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mHUB has been ranked No. 14 on TIME’s America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026 list, presented in collaboration with Statista.
The recognition highlights mHUB’s work supporting hardtech founders with the infrastructure, expertise, capital, mentorship, and industry connections needed to move physical technologies from early development to commercialization. Since 2017, mHUB has worked with over 200 public and private partners and supported over 500 startups that have collectively generated $5B in economic activity.
Congratulations to the many others recognized from the Midwest startup ecosystem: The Garage at Northwestern University; The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of Illinois Research Park; gener8tor; MATTER; 1871; Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University; and more.
This collective recognition underscores the Midwest’s growing role in America’s innovation future.
Read more about the recognition: hubs.la/Q04tmC100
#HardTech #Startups #Innovation #Chicago #mHUB
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Great story by Owen. When I was a Legislative Director in the Senate, I used to joke that you could send the wizards at Leg Counsel office anything from a detailed outline to a cartoon sketch on the back of a Monocle napkin and they'd find a way to turn it into a workable bill.
And then if the bill became a law, future judges would spend weeks poring over the placement of each word and comma to parse the meaning in a tough case.
NEW: Hill staffers and outside groups are relying on AI to draft legislation — but those bills are often riddled with errors.
The office tasked with catching mistakes is inundated. For @politico:
politico.com/news/2026/08/17…
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In Minnesota, trust is not given – it’s earned. I’m honored to have won this nomination and earned your trust, and I’m ready to get to work.
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SCIENCE MINUTE: Hard-boiled egg vacuum.
Science is powered by people. If we don't invest in research, we risk losing talented scientists to other countries.
That sucks ... eggs.
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Met with young leaders representing Minnesota at American Legion Boys and Girls Nation — Carter Klein from Bloomington, Izu Ayika from Maple Grove, Greta Gronfeld from Johnson, and Mariam Al-Areedy from Sartell. Great to see high school students interested in public service – their future is bright!
Eating champion Joey Chestnut defends title but blames heat for lower hot-dog tally reut.rs/3QQrADt reut.rs/3QQrADt
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By Dawn's Early Light. This morning in Chicago on Independence Day, America 250. – at Chicago, IL
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Another George Elmslie design in Aurora, the German American Bank Building. Only a handful of Prairie style banks from this era in the country and Aurora has two!
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“Unions are about opportunity.”
From apprenticeship programs to retirement security, @SenAmyKlobuchar spoke about how unions create opportunities that help working families succeed.
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The Aerial Lift Bridge is a Minnesota landmark that connects Duluth's port to the rest of the world.
I joined Mayor Reinert and local leaders in Duluth from labor and business to highlight federal funding we worked to secure that will restore this iconic bridge and preserve it for generations to come.
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For too many families, homeownership feels less like an opportunity and more like an uphill climb. Today I laid out my plan to lower housing costs for Minnesotans.
Read more: amyklobuchar.com/priorities/…
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In Columbia Heights with my running mate Ben Schierer today to launch our plan to lower housing costs for Minnesotans.
Thank you to the homeowners and the Laborers' Union who shared their stories and will put our plans into action!
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Grim adult beverage & hospitality industry economy chuckle at this slide.
h/t @BeerInsights Chicago conference
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Today I announced my plan to transform Minnesota’s government and make it more innovative, effective, and accountable.
Fixing the government is the foundation for everything else. And there’s more to come. Together, we can get it done.
Thank you to former US Attorney Andy Luger, Grand Rapids Mayor Tasha Connelly, Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies Winston, labor leaders, and small business owners from across the state for joining this campaign to build a better future for Minnesota.
Read my plan here: amyklobuchar.com/html/assets…
Boo!
HUGE NEWS for editors: the AP has changed its style guide. It's now "healthcare" (not "health care") and "childcare" (not "child care") apstylebook.com/ap_stylebook…
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Claudio The Tamale Guy’s red cooler is on display at the Chicago History Museum.
That is all.
