

Crain's: One of Chicago's biggest VC-backed companies picks new CEO
SMS Assist, one of Chicago’s biggest venture-backed companies, didn’t have to look far for a new CEO. Promoted to the top job was Marc Shiffman, the company's former president and chief financial officer and one its earliest employees. Read the full story.


Greentech Media: Illinois Awards 215 Megawatts of Community Solar, but Developers Left Hungry
Developers are pushing legislators for more community solar and supporting the Path to 100 Act, legislation to expand the Illinois renewable portfolio standard to 40 percent by 2030. Read the full story.


Rockford Register-Star: 5 area solar projects awarded renewable energy credits, 17 wait-listed
Without an expansion of the state program, the remaining projects are in limbo, according to Pete Gray, spokesman for the Path to 100 Coalition. Read the full story.


Connect Media: SMS Assist Adds Chief Product Officer
SMS Assist hired longtime technology executive Kevin McDunn as chief product officer. McDunn will lead all aspects of the tech platform’s product innovation strategy for multisite property management. Read the full story.


Baking Business: C.H. Guenther buys Mid South Baking Company
C.H. Guenther & Son L.L.C. has acquired Mid South Baking Co., supplier of buns and English muffins to quick-service restaurants in the southern United States. Read the full story.