August Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year
This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 6.3% since last year, with 2,629 sales in August 2015 compared…
Chicago Tourism Metrics, September 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…
Fortune 500 Headquarters in Chicago
This downloadable spreadsheet provides a current list of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Chicago metro region. This list is updated annually. Fortune 500 Headquarters (2015)
Chicago Leads Nation in Foreign Direct Investment According to New IBM Report
Leads the Nation for the Third Year in a Row; Chicago is Only North American City in the Top 20
DMDII Partners with 1000 Jobs Campaign
Applied research and commercialization engine enters into its first workforce development project
Sprint to Add More Than 1,000 New Jobs in Chicago
Sprint For Chicago initiative to invest nearly $150 million in the city
Chicago by the Numbers September 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 – July 2015
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…
The Times of India: Indian ambassador to US holds high-profile meetings during Chicago visit
By The Times of India
Chicago Tribune: Digital manufacturing lab pledges $500,000 to jobs campaign
By Alejandra Cancino, Chicago Tribune