Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a model of the first building in what's planned to become a riverfront, tech office campus between the South Loop and Chinatown.
"And with that, I'm proud to share with you what DPI's headquarters will look like," Pritzker said.SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOX 32 YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Pritzker and the State of Illinois have earmarked a quarter-billion dollars for tech projects that include the new campus with partners including the University of Illinois, University of Chicago and Northwestern University. "The new DPI headquarters will house offices and classrooms, labs and event space, along the Chicago River turning a long-vacant, old rail yard into a world-class talent and innovation powerhouse, with the aesthetic to match," Pritzker said.
The governor, whose multi-billionaire family has contributed millions of dollars to the project, said 2,500 Chicagoans with no tech background will learn new skills in the new building.Among them may be Chicagoan Rukiya Dykes, who first learned computer programming through a 12-week, 40-hour a week online course. She then did a coding "boot camp" and went to work for CVS in a job that typically pays about $50,000 a year to start."That kind of motivation is very difficult to find.
Creating new opportunities for those willing to study and master the basics of computer programming and move up the ladder is one of the goals of the Discovery Partners Institute.that I have read and agree