Recent Articles

May 18, 2016

Mayor Emanuel and Glassdoor Announce Company’s Growth Plans for Chicago

Glassdoor currently employs more than 50 team members in a temporary office location and expects to double the team to more than 100 by the end of the year. Over…

Read More

May 13, 2016

World Business Chicago Hosts “On the Table” Conversations

This week, World Business Chicago hosted thirteen forums as a part of On the Table, an annual initiative led by the Chicago Community Trust to organize discussions that inspire citywide…

Read More

May 11, 2016

Midwest Job Openings & Hiring Activities

Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released March 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

Read More

May 09, 2016

Mayor Emanuel Announces 500 People Hired In Manufacturing Jobs Through City Initiative

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and World Business Chicago today announced that the 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing program has placed 500 people in manufacturing jobs since its launch in January 2015.

Read More

May 09, 2016

Chicago’s Second-Annual Lake FX Summit + Expo

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the second-annual Lake FX Summit + Expo, the Midwest’s largest FREE convening of artists and creative entrepreneurs, May…

Read More

April 29, 2016

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Picked Up in March

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released March 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business…

Read More

April 28, 2016

Local Consumer Commerce Index

The JPMorgan Chase Institute recently released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI), a new measure of the year-over-year growth rate of Chase debit and credit card spending1. The LCCI captures point-of-purchase…

Read More

April 27, 2016

Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Increases to 6.6% in March

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

Read More
Translate »