Chicago By The Numbers
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,…
Chicago Named 2013 “Top Metro” in North America for Corporate Relocation and Expansions
Chicago was ranked the “Top Metro” in the U.S. for corporate investment in a report released today by Site Selection magazine, considered the “industry scoreboard for corporate investment and relocation professionals.”…
Chicago Named “Top Metro” in North America for Corporate Relocation and Expansions
Chicago was ranked the “Top Metro” in the U.S. for corporate investment in a report released today by Site Selection magazine, considered the “industry scoreboard for corporate investment and relocation professionals.”
2013 Business Growth Profile
Chicago-area business expansions tracked by World Business Chicago (WBC) represented the addition of nearly 40,000 jobs, 35 million square feet of space, and over $6 billion in investments in 2013, contributing to…
Chicago Growing, Fourth Quarter 2013
This issue of Chicago Growing identifies 64 growing companies*, illustrated on the interactive map below (red map markers indicate a headquarters): *Refers to data for new and expanding companies with…
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Participates in Conversation with Business and Community Leaders in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and World Business Chicago (WBC) on Monday welcomed White House Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, for the discussion Strong Cities, Strong Nation. This conversation was…
Sustainable Solutions LED Opens New Chicago Office and Showroom
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Sustainable Solutions LED (SSL), and World Business Chicago (WBC) announced today that the company has moved its offices and showroom from Hinsdale to downtown Chicago in…
Bonial International Group Launches as Retale in the U.S., Chooses Chicago as Corporate U.S. Headquarters
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Retale U.S. President Patrice Dermody today announced that Retale (www.retale.com), a retail technology company that aggregates weekly retail circulars through an online site and mobile…
Mayor Emanuel Joins China’s Minister of Commerce and Leadership from Eight Major Chinese Cities to Sign Gateway Cities Agreement
Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with the Minister of Commerce from the People’s Republic of China, Gao Hucheng, and the vice mayors and leadership representatives of eight major Chinese cities…
Chicago Ranked Among World’s Most Competitive Cities for Business in New IBM Report
Chicago ranks among the World’s Most Competitive Cities in a new report released by IBM. Of the top 100 global cities, Chicago ranked in the top eight or better across…