Does Chicago have the tech workforce to satisfy Google’s massive appetite?

Google is buying the James R. Thompson Center from the state for $105 million. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file)

A year ago, Tony Rizzo worked for Uber Freight, enjoying a Silicon Valley salary alongside perks such as free meals, phenomenal health care and, of course, Uber credits.

Then last October, the suburban LaGrange resident took a business development job at Isometric Technologies, an early stage transportation-tech startup based in Northern California but with a fully remote team that includes several Chicagoans.