In case you missed it, now you can watch the replay of Founders' Stories with Howard Tullman and Pat Ryan from December 2013. Watch it now.

The CEC continued its partnership on Monday night, with the Chicago American Marketing Association (CAMA), to bring another great "Evening with Experts" program. This unique event offers keynote presentations on a specific topic, from two different perspectives - startups and well-known brands.

1871 was honored to participate in the ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2013 a few weeks ago, and the energy of the event is really evident in the Mayor's office video recap below. As part of the program, 100 students from top universities were selected to gain exposure to Chicago's tech community and then receive tickets to Lollapalooza. They visited Google, Threadless, and other tech companies, and we host an ideas contest and startup career fair at 1871.

1871 Community Generates 800 Jobs, $30 Million in Capital Investments and $13 Million in Revenue, Paves Way for Next Generation of Business Leaders

Last Monday, the CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo, paid 1871 a visit when he was in town for a speaking engagement at the Economic Club of Chicago.  Dick is a great Chicago entrepreneur having started a number of companies - including Feedburner which was acquired by Google - along with folks like Eric Lunt, who is now CTO of local growth company, BrightTag.

Chicago’s Business Community Celebrates at 5th Annual Momentum Awards; CEC Raises $1.5 million to Support 2013 Initiatives