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Who to see; Big technology firms are all around Chicago. You just have to look for them.(Focus: Technology)

Crain's Chicago Business

| February 07, 2005 | Koss-Feder, Laura | COPYRIGHT 2009 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: LAURA KOSS-FEDER

This isn't San Francisco, but that doesn't mean there are no big technology firms in town. None of the major hardware, software or Internet companies want to miss out on selling to the Boeings, Allstates and Sears, Roebucks of the world, or to the city's small business population. We went looking for the local folks at the highest echelons of high-tech.

Intel Corp.

Sales and technical support are handled by about 100 employees in the Schaumburg office of the 37-year-old Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer of microprocessors. But the office is headed up by Hillsboro, Ore.-based Thomas Kilroy, vice-president of the sales and marketing group and co-president of Intel Americas.

Mr. Kilroy began his Intel career in the Schaumburg office 15 years ago; today he oversees all the company's sales and marketing in North and South America. He is two levels removed from Intel CEO Craig Barrett,…

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