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.
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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NEWS
The Largest Private Investment on the Southeast Side of Chicago Will Shape the Future for Generations to Come…
Today marks a historic milestone with the announcement of the first-ever Quantum Campus in the U.S., located at the former USX site on Chicago’s South Side. Anchored by PsiQuantum, this…
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European Company Chooses Chicago for U.S. Expansion
In this week’s edition of Business Pulse, we spotlight the compelling decisions that make Chicagoland a top destination for corporate investment. For the past 11 years, the Chicagoland region has…
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Grindr Building Its Global Hub for Engineering Excellence in Chicago
In our March 7th edition of Business Pulse, we emphasized the importance of “pro-Chicago Decisions”—expansions and relocations that drive job creation, investment, and economic diversity. These strategic moves underscore why…
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THE SPIRIT OF NELSON MANDELA: RESOLVING CONFLICT. INSPIRING CHANGE
Event Celebrates & Educates the Teachings of Nelson Mandela July 18, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, Illinois…
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Innovating for Tomorrow: Solar Innovation Prize & Department of Energy Request for Information
In this week’s edition of The Business Pulse, presented by World Business Chicago, we provided updates and information from our Public Sector Investment Strategy Team. This dedicated group of professionals…
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.