The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute Formalizes Partnership with 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing
Applied research and commercialization engine enters into first project for workforce development
Request for Proposal: Branding and Marketing Support
World Business Chicago (WBC) is in the process of developing an organization to simplify the access to capital for small businesses in Chicago. As a key component of this endeavor, WBC is…
Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.9% in July 2015
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary July 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in July
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released July 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…
Local Unemployment Trends July 2015
Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary July 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this…
Case-Shiller Home Price Index
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released June 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…
July 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 9.7% since last year, with 2,989 sales in July 2015 compared…
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Open Applications for ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week
Annual Program Will Host 150 of the Midwest’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago
Chicago Tourism Metrics, August 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 in…
Chicago Ranks Second in Nation for Number of Fast Growing Small Businesses
104 Chicago Companies Make the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies; Businesses Added 7,461 New Jobs Over Last Three Years