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BLUE1647, a tech incubator and learning lab in Pilsen, announced Wednesday that it has parented with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s Rainbow PUSH organization to increase tech diversity nationwide with educational training and pipeline programs. The alliance, called the PUSH Excel/Blue1647 Technology Partnership, will establish a pipeline...

LaunchCode is partnering with Chicago-based BLUE1647 to promote diversity in the tech industry by training underserved youth in St. Louis. LaunchCode is the St. Louis-based organization pairing budding computer programmers with jobs at established companies. BLUE1647 is an entrepreneurship and technology innovation center focused on professional development,...