DJX VentureSource has released its Q3 2015 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $199.4 million VC dollars invested in…
World Business Chicago (WBC) is in the process of developing an initiative to simplify the access to educational resources and capital for small businesses in Chicago. As a key component of…
This downloadable spreadsheet provides current information on tax rates in Chicago and Illinois. Data includes corporate income tax, personal income tax, and sales tax. Chicago IL Taxes revised Oct 2015
Fifth annual ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week will introduce 150 of the Midwest’s top technology and computer science students to the city’s fast-growing technology industry over 3 days, and bring them…
By Lynne Marek, Crain’s Chicago Business
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This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released August 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…