ICYMI: @GovPritzker, @IllinoisDCEO, and @FreedmanSeating recently announced new investments in the company's #Chicago facility, creating 50 new jobs and retaining 676. 🙌 More here: | BeInIllinois

WMNTech Leaders is a program devoted to empowering women-identifying individuals in the workplace through mentorship, professional-development workshops, and peer-led forums. Join the cohort and become the best version of yourself💪.  Apply: #womenintech

Brick & Mortar, developed by a pair of Trio alums, arrives on North Clybourn Avenue this summer with live-fire cooking in wood and charcoal ovens

Two new nuclear bills in Illinois could push our state closer to leading the next wave of clean energy innovation. Read more in this week's newsletter:

Learn about the recent office sale momentum in Chicago and what's attracting new buyers to discounted properties downtown.

Donald Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵 1. A cub looks at her mother with admiration

We’re gearing up for year round Innovation Labs 🏈 Innovation Labs have evolved from four-month, cohort-based programs to year-round member experiences Learn more about Innovation Labs: #Innovation #Labs #Superbowl

My best performing asset over the past two weeks has been the dozen eggs in my fridge. Those free range dark orange-yoked kind.

Soaking up pollutants & saving valuable minerals 🧽 Northwestern researchers developed a new sponge that collects phosphate, copper & zinc—offering a reusable & cost-effective solution to water contamination while giving valuable resources a second life.

When I was in school working on the Michigan Model - a large model of the US economy - many decades ago, I did an experiment. I zeroed out a one large aspect government spending I thought was wasteful. I then felt like I was punched in the gut by the rapid surge in unemployment & collateral damage such an abrupt change meant for the whole economy. That doesn’t mean there isn’t government waste - there is, notably where there is less competitive bidding. It is just a cautionary tale on how mindful we need to be when thinking about what to cut, how rapidly and what to tax. I have been a deficit hawk my whole career but always advocated gradualism, as that lesson stuck with me. Ideaolgy does not make for optimal economic outcomes.

Today was a very productive day because I was happy to attend the @SuiNetwork & @WalrusProtocol Kick-Off crypto networking event in Chicago. I was glad to meet @PdxNova, the organizer, as well as many incredible, diverse, interesting, and talented people🤩. I’m happy to be here and now!