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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…
Read MoreShowcasing Chicago to Nation’s Site Selection Leaders
WBC educates top consultants about Chicago’s unique business advantages
Read MoreChicago: The New B2B Boomtown
Mabbly CEO Hank Ostholthoff predicts that the next boomtown of innovation will be Chicago
Read MoreConAgra 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
Read MoreChicago 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,…
Read MoreMidwest 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…
Read More$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…
Read MoreRequest 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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