Chicago Growing, October 2009
One year after opening its North American headquarters in downtown Chicago, customer service software company, Sword Ciboodle, is seeking to quadruple its local workforce by hiring more than 60 new…
Chicago Growing, July 2009
addONE Marketing Solutions LLC, an 11 year-old interim senior-level marketing staffing company, announced its expansion to Chicago. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) doubled its space by subleasing 20,000…
Chicago Growing, March 2009
In the November edition of Economic Focus, World Business Chicago published a list of companies that had recently announced growth plans in the Chicago area. The impressive list surprised many…
City of Chicago Submits Bid For Free Trade Area Of The Americas (FTAA) Secretariat
CHICAGO, November 20, 2003 – The City of Chicago today submitted its notification of interest to become the permanent host of the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the…
Chicago’s Diversified Economy Does Better in Good Times and Bad – City Investments in Neighborhoods Stimulate Economy
CHICAGO, September 24, 2002 – Paul O’Connor, executive director of World Business Chicago, today reported that its analysis of the national economy over the last 12 years has shown that…
Mayor Richard M. Daley Appoints J. Christopher Reyes to World Business Chicago Board of Directors
CHICAGO, June 27, 2002 – Mayor Richard M. Daley today announced the appointment of J. Christopher Reyes (48) to the World Business Chicago Board of Directors. World Business Chicago is…
Chicago Wins Commercial Real Estate Industry’s “Digie” Award
CHICAGO, June 20, 2002 – Chicago won the commercial real estate industry’s Extreme City “Digie” (digital innovation) award for its efforts in moving commercial real estate into the 21st century.…
Make It Big In Chicago CD-ROM Wins Three Prestigious Awards
CHICAGO, May 29, 2002 – World Business Chicago snagged three prestigious awards during the past month for its Make It Big In Chicago interactive CD-ROM. World Business Chicago and Jordan…
Chicago Develops Family Business Succession Program
CHICAGO, March 7, 2002 – Family-owned businesses are the lifeblood of our nation’s economy. More than 90 percent of all business enterprises in the U.S. are family-owned. These businesses account…
Global City. Local Connections. Log On Now.
CHICAGO, October 29, 2001 – World Business Chicago has launched the most comprehensive, data-intensive source of information on metropolitan Chicago in the region’s history. The web site paints a statistical…