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October 03, 2015

Crain’s Chicago: ConAgra move shows how corporations can see Chicago through rose-colored glasses

By Brigid Sweeney, Crain’s Chicago Business

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September 30, 2015

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in August

This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released August 2015 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…

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September 30, 2015

Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.6% in August 2015

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…

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September 29, 2015

Case-Shiller Home Price Index

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released July 2015 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index…

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September 28, 2015

Chicago Tribune Letter: The Chicago area is working together — and growing

Letter to the Editor, Chicago Tribune

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September 28, 2015

New Tax Study Indicates That Chicago Provides a Competitive Tax Environment for Business and Residents

CHICAGO, UPDATED, October 4, 2015 – World Business Chicago (WBC) today released a study conducted by KPMG LLP, the global audit, tax and advisory firm, which estimates the total burden of…

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September 24, 2015

Local Employment Trends August 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary August 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes this data, as well as job estimates by industry…

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September 21, 2015

August Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 6.3% since last year, with 2,629 sales in August 2015 compared…

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