Crain’s Chicago: Inside the private group that guides Chicago’s economic development policy
By Lynne Marek, Crain’s Chicago Business
Entrepreneur: Chicago – The new B2B boomtown
By Hank Ostholthoff, Contributor, Entrepreneur, CEO Mabbly
Chicago Sun-Times: Manufacturing Day gives CPS students hands-on experience
By Patrick Judge, Chicago Sun-Times
Crain’s Chicago: ConAgra move shows how corporations can see Chicago through rose-colored glasses
By Brigid Sweeney, Crain’s Chicago Business
Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in August
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…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.6% in August 2015
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…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released July 2015 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…
Chicago Tribune Letter: The Chicago area is working together — and growing
Letter to the Editor, Chicago Tribune
New Tax Study Indicates That Chicago Provides a Competitive Tax Environment for Business and Residents
CHICAGO, UPDATED, October 4, 2015 – World Business Chicago (WBC) today released a study conducted by KPMG LLP, the global audit, tax and advisory firm, which estimates the total burden of…
Local Employment Trends August 2015
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data, as well as job estimates by industry…