by Galyna Kravets | Nov 13, 2025
Xchange Chicago offers a dynamic new business model — one that creates powerful opportunities for local talent, commercial growth, and community impact. Anchored by its onshore IT delivery center in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, Xchange Chicago aims...
by Galyna Kravets | Nov 13, 2025
Cultivate Collective’s innovation advances a first-of-its-kind, net-positive energy campus and community hub located in a historically disinvested area of Southwest Chicago. In collaboration with the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC), this campus is a living model...
by Galyna Kravets | Nov 13, 2025
The Excellerator Fund is a joint venture developed by Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and Latinos Progresando to reimagine community investment in Chicago’s Black and Mexican neighborhoods. As the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the murder of...
by Galyna Kravets | Nov 13, 2025
ClostraBio is a biotech focusing on a root cause of gut barrier dysfunction to improve gut health (food sensitivity, IBS, and IBD). Their lead product is a next-gen, IP-protected, butyrate-producing probiotic, CLB101™. Butyrate is known to improve gut barrier...
by Galyna Kravets | Nov 13, 2025
Ignite’s Community Housing Program offers up to six years of affordable housing for youth ages 18 – 26. This tiered, flexible model meets individuals where they are, helping them finish school, gain employment, and build life skills. Each youth co-develops a...
