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Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: Quantum Campus For All?
Description: The multibillion-dollar project Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago’s South Side promises to be one of the largest private investments in the area. Backers of the project say it will be an economic boon for the area, creating jobs and affordable housing.
But some residents are concerned about the economic and environmental impact the 128-acre park will have on the area.
On today’s In the Loop, who benefits from the forthcoming Quantum campus? We ask our panel: John F. Zasadzinski, professor of physics, Illinois Institute of Technology; Samir Mayekar, associate vice president and managing director of the Pols...