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April 23, 2015

Local Employment Trends March 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary March 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following brief summarizes…

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April 22, 2015

March Home Prices and Sales are Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 13.0% since last year, with 2,118 sales in March 2015 compared to…

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April 21, 2015

Chicago-based Tech Companies Commit to City

More than a dozen of Chicago’s fast-growing technology companies collectively committed to hiring nearly 1,000 new employees by the end of 2015

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April 21, 2015

Anchor Institutions Step up to Support Chicago’s Small Businesses

Expansion will increase the number of committed institutions from 11 to at least 20 and double the number of small businesses helped

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April 21, 2015

Chicago by the Numbers

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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April 21, 2015

Chicago Growing, First Quarter 2015

Recently, Textura Corporation (NYSE: TXTR), a leading provider of collaboration solutions for the construction industry, announced it will open an innovation center in downtown Chicago in a move that will…

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April 20, 2015

Chicago Tourism Metrics, March 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 in Chicago. Last…

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April 20, 2015

$104.8M VC invested in Chicago in Q1 2015

This morning, DJX VentureSource released its Q1 2015 venture capital report, which tracks investments into companies that have received at least one round of venture funding. Chicago’s $104.8 million VC…

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