Despite HQ2 miss, Chicago still a top choice for tech office expansions

Although San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York dominate when it comes to where tech companies most often launch their companies or put their offices, new data shows Chicago is still a popular choice when those same companies are looking to expand.

Data from real estate firm CBRE shows that Chicago was the second most popular destination for companies based in the Bay Area, Seattle, Boston and New York to open new office space, behind only Austin. Companies in those four markets have opened…