Success Stories in Manufacturing / Logistics
The joint venture between SABMiller PLC and Molson Coors, has located its headquarters in downtown Chicago, bringing between 300 and 400 executive and management jobs to the City.
Wrigley opened its global innovation center, a 200,000-square-foot office and lab complex in the summer of 2005 on the northern tip of Chicago’s Goose Island. The center houses the company’s research and development, packaging, engineering, regulatory and quality-control departments. The world-class facility serves as the nerve center of the global confectioner's commitment to innovate, diversify and meet the needs of future generations of consumers.
Mittal Steel is based in the Netherlands and moved its U.S. headquarters, including 212 management workers into 1 S. Dearborn St., a new 40-story office tower. The employees had been based in Ohio and other cities in the Midwest.
Kelman Tavrida Group Ltd. obtained an office lease for their Kelman North America Inc. subsidiary at 200 S. Wacker Drive in late 2003, and began actively staffing the space, its North American Headquarters, in early 2004. The company expanded in 2005 to 4147 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago, and began manufacturing in the U.S. for the first time. Building on success in the U.S. market, the company was seeking a larger Chicago facility yet again in 2006.
World Business Chicago assisted C.H. Robinson (CHR) with the retention of over 500 employees and a new facility at 1840 North Marcey St. in Chicago.
Brunswick Corporation, a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-quality products for recreational enthusiasts, relocated their Sales and Marketing corporate office to 200 South Wacker, bringing approximately 100 new jobs to the city.
