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The Chicago region is a hub for the biotech / life Sciences industries, with more than 57,000 biotech employees and 1,500 biotech businesses. BIO 2010 will showcase the region’s influence and its public/private leadership’s support.
Companies looking to relocate would find Chicago’s a better bargain than either of the country’s coasts, a study says.
Chinese news source, Xinhua interviews World Business Chicago President, Rita Athas on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day
Unemployed Chicagoans to be Trained for Today’s Tech-Driven Workforce
Chicago area is loaded with tech talent, recruiters say
Innovative workforce training program, aimed at putting displaced white-collar Chicagoans back to work in technology-focused jobs, recently held its first Advisory Board meeting at the Microsoft Training Center in Chicago.
Chicago is at the center of the largest trading areas in the world. We are the intermodal capital of North America, handling 14 million twenty-foot container units yearly, more containers than L.A./Long Beach (13.1 million) and 4 times as much as NY/NJ.
Chicago arguably remains the geographic center of global derivatives trading. This month’s Chicago Keeps Growing shows that the trading sector is continuing to thrive.
World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of the Chicago area economy including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data, price and purchasing indexes, and auto and truck sales.
Ford Motor Company officials recently announced that the company will build the next-generation Explorer SUV at its South Side assembly plant.
The Chinese World Language Program has expanded to 43 schools in Chicago, and enrolls more than 12,000 students. It is currently the largest Chinese language and culture program of its kind in the United States; Last month, the Confucius Institute in Chicago was awarded "2009 Confucius Institute of the Year" by the National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
Events
The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest names in biotech, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry.
