Chicago Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Launch Industrial Growth Zones Program
New Initiative to Attract Industrial Businesses, Accelerate Job Growth and Drive Neighborhood Investment
$361.3M VC invested in Chicago in Q2 2016
DJX VentureSource has released its Q2 2016 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $361.3 million VC dollars invested in…
Wind Companies in Chicago
Chicago has more wind companies than any other U.S. city. There are 23 wind companies located in the Chicago metro, 14 of which are headquarters. In the city proper, there are…
QTS Leaders Dedicate Chicago Mega Data Center
Chicago Deputy Mayor and dignitaries to comment on transformation of iconic Sun-Times facility
Mayor Emanuel and World Business Chicago Celebrate Growth of 2112
Thriving Music Incubator Marks First Year, Expanding and Attracting Music Tech Startups from across the Country and Support 75 Companies with 1,500 employees
Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – May 2016
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…
Chicago Growing, Second Quarter 2016
Technology company SMS Assist expands to 565 employees and joins the list of companies growing in Chicago
ChicagoMade to Feature Chicago’s Creative Talent at 36th Annual Taste of Chicago, Millennium Park Summer Film Series
New ChicagoMade Marketplace, “Shorts” Film Series and Podcast Event Highlight City as Hub of Creativity and Innovation
Local Consumer Commerce Index – March 2016
The JPMorgan Chase Institute recently released Q1 2016 updates for its Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI), a measure of the year-over-year growth rate of Chase debit and credit card spending1. The LCCI captures point-of-purchase data to provide a local snapshot of consumer…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index, April 2016
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released April 2016 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index in…