WBC, Community Organizations and the Chicago Central Area Committee (CCAC) are Collaborating on a Commercial Corridor Revitalization Effort On August 5, World Business in coordination with its community partners, kicked-off the corridor revitalization effort… Read More
Uber Signed 10-Year Lease for Chicago Office Space Uber has recently signed a 10-year lease for office space at the Old Post Office, with room for thousands of employees. According to the Chicago Tribune, it… Read More
World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International are proud to share the 2019 Global Youth Ambassadors Leadership Summit just concluded on Saturday, July 27. A joint program of Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI)… Read More
Love Cork Screw Founder Discusses Why She Chose Chicago & How She’s Relied on Resources from ChiBizHub ChiBizHub sat down with Chrishon Lampley, founder of LCS Entertainment, LLC that features Love Cork Screw wines. Love Cork… Read More
WBC Committed to Strengthening Economic Ties in China World Business Chicago’s President and CEO, Andrea Zopp, along with the global strategic initiatives team went on an economic development mission to China, July 15 – 23. The… Read More
Chicago Consular Corps to Honor PwC at Annual Gala World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International is proud to announce PwC will be honored with the Corporate Ambassador Award at the 2019 Chicago Consular Corps… Read More
Bunker Labs Summit Recap Bunker Labs just held its annual summit in Seattle where the organization celebrated five years since their launch in Chicago. World Business Chicago’s Blackstone/ChicagoNEXT Consultant, Moira Hardek attended the two days of… Read More
Consulting Firm Accenture to Add 600 New Jobs by Summer 2020 Consulting firm Accenture will be expanding into newly named Accenture Tower, in Chicago’s West Loop, adding 600 highly-skilled tech jobs and growing its apprenticeship program… Read More
From June 11 – June 14, World Business Chicago participated in London Tech Week (LTW). The mission contributed to the London-Chicago Alliance that was signed in 2016. This Alliance is of particular importance as London… Read More
On Wednesday, June 19, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the appointment of Mellody Hobson as vice chair of World Business Chicago (WBC). Hobson is the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ariel Investment… Read More
