Chicago's vibrant tech community fuels Web innovation
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Chicago, despite being known for transportation technology and architecture, is not often recognized for its IT and Web-based innovations. Lately, however, nationally acclaimed IT solutions have come from the City of Big Shoulders, backed by its cohesive community of tech entrepreneurs and small businesses.
[...] "There's always been this sense on the east and west coasts that Chicago is not a major player in the IT and tech worlds," asserted Dan Ratner, co-founder of the Chicago-operated Sittercity.com. "But in the last couple of years, a couple of companies have emerged in this area that really are gaining national prominence and are really making people rethink that assumption..."