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Mar 29, 20141 min read

SPRING THING #3 - BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES IS SPONSORING MIDCAMP 2014

Chicago has had a vibrant Drupal community for years, with meetups and local conferences like CDMUG, DrupalCamp Chicago, and CADUG....

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A Cool Take on Data Visualization in the NBA

Eddie Liccardo

Mar 26, 20141 min read

A Cool Take on Data Visualization in the NBA

Here at Breakthrough we have a few rabid sports fans and this infographic that crossed our desks last week was just too cool not to...

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Breakthrough's Team Just Keeps Growing...

Eddie Liccardo

Mar 20, 20142 min read

Breakthrough's Team Just Keeps Growing...

We are pleased to have Lloyd Hervey II join our UX team! Lloyd has 8+ years defining and designing exceptional UX desktop and mobile...

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Say Hello to Michael Hollinger from our QA Team!

Eddie Liccardo

Mar 19, 20142 min read

Say Hello to Michael Hollinger from our QA Team!

“Michael has been a valuable resource for Breakthrough – contributing to dozens of successful projects. We welcome him back after a brief...

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Breakthrough Technologies Developing Education Assessment System for NCSC Multi-State Consortium

Eddie Liccardo

Feb 17, 20142 min read

Breakthrough Technologies Developing Education Assessment System for NCSC Multi-State Consortium

To enhance the educational opportunities of students with significant cognitive disabilities – a traditionally underserved population –...

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Finding a Top Tech Team in a Tight Market

Eddie Liccardo

Jan 29, 20141 min read

Finding a Top Tech Team in a Tight Market

A big tip of the hat to Crain’s Chicago Business for basically helping write a value proposition for Breakthrough Technologies. John...

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Why a Hackathon Might Be Just What Your Association Needs

Eddie Liccardo

Dec 19, 20135 min read

Why a Hackathon Might Be Just What Your Association Needs

In an article just published in the American Society of Association Executives publication Associations Now Plus, Doug Wilson,...

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Considering an Update of Your Organization Website? Six Tips on Where to Begin

Eddie Liccardo

Dec 14, 20133 min read

Considering an Update of Your Organization Website? Six Tips on Where to Begin

When should your association update its website? Every six months? Every five years? Only after it blows up? Stephen Campbell,...

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Eddie Liccardo

Nov 21, 20131 min read

A Drupal Milestone

Eric Kirsner, one of our lead Drupal developers, helped Breakthrough achieve a milestone by successfully contributing to Drupal 8 core....

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Chicago "Frenemy" Chris Bosh a Champion of Coding

Eddie Liccardo

Nov 12, 20131 min read

Chicago "Frenemy" Chris Bosh a Champion of Coding

Around Chicago, Chris Bosh is the “enemy” as a member of the back-to-back NBA champion Miami Heat. But you have to respect his passion...

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A Breakthroughvian Abroad, Part Four: Homeward Bound

Eddie Liccardo

Oct 29, 20134 min read

A Breakthroughvian Abroad, Part Four: Homeward Bound

Breakthrough Technologies Managing Partner Doug Wilson has traveled to Bern, Switzerland to attend TAO Days 2013. He journals here about...

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A Breakthroughvian Abroad, Part Three: TAO Days 2013, Day Two

Eddie Liccardo

Oct 16, 20131 min read

A Breakthroughvian Abroad, Part Three: TAO Days 2013, Day Two

Breakthrough Technologies Managing Partner Doug Wilson has traveled to Bern, Switzerland to attend TAO Days 2013. He journals here about...

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A Breakthroughvian Abroad: TAO Days 2013

Eddie Liccardo

Oct 8, 20132 min read

A Breakthroughvian Abroad: TAO Days 2013

Breakthrough Technologies Managing Partner Doug Wilson has traveled to Bern, Switzerland to attend TAO Days 2013 – an international...

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Eddie Liccardo

Sep 9, 20131 min read

Life is Better with Beer and Bar-B-Que

Our latest company event was much too tasty to keep quiet about. Doug, one of our managing partners, had the great idea of hiring a BBQ...

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We Made the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Companies!

Eddie Liccardo

Sep 3, 20131 min read

We Made the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Companies!

Inc. magazine has listed Breakthrough Technologies on the just-released seventh annual Inc. 500|5000 – an exclusive ranking of the...

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Increasing Access and Test Validity with PARCC's Accessibility Manual

Eddie Liccardo

Aug 26, 20133 min read

Increasing Access and Test Validity with PARCC's Accessibility Manual

On July 25, 2013 The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) published the first edition of their...

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Common Core Consortium States Putting on the Brakes?

Eddie Liccardo

Aug 23, 20131 min read

Common Core Consortium States Putting on the Brakes?

Now that the excitement of being part of the new Consortia formed around the Common Core State Standards has begun to wear off, some of...

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Show Chicago You Care at CNT's Urban Sustainability Apps Competition in October

Eddie Liccardo

Aug 7, 20132 min read

Show Chicago You Care at CNT's Urban Sustainability Apps Competition in October

Over 2.7 million people call the City of Chicago their home. Living in such a large, diverse city inevitably includes challenges as well...

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Eddie Liccardo

Jul 31, 20131 min read

A Recap of Educelerate: UX for .EDU

Last Thursday, I attended a great event hosted by Educelerateentitled “UX for .EDU”. The engaging panel included a good mix of designers,...

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Breakthrough Signs JasperSoft Partnership!

Eddie Liccardo

Jul 22, 20131 min read

Breakthrough Signs JasperSoft Partnership!

Signing a partnership agreement with California-based JasperSoft, Inc. has given us access to JasperSoft resources for use in our...

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