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March 19, 2015

Local Employment Trends January 2015

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

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March 18, 2015

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity

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

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March 17, 2015

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Livingston International Choose Chicago for Headquarters

  The companies will bring a combined 275 jobs to Chicago

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March 16, 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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March 06, 2015

Livingston International to Open U.S. Headquarters in Chicago

Livingston International, a global logistics company focused on customs brokerage and trade compliance, will locate its new U.S. headquarters in Chicago.

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March 05, 2015

Mayor Emanuel Opens Yelp’s Chicago Office

Yelp’s opens new Chicago office and announces 100 jobs

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March 04, 2015

WBC, ISTC and UI Labs Release Manufacturing Innovation Hub Request for Information (RFI)

WHAT: World Business Chicago (WBC), Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) and UI LABS released a request for information from potential partners of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub (the “Hub”); a…

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March 03, 2015

Mead Johnson Nutrition to Move Global Headquarters to Chicago

Mead Johnson will locate its global headquarters in Chicago, bringing 200 jobs

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