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March 03, 2015

WLS-TV: Chicago named “Top Metro” for corporate relocation, expansion

By ABC 7 Chicago

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March 02, 2015

Chicago Named 2014 “Top Metro” for New and Expanding Companies

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that for the second year in a row, Chicago was named the “Top Metro” in the nation* for corporate investment by Site Selection Magazine, considered…

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March 01, 2015

2014 Business Growth Profile

In 2014, Chicago-area business expansions brought more than 21,700 new jobs and $6.8 billion in investment to the region, according to data tracked by World Business Chicago (WBC). The data contributed to…

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March 01, 2015

Site Selection: Strength in Diversity; This year’s Top Metros have learned the wisdom of not putting all their eggs in one basket.

By Patty Rasmussen and Adam Bruns, Site Selection Magazine

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March 01, 2015

Global Derivatives Trading 2015

Chicago is home to 22% of worldwide derivatives trading.  This downloadable spreadsheet provides a breakdown of global trading, a list of the world’s top derivatives exchanges, and a comparison of…

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February 27, 2015

Case-Shiller Home Price Index

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released December 2014 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 in each…

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February 27, 2015

January Home Prices Up, Sales Down Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago fell 8.3% year-over-year with 1,295 sales in January 2015 compared to 1,412 in January 2014.…

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February 24, 2015

Chicago Tourism Metrics, January 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.…

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