Executive Spotlight – Lamar Johnson, Managing Partner, Gensler North Central Region

After spending 12 years in Gensler’s Denver office, Lamar Johnson opened the Chicago office in 1997. He recently discussed working and living in Chicago with us.

World Business Chicago Recognized as One of Nation’s Top Economic Development Groups

Chicago home to more new/expanded corporate facilities than any other metro area

Midwest Job Openings & Hiring Activity

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released March 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

Crain’s Chicago: Mark Tebbe named chair of ChicagoNext

By Crain’s Chicago Business

Blue Sky Innovation: World Business Chicago taps Mark Tebbe as new ChicagoNext chairman

By Meg Graham, Blue Sky Innovation

World Business Chicago names entrepreneur Mark Tebbe as Chairman of ChicagoNEXT

Tebbe’s experience and passion is a tremendous asset to Chicago’s technology community

Metro Chicago Exports Launches Small Business Grant Program

JPMorgan Chase & Co. funds the $225,000 initiative

Index Shows Steady Midwest Economic Growth in March

This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released March 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 Rate Decreases to 6.4% in March

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary March 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 February 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…

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