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September 22, 2022

100 Reasons

We are proud of our city’s many strengths and attributes. Our mission is to drive inclusive, equitable economic development, job creation, and access to opportunity. In the course of our…

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August 11, 2022

Business Roundtable: Cannabis and Chicago

Cannabis is a new ball park and Chicago is all in to become the Cannabis Capital in America. During the Cannabis Roundtable held on September 8th, 15 leaders in the…

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June 27, 2022

Dear CEO

In a nod to old-school letter-writing campaigns, World Business Chicago sent out letters to 300+ CEOs of Fortune 500 companies located in states where abortion rights were restricted or revoked…

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May 20, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot & World Business Chicago Announce the Inaugural Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Food

More than 600 founders, Fortune 500 leaders, and investors are attending Chicago’s flagship food innovation conference hosted by World Business Chicago

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April 08, 2022

In Chicago We Believe

The ad campaign ran as full-page ads in the Dallas Morning News and Orlando Sentinel, and online at Phoenix Business Journal. This campaign follows the economic development agency’s 2021 Dear…

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April 01, 2022

Chicago Top. Ranked TD&L Hub in the U.S., Business Facilities Magazine

Chicago stands at the U.S. crossroads of transportation, distribution and logistics (TD&L). Chicago-based companies benefit from central location advantage, diverse talent pipeline, and ever-evolving and growing logistics tech and innovation.…

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January 11, 2022

World Business Chicago Announces Small Business Tech Symposium, Tuesday, October 18 @ Malcolm X Community College

CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — World Business Chicago, the city’s public-private economic development agency, today announced it will host an event where small businesses can access trusted counsel, advice…

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January 11, 2022

X Marks The Spot: Chicago Is The Epicenter for the Nation’s Fastest Growing Companies In Logistics And Transportation

Chicago uniquely thrives as a tier one global tech and innovation powerhouse, where home-grown startups are reinventing and reimagining industries overnight. Chicago's thriving tech and startup ecosystem has access to one of the largest concentrations of Fortune 500 HQs, globally-ranked startup incubators and accelerators, and premier universities and two national labs. We’re both a B2B powerhouse, and an emerging hub for consumer tech and marketplaces.

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