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
Chicago once again leads the country in tech investor ROI according to a new report powered by PitchBook data (News release link) Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joins ChicagoNEXT, an initiative of World Business Chicago, and… 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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 300 of the nation’s top engineering and STEM students virtually exploring Chicago’s thriving tech ecosystem and vibrant urban culture Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and ChicagoNEXT of World Business Chicago (WBC)… Read More
Sweet Home Halloween (Virtual) Halloween 5K Run, Walk or Step Thursday, October 29 through Saturday, October 31, 2020 www.SweetHomeChicagoHalloween5K.com (CHICAGO) – OCT. 27 – World Business Chicago, the city’s economic development agency, is helping to… Read More
Annual event will honor 88 international consulates in Chicago and three local awardees CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 – World Business Chicago, Chicago Sister Cities International and the Chicago Consular Corps will host the 2020 Chicago… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2020 250 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago To Learn About Chicago’s Growing Technology Industry and Vibrant Urban Culture Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and World Business Chicago (WBC)… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2020 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined World Business Chicago and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to announce that the Foundation will provide $300,000 in additional funding to West Side Forward, Future Founders,… Read More
