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March 01, 2017

Chicago Ranked Top Corporate Metro for Fourth Consecutive Year

Site Selection Magazine Recognized Chicago for Leading the Nation in Corporate Investment in 2017

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February 28, 2017

The Making of mHUB: A WBC Fellowship Story

World Business Chicago Fellows help build Chicago’s manufacturing hub

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February 28, 2017

Blackstone Challenge to Award $3.4 Million to Diverse Chicago Start-Ups

Chicago-area organizations encouraged to apply for pilot program

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February 28, 2017

Chicago by the Numbers February 2017

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,…

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February 27, 2017

Chicago Growing, Fourth Quarter 2016

Global firm exp to move headquarters to Chicago, adding 150 jobs

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February 23, 2017

Chicago Tourism Metrics January 2017

Making Chicago a premier destination for tourism and entertainment is a major part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs that WBC is implementing to drive growth in Chicago.…

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February 06, 2017

Request for Proposal: Branding and Marketing Support

Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy (CASE) is seeking a creative agency partner to help develop a marketing campaign around its propriety diagnostic tool. CASE is seeking a partner through…

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February 01, 2017

Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Decreases to 5.4% in December 2016

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary December 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…

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