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Precision optics inside Infleqtion’s neutral atom quantum computer

Startup joins Chicago’s growing quantum campus, plans to build its own computer

Crain’s Chicago Business – Another company plans to build a quantum computer in Chicago. Read More from Crain’s Chicago Business

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Nerds meet suits at Chicago quantum conference

Crain’s Chicago Business – Chicago is hosting a two-day coming-out party for quantum computing next month, featuring a high-profile roster of executives from industry and the Chicago corporate community. Read More…

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Opinion: South Chicago finally has a shot at renewal. Let’s not waste it.

Crain’s Chicago Business – South Chicago is a community that is shaped by resilience. For generations, it was home to a thriving manufacturing industry, anchored by the South Works steel…

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Quantum park planned for South Works site signs an Australian startup

Crain’s Chicago Business – An Australian quantum startup plans to join the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park. Read the Full Story from Crain’s Chicago Business

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Opinion: 5 big reasons why South Chicago should embrace its quantum future

Crain’s Chicago Business – Chicago’s world-famous skyline stands tall on the very steel forged in the furnaces of the South Works mill. For generations, this industrial powerhouse was a source…

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South Works quantum campus gets final City Council approval

Crain’s Chicago Business – The City Council approved the massive quantum campus planned for the 440-acre former U.S. Steel South Works site today, setting up the development to begin construction…

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Quantum park adds two more U of I leaders to senior team

Crain’s Chicago Business – Two more senior University of Illinois staffers have signed on to help turn the quantum computing park on the South Side into reality. Read the Full…

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How Chicago got ahead of the curve on quantum computing

Crain’s Chicago Business – Long before Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was cajoling state legislators to give him $500 million to bet on quantum computing, University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer…

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U of I, state name quantum-research park board of directors

Crain’s Chicago Business – A University of Illinois offshoot has named a board to oversee the state’s new quantum research campus that will be built on the former U.S. Steel…

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For these companies, quantum computing isn’t a far-off dream. It’s now.

Crain’s Chicago Business – Illinois wants to win the quantum computing race, so much so that it’s putting up a half-billion dollars in a bid to make Chicago a world…

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