Chicago Tourism Metrics, October 2015
Making Chicago a premier destination for tourism and entertainment is a major part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs that WBC is implementing to drive growth…
Showcasing Chicago to Nation’s Site Selection Leaders
WBC educates top consultants about Chicago’s unique business advantages
Chicago: The New B2B Boomtown
Mabbly CEO Hank Ostholthoff predicts that the next boomtown of innovation will be Chicago
ConAgra to Move HQ to Chicago; Chicago Growing Third Quarter 2015
In addition to ConAgra, 56 companies located or expanded in Chicago in Q3 of 2015
Chicago by the Numbers October 2015
World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data,…
Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – August 2015
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…
$199.4M VC invested in Chicago in Q3 2015
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…
Request for Information: Small Business Lending Portal, Lender Information
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…
Chicago and Illinois Taxes
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
Mayor Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week 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…