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Robots roamed the atrium, the BT Mark I drone strutted its stuff, while the webcam atop a mini version of Mini Cooper followed visitors wearing bright colors. The manufacturers of these clever products were south suburban high school students, who demonstrated they are eager to be the workforce of tomorrow. They spent Friday morning exhibiting their talents to area companies during the first... Read More

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CEDA Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) & Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP) Intake Sites Specification No. RFQ03282016 The Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) is seeking qualified not-for-profit community and/or faith-based organizations to act as LIHEAP/IHWAP Intake Sites. LIHEAP and IHWAP... Read More

Within a span of eight days in March, the Southeast Side laid claim to 320 new industrial and warehouse jobs: A Chinese manufacturer promised to open a 170-person plant in Hegewisch to assemble Chicago Transit Authority rail cars. And Whole Foods Market said it will set up a distribution center on an old Ryerson steel-processing site in Pullman and hire 150 people. Several other nearby... Read More