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	Podcast:		Wintrust Business Lunch
	Episode:		Noon Business Lunch 4/20/26: Tariff refunds, market optimism, Chicago startup funding, Tide Laundromat
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2026-04-20 19:32:22
	Description:		Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about the government opening their tariff refund portal, the NAR’s generational trends report, the challenges for first-time homebuyers, and the latest on the war in Iran and its impact on oil prices and the stock market. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about Blockchain firm Ripple opening a big new office in River North, Chicago startups raising just $385M last quarter, and a Chicago fertility care startup raising $20M. Segment 3: Tony Kahan, owner, Tide Laundromat in Portage Park, joins John to talk about how many Tide Laundromat locations are in Chicago right now, how the opportunity to work with Tide came about, the way they separate themselves from other laundromats around town, and how business has been going since they opened their new location in Portage Park. Recent Posts Noon Business Lunch Tariff refunds, market optimism, Tide Laundromat Market upside, gas prices, tax refund spending Resilient consumer, staycations, Abt green initiatives Terry Savage: Economic impact of rising gas prices Market jump, core inflation, negotiation complexities Click for more
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