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These Companies Are Helping Put Chicago on the Cutting Edge of Emerging Tech

Innovating in AI, VR, IoT and voice recognition

Tech incubator 1871 houses hundreds of startups.1871
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By Marty Swant

June 12, 2017

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 threatened the future of the entire city. However, out of the ashes came spark after spark of innovation, as engineers, architects and entrepreneurs worked together to rebuild what had burned down.

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Marty Swant

Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.

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