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October 21, 2015

Chicago Tourism Metrics, October 2015

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…

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October 21, 2015

Showcasing Chicago to Nation’s Site Selection Leaders

WBC educates top consultants about Chicago’s unique business advantages

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October 21, 2015

Chicago: The New B2B Boomtown

Mabbly CEO Hank Ostholthoff predicts that the next boomtown of innovation will be Chicago

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October 21, 2015

ConAgra to Move HQ to Chicago; Chicago Growing Third Quarter 2015

In addition to ConAgra, 56 companies located or expanded in Chicago in Q3 of 2015

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October 20, 2015

Chicago by the Numbers October 2015

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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October 16, 2015

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – August 2015

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2015 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

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October 15, 2015

$199.4M VC invested in Chicago in Q3 2015

DJX VentureSource has released its Q3 2015 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $199.4 million VC dollars invested in…

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October 15, 2015

Request for Information: Small Business Lending Portal, Lender Information

World Business Chicago (WBC) is in the process of developing an initiative to simplify the access to educational resources and capital for small businesses in Chicago. As a key component of…

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