Silicon Valley tech firm inks big West Loop lease

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By: Danny Ecker | Jan 30, 2019 | Crain's Chicago Business

Although plenty of companies flock to the Fulton Market District these days, one growing tech firm has left it behind for another emerging downtown spot. Mountain View, Calif.-based freelancing marketplace Upwork has leased 67,730 square feet at 525 W. Van Buren St., where it moved in earlier this month, the company confirmed. After tripling its local headcount over the past 18 months to about 100 employees today, the company ran out of room at its 12,000-square-foot office at 224 N. Desplaines St., a couple of blocks east of Fulton Market. Read More....