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Originally Posted by emathias

Carlson-Wagonlit is creating a new Hotels unit in Chicago and hiring a good number of technical staff, per a LinkedIn post by their new CTO.

Link?


Also:
Auto warranty startup raises $10 million

Mark Hodes just wanted to buy his daughter a used car as she was going off to school. Being a diligent dad who knew a thing or two about online shopping—he worked at TicketsNow, Threadless and NexTag—he went looking for an extended warranty. He didn't think much of the experience. He couldn't comparison shop, much less purchase an extended warranty online outside the dealership.

He launched ForeverCar.com two years ago to fill the needs of others like him. The Chicago-based company raised $10 million, led by the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group. The Madison, Wis.-based company provides insurance and financial services products to more than 5,000 credit unions.

ForeverCar.com has tripled staff to 25 in the past year. It will use the money to add talent, particularly in data science and machine learning. Algorithms are crucial to recommending the right product for customers, Hodes says.

Hodes declined to disclose revenue, but he says ForeverCar.com collected several million in premiums last year, growing nearly fivefold

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/artic...-kdwc-and-cmfg