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GrubHub orders up a merger with rival Seamless

GrubHub orders up a merger with rival Seamless

05/20/13 — GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney will lead combined company and remain in Chicago after the all-stock deal.

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Are GrubHub and Seamless preparing to deliver a merger?

05/19/13 — TechCrunch says GrubHub and rival Seamless are cooking up a potential deal.

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Andrew Mason heading to San Francisco — for now

Andrew Mason heading to San Francisco — for now

05/16/13 — The Groupon founder is moving west to work on his next gig.

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Impact Engine revving up for its second class

05/16/13 — The accelerator for socially conscious startups is taking applications for its next 16-week program.

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TechCocktail hits Vegas jackpot from Tony Hsieh

05/15/13 — Frank Gruber moves TechCocktail to Vegas, collects $2.5M from Zappos founder Tony Hsieh.

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Cartavi sells to partner, providing quick exit for Chicago investors

05/15/13 — The e-document company startup is sold, giving investors I2A, OCA and New World a quick return.

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Harman follows music to Vernon Hills R&D center

05/14/13 — As music and mapping make cars more like smartphones on wheels, Harman turns to Chicago for engineering talent.

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Silicon City

Resultly wants to be your Internet tour guide

Resultly wants to be your Internet tour guide

05/14/13 — The Chicago-based search service aims to deliver information about stuff you care about in real time. Will a revamped user interface be enough to vault it into the big time?

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Illinois beats U.S., lags neighbors in tech job gains

Illinois beats U.S., lags neighbors in tech job gains

05/14/13 — The state added tech jobs in 2012 faster than the U.S. pace but slower than Michigan and Missouri.

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Cleversafe founder Gladwin steps aside as CEO

John Morris

05/13/13 — The Chicago-based data storage company hires a Juniper veteran as chief exec; founder Chris Gladwin will remain as vice chairman.

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BradsDeals hires COO to keep up with growth

Scott Grossman

05/13/13 — Brad Wilson hires a BrightTag veteran, expects to double headcount

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