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The Huffington Post: Chicago Innovation Awards 2016: Spotlight Talent

by | Nov 1, 2016

Chicago is letting the technology and business sectors know that it is a force to reckon with for talent, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The Chicago Innovation Awards showcases Chicago companies that empower and “connects the corners of the economy by building relationships that strengthen companies, stimulate growth, and create jobs.” In addition to celebrating Chicago based companies, the Chicago Innovation Awards expanded to include the “formation of the Women’s Mentoring Co-op to support female innovators, the Innovators Connection to connect large corporations with emerging start-ups, and an Innovation MBA in partnership with IIT that offers real-world experiential learning.”

Chicago Innovation’s 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Chicago Innovation’s 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

“Chicago’s unique strength is its ability to collaborate.  As a city, we know the value of relationship building,” Luke Tanen, President and CEO of Chicago Innovation. And no organization has driven this collaboration more than Chicago Innovation which recently...

Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation

Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation

Published in Crain’s on July 17, 2025 Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation By Thomas D. Kuczmarski Twenty-five years ago, when students went to business schools like Kellogg and Booth for their MBA, it was usually to pursue a career in...