What we do
Our Marketing & Communications team moves as a storytelling lab, positioning news for a social-first digital world, and creating impactful long-term storytelling advertising campaigns for Chicago. We oversee all advertising, communications, marketing, and media involving World Business Chicago.
For Media Inquiries
Contact Andrew Hayes, Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the most timely response to media inquiries and interview requests at ahayes@worldbusinesschicago.com or 312-823-4333.
News & Press Releases
World Business Chicago Bolsters its Board of Directors & Executive Committee to Support New Economic Growth Strategies for Chicago
CHICAGO – June 20, 2024 — At its recently held Q2 board of directors meeting, World Business Chicago, the city’s public-private economic development agency, ratified the appointments of several…
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World Business Chicago & Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive the Future of Manufacturing in Chicago
Today World Business Chicago (WBC) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC Illinois)announce a new strategic partnership aimed at aligning strategies and resources to strengthen Chicago’s manufacturing sector and drive…
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WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO EXPANDS BOARD WITH LEADERSHIP IN TECH, AI, AND QUANTUM COMPUTING FROM MICROSOFT & PSIQUANTUM
CHICAGO – September 5, 2024 — World Business Chicago is pleased to announce the ratification of two new members to its board of directors: Tony Surma, CTO of Microsoft, and Professor…
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Empowering Chicago’s Emerging Businesses
Today, we celebrate the latest cohort of small business owners graduating from World Business Chicago’s Chi Capital Accelerator program—a transformative 12-week financial boot camp designed to equip entrepreneurs with the…
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Why Chicago is the Place to Be for Business—Now and in the Future
As we conclude this historic week with the Democratic National Convention putting Chicago in the global spotlight, the city’s energy and economic strength are on full display. Earlier this week,…
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Seizing the DNC Spotlight: Showcasing Chicago as the Premier Business Destination
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off next week, World Business Chicago is seizing this incredible opportunity to showcase why Chicago is the best city in America to start, expand,…
Campaign Archive
Iconic Marketing Campaigns Start Here
Our Marketing & Communications team oversees advertising, communications, marketing and media involving World Business Chicago. The campaigns presented here span 2021-2023.
Dear Santa
World Business Chicago Pitches Santa Claus to Relocate “Santa’s Workshop” to the Chicagoland Region Citing the Region’s Strengths in Manufacturing, Transportation, Distribution, Food & Agriculture & Climate Resiliency CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2023)…
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Dear CEO
In a nod to old-school letter-writing campaigns, World Business Chicago sent out letters to 300+ CEOs of Fortune 500 companies located in states where abortion rights were restricted or revoked…
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In Chicago We Believe
The ad campaign ran as full-page ads in the Dallas Morning News and Orlando Sentinel, and online at Phoenix Business Journal. This campaign follows the economic development agency’s 2021 Dear…
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Meet the Members of the WBC Marketing & Communications Team
We are the in-house creative agency for internal and external projects incubated by World Business Chicago.