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10.21.2016
Chicago Growing, Third Quarter 2016
SC Johnson and Mars Wrigley Confectionery add jobs in Chicago

This month, SC Johnson opened its North American regional headquarters in downtown Chicago. As a part of the move, approximately 175 employees will relocate from Racine, Wisconsin, to 550 W. Washington St.in Chicago. The company, whose products include Glade, Pledge and Scrubbing Bubbles, has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide, including about 2,250 in the Racine area.
“We already had a lot of SC Johnson people commuting all the way up to Racine every day,” said SC Johnson Chief Executive Fisk Johnson. “…there’s an incredible wealth of talent in [Chicago] and we felt it could open up new horizons for our company.”
Similarly, this month Mars, Incorporated announced its intent to combine its Chocolate and Wrigley segments to create Mars Wrigley Confectionery. The global hub for the new Mars Wrigley Confectionery business, which has approximately 30,000 associates worldwide, will be in Chicago.
“With today’s announcement by Mars, Chicago is now home to the world’s largest confectionery company. Mars Wrigley Confectionery could not have chosen a better city to establish their global hub,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Thanks to recent headquarters relocations by companies like McDonald’s, Kraft Heinz, ConAgra and Oscar Mayer, Chicago is staying at the forefront of the global economy, the center of the food industry, and the leading edge of the culinary world. I look forward to a sweeter future for Chicagoans and consumers everywhere and welcome Mars Wrigley Confectionery to Chicago.”
SC Johnson and Mars, Inc. join a list of 61 companies that chose to expand or relocate in Chicago in the third quarter of 2016, illustrated in this month’s Chicago Growing:
Advocate Health Care | Chicago Location |
Akorn | Chicago Location |
Alltech Automotive | Headquarters |
Alzheimer’s Association | Headquarters |
Amazon | Chicago Location |
Amazon | Chicago Location |
ANCO Steel | Chicago Location |
Atlantic Transport | Chicago Location |
Beco Pets | Chicago Location |
BWAY | Chicago Location |
Centor North America | Headquarters |
Chandler Services | Headquarters |
Cherryman Industries | Chicago Location |
Citadel LLC | Headquarters |
CityBase | Headquarters |
D&W Fine Pack | Chicago Location |
Devanco Foods | Headquarters |
DHL | Chicago Location |
Digital Realty | Chicago Location |
Doheny Enterprises | Headquarters |
DOT Foods | Chicago Location |
EdgeConnex | Chicago Location |
Exel | Chicago Location |
FedEx | Chicago Location |
Flolo | Headquarters |
Georgia Nut Company | Chicago Location |
Georgia Pacific | Chicago Location |
Ghirardelli | Chicago Location |
Great Central Brewing | Chicago Location |
Ikea | Chicago Location |
Ikea | Chicago Location |
Illinois Industrial Tool | Headquarters |
Julian Electric | Headquarters |
Knipex Tools | Chicago Location |
Nexeo Solutions | Chicago Location |
Next Capital | Headquarters |
NPS Express Inc | Headquarters |
Old Irving Brewing | Headquarters |
On Tour Brewing | Headquarters |
Outdoor Interiors | Headquarters |
Pandora Media, Inc. | Chicago Location |
Peak 10 | Chicago Location |
Pilot Air Freight | Chicago Location |
Planes Companies | Chicago Location |
Quorn Foods | Chicago Location |
Reviva Logistics | Chicago Location |
Saia LTL Freight | Chicago Location |
Samsung | Chicago Location |
ShipBob | Chicago Location |
Stainless Sales Corp. | Chicago Location |
Surgical Care Affiliates | Headquarters |
ThermFlo | Headquarters |
Thrift Books | Chicago Location |
TreeHouse Foods Inc. | Chicago Location |
Two Brothers Brewing Company | Chicago Location |
United Business Mail | Chicago Location |
Vetter Pharma International USA | Chicago Location |
Video Equipment Rental | Chicago Location |
Wayfair | Chicago Location |
WEC Energy Groups | Chicago Location |
WeWork | Chicago Location |
Wilton Brands | Chicago Location |
*Refers to data (where disclosed) for new and expanding companies with a physical address in the 14-county Chicago region that meet Site Selection Magazine Conway Project Database criteria, and/or is a headquarters facility, and/or was assisted by World Business Chicago (WBC). WBC captures project information from media outlets, press releases, company websites, subscription services and WBC internal reporting; the quality of each record depends on the availability of data and resources to input and confirm information. Data is finalized in the first quarter of the following year to allow for the time lag in project reporting; year-to-date numbers are subject to revision.
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