June 18, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

The most objective measurement available for the strength of Chicago's technology sector shows this city's performance leaves something to be desired. It ranked eighth in 2011, behind San Diego and about on par with Austin, Texas, a city with less than a third of Chicago's population. Harry Weller's rankings look different. "It's Silicon Valley, Chicago and then the rest of the East Coast," says Weller,

June 17, 2012 | Denver Post

Overlooked in national tech circles, Denver business leaders and entrepreneurs are quietly working together to bolster the city's profile. The focus isn't to attract Fortune 500 stalwarts such as DaVita or Arrow Electronics, but to appeal to the innovators who might create the next Facebook or Google.

June 13, 2012 | Huffington Post

Although Midwest early stage companies have attracted venture capital investments, the risk capital pumped into the region still isn't proportional to the amount of the angel groups' increasingly savvy investments. Because the Midwest still lags behind other regions in follow-on funding, it has also lagged in terms of high-profile exits and, as such, the reputational boost which comes with them.

June 12, 2012 | Xconomy

The JOBS Act is probably best-known for creating an “IPO on ramp” intended to reduce the cost and complexity of going public, but the act also contains important benefits for startups that are years away from an IPO, or never plan to go public.