FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2021 MAYOR LIGHTFOOT & MELLODY HOBSON ANNOUNCE MICHAEL FASSNACHT WILL SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO Fassnacht has served as interim President and CEO of World Business… Read More
Chicago’s largest student-led entrepreneurship conference brings 2500+ STEM students & tech professionals virtually exploring the city’s thriving startup ecosystem Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Techstars Chicago today to announce the launch of… Read More
CHICAGO – (March 11, 2021) – World Business Chicago (WBC) here announces plans for the 2021 Chicago Consular Corps Gala, including in-person elements planned in the Grand Ballroom at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago’s South Loop… Read More
CHICAGO NAMED TOP CORPORATE METRO EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW Chicago leads the nation in corporate investment in 2020, according to Site Selection magazine CHICAGO (March 1, 2021)— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced that for… Read More
The all-virtual experience will invite college students from across the city, region, and the country this March 15-19. Chicago Startup Week (CSW) 2021 announced registration is now open for it’s a week-long celebration of the city’s thriving… Read More
Chicago Also Awarded #1 for FDI Strategy in fDi’s Transport and Warehousing Locations CHICAGO–Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and World Business Chicago (WBC) today announced that fDi Intelligence (fDi), a service of the Financial Times, ranks Chicago… Read More
CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT: Pitchbook Chicago Venture Ecosystem Report Chicago once again leads the country in tech investor ROI according to a new report powered by PitchBook data Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joins… Read More
CHICAGO—Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, World Business Chicago (WBC) Vice Chair Mellody Hobson and WBC President and CEO Andrea L. Zopp today announced that Zopp will step down from her position at the end of the calendar year. Read More
The new startup growth program will drive investment for the city’s most promising startups during COVID-19 CHICAGO — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, ChicagoNEXT, and World Business Chicago today announced the launch of Startup Chicago, a… Read More
The Terminal project revitalizes an existing 100-year old property into an urban workspace campus, creating more than 200 new jobs CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Commissioner Maurice Cox joined… Read More
