What Google’s expansion means for the Loop and Chicago’s tech scene

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

The tech giant will likely add several thousand jobs to its local workforce. Is Chicago ready?

Google is moving into the Thompson Center, the state building in downtown Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

By Andrew Meriwether

Sept 26, 2022, 3:32pm CT

Google’s purchase of the Thompson Center could mean big changes for downtown Chicago and the cities’ growing tech sector.

Reset speaks with Steve Hendershot who recently reported on how tech workers and investors in Chicago are reacting to the news.

GUEST: Steve Hendershot, independent journalist

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

The tech giant will likely add several thousand jobs to its local workforce. Is Chicago ready?

Google is moving into the Thompson Center, the state building in downtown Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

By Andrew Meriwether

Sept 26, 2022, 3:32pm CT

Google’s purchase of the Thompson Center could mean big changes for downtown Chicago and the cities’ growing tech sector.

Reset speaks with Steve Hendershot who recently reported on how tech workers and investors in Chicago are reacting to the news.

GUEST: Steve Hendershot, independent journalist