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	Podcast:		Wintrust Business Lunch
	Episode:		Wintrust Business Minute: Chicago healthcare workforce startup raises $1.3 million in funding
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2023-05-22 18:20:51
	Description:		Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A Chicago startup that’s addressing the health care workforce shortage has raised $1.3 million in a funding round. Grapefruit Health connects organizations with clinical students to do tasks remotely. The company trains clinical students, medical assistants and pre-med students. It plans to use the new funding to expand its clientele and continue scaling the company. The backers in this round of funding include Google for Startups and a family fund owned by a former Blue Cross Blue Shield executive. The U.S. health care system could be short more than three-million workers in the coming years. Also, the property that houses the Apple Store at North and Clybourn in Chicago is up for sale. Listen for more below:
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