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…
Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in May
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released May 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Decreases to 5.4% in May
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary May 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
2015 Business Growth Profile
In 2015, Chicago-area business expansions brought more than 12,943 new jobs, according to data tracked by World Business Chicago (WBC). The data contributed to Site Selection magazine rating Chicago the…
Request for Proposal: STEAMuseum, Partner to Evaluate Pilot Project
Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) is in the process of developing the pilot for the STEAMuseum, the first of ten projects funded by The Stevens Initiative. In the first wave of…
Local Employment Trends May 2016
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary May 2016 data on unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The…
World Business Chicago Publishes 2015 Annual Report
World Business Chicago’s 2015 Annual Report outlines WBC’s impact in and around Chicago
Global Mayors and Leaders Convene in Chicago
Mayors and government leaders from Chicago’s sister cities recently convened in Chicago as part of the Chicago Forum on Global Cities. The group included Leader of City Council John Clancy…