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Chicago highlights rapid growth in tech sector

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today was joined by 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman and over 20 of Chicago's fastest-growing technology companies to announce the creation of hundreds of new technology jobs in Chicago, highlighting the rapid growth the city continues to show throughout the technology sector.

By StateScoop Staff

April 2, 2014

Mayor Rahm Emanuel stands with 24 companies to announce the creation of more than 400 new jobs in Chicago technology

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