Google, JP Morgan and William Blair Return as Lead Sponsors for the Fifth Chicago Venture Summit In its fifth edition, the Chicago Venture Summit brings together investors, startup founders, and business leaders from across the country… Read More
Jose Luis Prado Named Chairman of CSCI On November 27, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and World Business Chicago announced the appointment of Jose Luis Prado as Chairman of Chicago Sister Cities International. Mr. Prado is… Read More
On Wednesday, December 11, World Business Chicago’s CASE team held a Business ShowCASE: Marketing Pitch Day. Chicago anchors – the city’s anchor institutions, including hospitals and universities joined CASE-ready marketing businesses as they “pitched” their services… Read More
200+ Council of Tech & Innovation Leaders Convened to Drive Growth for Tech Economy On Friday, December 13, the ChicagoNEXT Council held their semi-annual Q4 council meeting. ChicagoNEXT is World Business Chicago’s dedicated effort to drive… Read More
Summit Will Take Place July 11 – 18, 2020 in Chicago From July 11-18, 2020, Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) will host the Global Youth Ambassadors Leadership Summit. Read More
Good Tree Capital Shares Support and Resources for 100 Applicants Receiving Application Fee Financing On Sunday, December 15, Good Tree Capital, the City of Chicago and World Business Chicago held a cannabis license application hackathon. As… Read More
Global Sleep Out to Call for an End to Global Homelessness On Saturday, December 7, the Institute of Global Homelessness will be hosting the World’s Big Sleep Out. In neighborhoods throughout the world, people will sleep… Read More
FDI Magazine Ranked Top North American Cities for FDI Strategy Chicago was named the number two city in North America for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Strategy in 2018 – 2019 by FDI Magazine, second only to… Read More
Google’s Chicago Workforce Grows to 1,200+ On Thursday, November 7, Google opened a second Chicago office in the Fulton Market neighborhood. In addition to the new 132,000-square-foot office space, Google also selected Chicago as a second… Read More
ChiBizHub Sits Down with the South East Chicago Commission Ahead of Small Business Saturday Across the U.S. and Chicago, small businesses and local community organizations will be encouraging residents to shop local through promotions and… Read More
