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Submitted by Jake Trussell on May 17, 2012

The Brookings Institution and the National Endowment for the Arts recently hosted an event dealving deeply into data around the affects of the Creative Class on Economic Development.

 

Submitted by Jake Trussell on April 22, 2011

Chicago-based Groupon is number 5 on Fast Company's The Worlds 50 Most Innovative Companies list. CEO, Andrew Mason's take on what makes Chicago's startup scene different than that of Silicon Valley raises interesting questions about Chicago's tech talent pool.

Submitted by Liz Jellema on April 8, 2011

As labor market components – both on the supply (resumes) and demand (job postings) side – increasingly migrate to the web, the fact that the data is minable and searchable is extremely valuable in terms of its potential for informing current labor market indicators.