Local Employment Trends February 2015

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

February Home Prices and Sales are Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 3.9% since last year, with 1,448 sales in February 2015 compared…

Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Region 2015 Economy Profile Update

Recent information released by World Business Chicago has the economy of the eight Great Lakes States and Ontario and Quebec as a region ranked third in the world behind the…

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…

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,…

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Livingston International Choose Chicago for Headquarters

  The companies will bring a combined 275 jobs to Chicago

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,…

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.

Mayor Emanuel Opens Yelp’s Chicago Office

Yelp’s opens new Chicago office and announces 100 jobs

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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