Hustle and bustle of Chicago newspapers unchanged regardless of many years of upheaval
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Hustle and bustle of Chicago newspapers unchanged regardless of many years of upheaval

It was a very long time in the past.

However oh, what a time it was.

A metropolis of 4 main newspapers.

The Chicago Solar-Instances.

The Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Every day Information.

The Chicago American … which finally morphed into the now defunct Chicago At this time.

All 4 of the big-city newspapers co-existing in an period of getting it first and getting it quick; getting it proper earlier than you bought it unsuitable; and hustling earlier than you bought busted.

Again then, information percolated in snail-mail time earlier than e mail, computer systems and cellphones. The phone and

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Chicago Atlantic Actual Property Finance, Inc. Funds Senior Secured Credit score Facility to MEDfarms
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Chicago Atlantic Actual Property Finance, Inc. Funds Senior Secured Credit score Facility to MEDfarms

CHICAGO, Jan. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chicago Atlantic Actual Property Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ: REFI) (“Chicago Atlantic”), introduced immediately it acted as sole lender on a brand new senior secured credit score facility for MEDfarms LLC (“MEDfarms”), a vertically built-in operator in Michigan.

“We’re extraordinarily excited to assist Brandon and MEDfarms, present accretive capital to strengthen MEDfarms’ stability sheet, and improve the corporate’s market share in Michigan. MEDfarms has confirmed itself as a best-in-class operator in Michigan, with superior branding, best-in-class cultivation, and dispensaries which have a loyal following in a aggressive market,” stated Tom Miles, Vice President at Chicago

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P33, World Business Chicago using ads on Facebook, elsewhere to woo tech workers

Over the past several years, data points to evidence that Chicago’s tech scene is growing, with 2021 shaping up to be a defining year for local startups. PitchBook and National Venture Capital Association figures show that local companies have been raising record amounts of venture capital this year, which allows startup staffs and valuations to grow. 

In the first half of 2021, local tech companies raised $3.8 billion; that already eclipses last year’s total, which was the highest since 2014. Data from WBC also shows that 11 Chicago startup companies have reached “unicorn” status in 2021, an industry term for

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Could the Chicago Cubs look to the Dodgers in a Kris Bryant trade?

Although just two games out of first in the NL West, I think it’s safe to say nobody anticipated the Dodgers being anywhere but the top spot in their division at this point in the year. But the San Francisco Giants have defied the odds and have somehow held onto the top spot in the standings heading into action on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs continue to flounder after dropping Saturday’s matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Friendly Confines. David Ross’ club is now three games under .500 and nine games out in the NL Central. Which brings

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Suburban Chicago real estate agencies sign with New York-based Compass

Sixty-three years later, Josephine’s grandson, Andy Gagliardo, reversed course, deciding that a big brokerage could offer something his small, family-owned operation couldn’t. 

“Being small, I’ve got to pay much more to have all the technology at our fingertips that you need in this business now,” Gagliardo said. “I was always paying for new technology to keep up.”

On July 14, Gagliardo folded his grandmother’s firm, now with 37 agents, into Compass, a New York-based business founded in 2012 as, essentially, a tech company that does real estate. 

“They have a 50- or 100-person marketing team” at Compass, Gagliardo said. “I

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World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht bullish on city’s post-pandemic recovery

The new CEO of World Business Chicago on Tuesday painted a rosy picture of Chicago’s post-pandemic recovery driven by four “industry sectors” that can be grown faster here than in other North American cities.

Michael Fassnacht identified those sectors as: health care and life sciences; food and agriculture; transportation, distribution and logistics and manufacturing.

“Then, there are other opportunities that we saw in the pandemic. Companies — they want like a second headquarters. They don’t want everything in one location,” said Fassnacht, who doubles as Chicago’s $1-a-year chief marketing officer.

“So we’re reaching out more and more to companies to

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