Comment: A very troubling study because Chicago, while still ranked tenth, actually lost 12,600 jobs in innovation between 2005 and 2017. That sector had been high growth. The full study is linked here.
That is untrue. They have a very small community there. It’s a good community, and I am not scoffing at it. But, it’s small, lacks money and a lot of infrastructure. Chicago is the biggest tech community in the Midwest. Follow the money and you will see there is more investment here than anywhere else. Chicago is underperforming, but there are reasons for that.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
http://pointsandfigures.com/2019/12/10/is-chicago-tech-on-a-downswing/
Madison is #1 tech hub in midwest, booming
That is untrue. They have a very small community there. It’s a good community, and I am not scoffing at it. But, it’s small, lacks money and a lot of infrastructure. Chicago is the biggest tech community in the Midwest. Follow the money and you will see there is more investment here than anywhere else. Chicago is underperforming, but there are reasons for that.