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October 30, 2025

How Chicago’s Healthcare Ecosystem Is Healing Communities & Powering Innovation

Chicago’s life sciences and healthcare sectors are powering one of the fastest-growing segments of our regional economy — now employing more than 90,000 people, generating $47.8 billion in annual output,…

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October 07, 2025

From China to Mexico: Chicago’s Global Engagement at Work

In-person convenings matter. Last week, a Chicago-led delegation traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong, engaging directly with business and government leaders at a time of both challenge and opportunity…

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July 31, 2025

Chicago Loop Alliance’s Michael Edwards Shares Global Insights on Downtown Investment

This week in The WBC Business Pulse powered by LinkedIn, we’re spotlighting a vital voice in our ecosystem: Michael Edwards, President & CEO of the Chicago Loop Alliance. Representing Chicago…

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March 25, 2024

Diplomatic Trailblazing: Celebrating Myrna Farmer, a History Maker 

Meet Myrna Farmer, Executive Director of Board Relations at World Business Chicago, whose remarkable journey from humble beginnings to diplomatic heights exemplifies the essence of Women’s History Month. A Journey…

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May 04, 2023

World Business Chicago Leads Largest-Ever Chicago Venture Summit Gathering of Founders, Fortune 500 Executives, Innovators, & Investors at 2023 Chicago Venture Summit, Future-of-Food

  Chicago, IL – The Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Food, the flagship event of the region’s venture and startup community, which has garnered a national reputation as one of the premier…

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March 28, 2023

A Quick Chat with Nisaini Rexach

Tell us about where you grew up and tell a special high school memory.  I’m a Chicago native from the Humboldt Park community. One of my treasured High School memories…

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March 24, 2023

A Chat about Alicia Ponce’s Work

Tell us a bit about the industry you are in and the work you focus on. Architecture is an industry where we get to define a city’s culture and history. …

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March 30, 2022

CBO Collective Announces $1 Million Grant from Google.org to Provide Job Placement and Support to Jobseekers from Under-Resourced Chicago Communities

CHICAGO — The Community Based Organization Collective today announced a $1 million grant from Google.org to help place hundreds of jobseekers on Chicago’s South and West sides into in-demand careers,…

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