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Here you will find the latest news and content from ITA’s members, staff and key influencers in the industry.

Member Blog – observations and opinions from our member companies
ITA Take Aways – insights and banter from the ITA team
Press Releases – latest news about ITA and our initiatives
Member & Partner News – recent updates about our 500+ member community
1871 Blog – news and insight from the 1871 Chicago community

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ITA Take Aways
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) New Format, Additions & Name for CityLIGHTS » Hello, ITA community! My name is Kaylin Berg, and I am Senior Manager, Marketing & Events. I have had the pleasu…
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) 1871 Leadership Spotlight: Betsy Ziegler, CEO » Jessica Hughes, 1871’s Manager of Member & Partner Relations, interviews 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler on strategy and more f…
Monday, July 6, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) WIC Graduation Recap » First, we’d like to thank the amazing mentors and instructors who dedicate their time to our Women Influence Chicago Accel…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) A letter to Our Community from Betsy Ziegler » Dear ITA/1871 community, I’m reaching out to you today not just from my position as a CEO in the Ch…
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) Thank You to Our ScaleUp Sponsors » We would like to thank our ScaleUp Chicago 2020 sponsors! We appreciate all of you in making this year’s event successful…
Monday, March 30, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: Let’s Get Digital (Digital!) » Betsy Ziegler, CEO, 1871/ITA…
Monday, March 16, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) 1871 & ITA Community Health & Safety Update 3.16.20 » An Important Update Regarding COVID-19 from Betsy Ziegler, CEO To our ITA Members & friends, In response to…
Sunday, March 15, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) Small Business Administration Response to COVID-19 » For our members and community partners whose business are under 250 employees, the US Small Business Administration is tak…
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) ITA and 1871 Leverage the Power of “And”; Join Forces to Accelerate Chicago Companies » To our ITA Members, Partners, and Friends: On the heels of Valentine’s weekend,…
Monday, February 3, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) Announcing the Holistic/ITA 2020 Tech Salary Survey » The ITA is excited to announce Holistic ’s 2020 Salary Survey. Holistic, a Chicago-based People Analytics…
Monday, January 6, 2020 (0 Comments – view/add) Are Politics Appropriate Water Cooler Talk? Chicago Tech Leaders and Employees Weigh In » Lindsey Perez, VP of Operations, ITA The next presidential election is less than a year away,…
Friday, December 20, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: Product Management with Conversant’s Joel Pulliam » Joel Pulliam, Senior VP Product Manager, Conversant Lindsey Perez, VP of Operations, ITA…
Monday, December 9, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) WIC Accelerator Recap: Effective Communication » “We all face two kinds of expectations—outer expectations (meet work deadlines, answer a request from a friend…
Friday, December 6, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Julia Kanouse, Leaving ITA’s Top Role, Reflects on Her Chicago Tech Impact » Since 2005, the Illinois Technology Association has been a champion for and supporter of Illinois’ many tech a…
Thursday, November 21, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) 6 employee activism lessons HR needs today » Employee activism — the practice of workers taking action against employers’ actions — has been thrust into a national s…
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Why Siri, Cortana, Alexa, and others are setting women back in the workplace » They never say no or tell you you’re being rude. They don’t bristle when you fail to say “please” or “thank you,” and they…
Thursday, October 31, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: Six Employment Brand Best Practices » Julia Kanouse, CEO, ITA Finding and retaining top talent i…
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Hacking the office microwave: How down time ups innovation » Hoping to boost innovation, an employer asked employees to spend a day working on anything they wanted. One group of…
Thursday, September 26, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: The Next Wave of Innovation – Physical Products » Haven Allen, CEO and Co-Founder, mHUB Illinois is positioned to lead in the fourth i…
Monday, September 16, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) ITA Spotlight: Ascent » Vanessa Yeh, Director of Marketing, Ascent , @ascentregtech An industry…
Monday, September 16, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Recap: CityLIGHTS 2019 » Gary Hotze, Digital Marketing Manager, ITA Last week, the 20th Annual ITA CityLIGHTS Awards w…
Monday, September 16, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Is it ethical for workers to secretly automate their own job? » A great deal is being written and discussed about the opportunities for automation to replace individual jobs. But the dis…
Thursday, September 5, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Ethical Hacking is Evolving – Here’s How Your Company Can Keep Up » With the global cost of cybercrime expected to surpass $2 trillion by the end of 2019 , it’s no surprise t…
Thursday, August 29, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: 20 Years Ago » Julia Kanouse, CEO, ITA With the speed of technology today, it’s remarkable to think back only 20 y…
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) The Lyft Lesson: How Startups Scale Growth with Smart Hiring » When Lyft went public earlier this year, investors scrambled to grab their piece of the popular ride-sharing platform. But…
Monday, July 29, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Why the Tech Industry is Relevant to Everyone » Julia Pesavento, Marketing & Event Planning Intern, ITA Technology has ultimately become the dom…
Thursday, July 25, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: Buy Local, Bid Local » Julia Kanouse, CEO, ITA Walk around many neighborhoods in Chicago, and you will s…
Monday, July 22, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) ITA Tech Challenge: A Call for Sponsorship » Gary Hotze, ITA, Marketing Manager The ITA Tech Challenge is celebrating a milestone of 10 years in the ma…
Monday, July 15, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) How Tech Leaders Can Fill the C-Suite Pipeline and Keep It Full » By Julia Kanouse, CEO, Illinois Technology Association (ITA) Earlier this year, two top executives left Faceboo…
Thursday, June 27, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: What’s to Come – Illinois Data Transparency and Privacy » Julia Kanouse, CEO, ITA & John Higginson, CTO, Enova and ITA Board Member In the recently c…
Thursday, May 30, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Exec Spin: Building a Framework for Innovation » Jay Rudman, CEO, TopstepTrader Contrary to popular belief, innovation isn’t a divine spark sent by some…
Thursday, May 16, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) 3 Tips to Improve Your Tech Job Shadow Program’s Recruitment Rate » Across the nation, organizations struggle to fill key IT vacancies. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates t…
Monday, May 13, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) ScaleUp Chicago: Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned » The Illinois Technology Association’s ScaleUp Chicago (formerly Chicago Tech Summit) took place last week at The Da…
Friday, May 3, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) Introducing the New and Enhanced ITA Talent Portal » The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is excited to announce the introduction of a new and enhanced Talent Portal fo…
Friday, April 26, 2019 (0 Comments – view/add) WorldChicago ProFellows Exchange Program – Spring 2019 » Trisha Degg, VP of Talent Operations, ITA In the spring of 2019, I had the privilege to be one of…
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