
• Chicago’s women execs split on Yahoo CEO’s telecommuting ban (Chicago Sun-Times, February 26, 2013)
• Chicago Scene:Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and CS Magazine (WGN, February 7, 2013)
• Text of Quinn’s 2013 State of the State Address (NBC Chicago, February 6, 2013)
• Chicago’s Excelerate Labs teams up with TechStars, rebrands (Crain’s Chicago Business, February 1, 2013)
• Mayor Emanuel introduces city’s digital roadmap (WGN, February 1, 2013)
• Emanuel spotlights council charged with preparing minority students for tech jobs (Chicago Sun-Times, February 1, 2013)

January

• Close to the Sun: McNealy on startups, Chicago (Crain’s Chicago Business, January 29, 2013)
• Go To There: Sam Yagen on the need for irrational entrepreneurship (NBC.com/Inc.well, January 28, 2013)
• Women tech entrepreneurs get call to city hall (Crain’s Chicago Business, January 16, 2012)
• Chicago’s Exploding Tech Startup Scene: Second to None (Huffington Post, January 28, 2012)
• New data shows Chicago tech-job growth (Chicago Sun-Times, January 14, 2012)

December

• Video: 2013 Startup Forecast: More IPOs, Funding and Acquisitions (Crain’s Chicago Business, December 19, 2012)
• Investors Come Calling at 1871 (Crain’s Chicago Business, December 17, 2012)
• Inside 1871, Downtown Chicago’s Huge New Center For All Things Tech [TCTV] (TechCrunch TV, December 15, 2012)
• Experts Provide a Forecast for Chicago Startups in 2013 (NBC.com Inc.Well, December 13, 2012)
• How Boulder Grew Into a Hub for Start-Ups (New York Times, December 12, 2012)
• Entrepreneurial royalty makes a cameo appearance at demo day (Crain’s Chicago Business, December 6, 2012)
• Alternatives to Running Your Business From Home (Bloomberg/BusinessWeek, December 6, 2012)
• Chicago offers Obama’s tech team future as entrepreneurs, execs (Chicago Sun-Times, December 5, 2012)
• Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow (Chicagoist, December 1, 2012)

November

• Tons of tech jobs and not enough takers (Medill News, November 20, 2012)
• Chicago Among World’s Top Cities For Startups (NBC Inc.Well, November 26, 2012)

October

• Braintree Nabs 2012 Momentum Award (Techli, October 27, 2012)
• Creating the Next Silicon Valley in Chicago (American Public Radio, October 26, 2012)
• CEC gala is no ‘Animal House,’ but J.B., Ferro and Tilton rip off their ties (Crain’s Chicago Business, October 25, 2012)
• Wrapports chair Ferro, United’s Tilton honored by entrepreneurial group (Chicago Sun-Times, October 24, 2012)
• When black tie is no tie (Crain’s Chicago Business, October 23, 2012)
• 1871, Belly, Food Genius among ‘Up and Comer’ honorees (Crain’s Chicago Business, October 23, 2012)
• Chicago faces uphill battle for tech success (nwi.com, October 14, 2012)
• The Startups at 1871 (Chicago Magazine, October Issue)
• Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent (NBC Inc.Well, October 9, 2012)
• Abele heads to Chicago’s ’1871′ incubator (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, October 5, 2012)
• Celebrating Chicago’s entrepreneurial ecosystem (Crain’s Chicago Business, October 4, 2012)

September

• Relic of an Era, Revitalized (The New York Times, 9/25/12)
• A Visit to 1871 Chicago, the City’s Shiny New Start-up Showcase (The Atlantic, 9/17/2012)
• FoodGenius snares $1.2 million VC investment (Crain’s Chicago Business, 9/13/12)
• From social worker-turned-entrepreneur, a purse that will charge your smartphone (Chicago Tribune, 9/10/12)
• Startup City: Chicago (Huffington Post Blog, 9/07/12)
• Guest Blog: Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup (NBC Inc.Well, 9/06/12)

August

• ‘I always like to have an underdog on my side’ (Crain’s Chicago Business, 8/28/12)
• Salesforce.com to bring 200 jobs to River North (NBC 5 Inc.Well, 8/20/12)
• 1871 Peek Inside Chicago’s Tech Hub 1871 (NBC 5 Inc.Well, 8/17/12)
• 1871 Chicago’s newest tech space helps digital entrepreneurs get up on their feet and out the door. (Timeout Chicago, 8/16/12)
• Why Co-Working Spaces Are Ideal for Entrepreneurs (NBC 5 Inc.Well, 8/02/12)
• A New Startup Every 48 Hours – Chicago’s Top 100 Digital Companies (Forbes, 8/02/12)
• Tech notebook: Food Genius graduates from 1871 tech hub (Chicago Tribune, 8/02/12)
• Chicago: Governance for the 21st century economy (Chicago Tribune, 8/01/12)

July

• Moto Mobility’s Mart Move Creates a New Tech Hotspot in Chicago (Workforce Management, 7/31/12)
• Cutthroat vs. Cooperative: How Do You View Competition? (Entrepreneur, 7/30/12)
• Motorola Mobility moving HQ to Chicago from Libertyville (ABC 7, 7/26/12)
• Motorola Mobility leaving Libertyville for downtown Chicago (Chicago Tribune, 7/26/12)
• Motorola Mobility leaving Libertyville for Merchandise Mart (Chicago Sun-Times, 7/26/12)
• 8 Perks of Coworking Spaces for Savvy Entrepreneurs (Grasshopper.com, 7/23/12)
• Cara Health: Using Voice Technology To Determine Patient Needs (CBS Chicago, 7/9/12)
• Despite stock price, Groupon still considered role model for startups (Chicago Sun-Times, 7/13/12)
• It’s pretty easy to create an app, but tough to make it relevant to users, local developers say (WGN Radio, 7/7/12)
• Bill Moller interviews Kevin Willer (WGN Radio, 7/7/12)

June

• Keywell’s Ideas Week could double in attendance (Crain’s Chicago Business, 6/30/12)
• Mayor intent on making Chicago a ‘start-up city’ (Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/12)
• Mayor Emanuel announces ThinkChicago to double in size to 100 students (Examiner.com, 6/29/12)

May

• 1871 Emerges as a New Hub for Entrepreneurs in Merch Mart (NBC 5 Chicago Inc.Well, 5/8/12)
• RentStuff.com’s Chris Jaeger on Chicago’s Appeal for Relocating Startups (NBC 5 Chicago Inc.Well, 5/5/12)
• JLL celebrates 1871 Chicago grand opening (Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago Blog, 5/3/13)
• 1871 is open for business (Points and Figures, 5/3/12)
• Chicago makes more space for digital tech companies (ABC 7 WLS-TV, 5/2/12)
• Welcome to 1871 (Gapers Block, 5/2/12)
• Chicago Has a New Home for Start-ups (Inc. Wire, 5/2/12)
• 1871 all over again (Skyline, 5/2/12)
• A new tech hub for startups at Merchandise Mart (Chicago Tribune, 5/2/12)
• 65 local startups move into 1871 in Mart (Chicago Tribune, 5/2/12)
• 65 firms moving into 1871 tech center at Mart (Chicago Sun-Times, 5/2/12)
• A mixed reading on small-biz hiring in Chicago and nationwide (Crain’s Chicago Business, 5/1/12)

April

• 1871, Chicago’s new tech hub (Time Out Chicago, 4/26/12)
• 1871 picking up long term tenants (Crain’s Chicago Business, 4/25/12)
• Excelerate Labs Goes Global with 2012 Class (PR Newswire, 4/25/12)
• Tech incubator Excelerate names class of 2012 (Chicago Tribune, 4/25/12)
• Excelerate Labs names startup class of 2012 (Crain’s Chicago Business, 4/25/12)
• Culture, Kids, and 1871 (BuiltInChicago, 4/15/2012)
• Startups, downturn spur need for shared office space (Chicago Tribune, 4/13/12)
• New world of business coming to iconic building - Merchandise Mart to open tech startup space (WGN, 4/4/12)

March

• Illinois State Government Backs Startup Tech Center In Chicago: Who Says Chicago Isn’t A Tech Hub? (nibletz, 3/27/12)
• Illinois Helps Fund New Chicago Technology Center for Startups (Governing, 3/26/12)
• A New Technology Startup Center, 1871, Getting Ready to Launch in Chicago (Crain’s Chicago Business, 3/17/12)
• 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs (Wall Street Journal, 3/15/12)
• A Startup Ecosystem forms in Chicago (Wall Street Journal, 3/15/12)
• New Chicago technology center to help start-ups (Daily Herald, 3/14/12)
• Here’s Why Chicago Could Be The New Hub For Social Commerce (Business Insider, 3/14/12)
• SimpleRelevance at 1871! (Built In Chicago 3/14/12)
• Governor Quinn Announces First Start-Ups of New Digital Technology Center (the Illinois Government News Network (IGNN), 3/14/12)
• First tech center tenants welcomed by governor (ABC 7 WLS-TV, 3/14/12)
• 1871 tech hub at Merchandise Mart to open May 2 (Chicago Tribune, 3/14/12)
• Tech center 1871 to open May 2 at Merchandise Mart (Chicago Sun-Times, 3/14/12)
• Tech startup hub 1871 sets May debut (Crain’s Chicago Business, 3/14/12)

February

• The 1871 Hard Hat Tour (The Stock Flock, 2/24/12)
• It’s Time (Code Academy, 2/23/12)
• Code Academy to move to 1871 tech hub (Chicago Tribune, 2/23/12)
• 1871 coming in 2012 (RedEye, 2/21/12)
• “1871″: Choosing Who Gets A Spot When Demand Exceeds Supply (Built In Chicago, 2/19/12)
• 1871: Help light the fire (Crain’s Chicago Business, 2/17/12)
• Chicago startup helps manage co-working spaces (Chicago Tribune, 2/14/2012)
• 1871 – Its Time is Now (World Business Chicago, 2/7/12)
• TechAccessTV: Kevin Willer, CEC & 1871.com (TechAcessTV, 2/5/12)
• Technori Pitch January 2012 Recap (Technori, 2/1/12)

January

• 1871 (WTTW, 1/25/12)
• 1871 opens as hub for entrepreneurs (Chicago Tribune, 1/19/12)
• 1871: Chicago Entrepreneurs To Open Startup Tech Center (Changing Gears, 1/18/12)
• Tech center to launch this spring at Merchandise Mart (Chicago Sun-Times, 1/18/12)
• New hub for tech startups debuts (Crain’s Chicago Business)