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What’s important to you in your career? The potential to move up the ladder? The option to work from home? State-of-the-art technology? Microsoft’s Chicago office offers all of this and so much more! This is exactly why they recently landed on not one, but two lists in Crain’s Chicago...

By: Staci Trackey Meagher, Midwest District General Manager for Microsoft. While businesses of all sizes across Chicago are enjoying cost savings since reaching for the cloud, you might be surprised to learn that local companies are also increasing their revenues—and using those dollars to...

The Microsoft office was ranked the third best place to work in Chicago in this year’s Crain’s Chicago Best Places to Work competition. Crain’s Chicago Business , one of the most influential business publications in Chicago, annually ranks the best places to work, determined by employee...

Microsoft today announced that it is awarding more than $5 million in cash and up to $10 million in software over the next two years to 12 non-profits in the United States that offer technology training to local communities. One of these organizations is the Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago , which...

On Thursday, January 20, Microsoft’s Midwest General Manager Staci Trackey Meagher and Chicago Microsoft Technology Center Director Adam Hecktman will be appearing on the Garry Meier Show on WGN-AM . Staci and Adam will be speaking with host Garry Meier about a recent research study sponsored...

Cloud computing is a term that many people may have heard and may not understand, while others are using the “cloud” without even realizing it. At Microsoft, we realize that people may be missing a business opportunity by not fully understanding the benefits of the cloud. How do we know...

The Chicago Sun-Times reported in late September that the city’s unemployment rate dropped from 10.1 to 9.7 percent. While this momentum is a good sign for job seekers in the area, the number of those without work is still significant. If you are part of that 9.7 percent who need help putting your...

A recession (and a high volume of facial hair) didn’t stop this crew from starting Microsoft. When times are tough, businesses may forget to continue to create and develop new ideas while they concentrate their efforts on staying afloat. But history has shown us that some of the most enduring...

For the third year running, Microsoft’s Chicago office has been recognized as one of the city’s best places to work by Crain’s Chicago Business. Microsoft considers this recognition a true honor as it was based on responses from more than 500 local employees. By fostering a culture...