Chicago’s Daley Plaza will be transformed into a global access point for locals to connect with people across the world — in Mexico City, Kigali, Herat, Gaza City and more — during Chicago Ideas Week, October 17-23, with tickets on sale now. This “Portal,” or gold shipping container with sophisticated audio-visual technology, allows participants to experience a live, full-body exchange with someone […]
1871 Announces Comcast will be Named “Corporate Champion” by Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center at 2016 Momentum Awards Dinner
Comcast will be recognized for enormous community impact and efforts that have taken place throughout Chicagoland; Comcast is one of the original partners of 1871… The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and 1871 today announced that Comcast will be named the 2016 Corporate Champion at the 9th annual Momentum Awards Dinner, which will take place on October […]
Comcast Launches “Internet Essentials Learning Zone” Spanning Chicago’s Englewood, Fuller Park and Washington Park Neighborhoods
HOPE Technology and Education Center, Fuller Park Community Development Corporation, KLEO Community Family Life Center join Comcast to help close the digital divide… Leaders from local community-based organizations and elected officials joined Comcast today to announce the creation of an “Internet Essentials Learning Zone” spanning Chicago’s Englewood, Fuller Park and Washington Park neighborhoods. The goal […]
Since it began in 2011, Nearly 35,000 Low-income Chicago Families have Connected to the Internet at Home via Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program
Program provides Internet service at home to eligible low-income families for about $10 per month… Comcast announced today that nearly 35,000 Chicago households – or about 140,000 city residents – have been able to gain access to broadband Internet service at home, many for the first time, through the company’s Internet Essentials program. Internet Essentials provides […]
“Tomorrow Tour” Explores the Role of Entrepreneurship in Chicago
Organized by Tech News Network Technical.ly & Inspired by Comcast NBCUniversal, Multi-City Event Series will Explore & Document How Technology & Innovation Converge to Strengthen Cities… Tomorrow Tour, a multi-city event series that explores the role of entrepreneurship in growing tech cities, kicks off its Chicago leg today at TechNexus, a business incubator and […]