Mayor Lightfoot joins World Business Chicago to announce ThinkChicago Homecoming 2021 ThinkChicago’s annual fall flagship event for students to explore career opportunities in Chicago’s thriving tech and innovation economy Mayor… Read More
Mayor Lightfoot joins World Business Chicago & partners to announce the fall edition of ThinkChicago Advanced Degree Exchange 2021 ThinkChicago’s exclusive event for advanced degree students and professionals connects top-tier talent with rapidly-growing Chicago… Read More
More than 500 VCs, local founders, corporate executives, and startup ecosystem leaders are attending Chicago’s flagship venture capital & startup conference CHICAGO — Mayor Lightfoot today welcomes more than 500 venture capitalists,… Read More
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition and World Business Chicago launch Venture Engine Connecting Promising Startups with Leading Corporations to Drive Innovative Growth September 22,… Read More
Mayor Lightfoot Declares August “Hire Chicago” Month Hire Chicago, a collaboration between Mayor Lightfoot, The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership & World Business Chicago — is… Read More
Mayor Lightfoot joins World Business Chicago to announce ThinkChicago Week 2021 ThinkChicago’s annual summer flagship event returns as a hybrid event for students to explore career opportunities in… Read More
World Business Chicago – creating extraordinary impact through equitable and inclusive economic development – unveils new logo and visual identity Reimagined visual identity adopts a more inclusive and sustainable use, displaying the passion, commitment,… Read More
Seven startups achieved unicorn status in 2021, twice as many compared to 2020 CHICAGO – June 24, 2021 – In 2021 alone, seven companies in Chicago have become unicorns (startup companies valued at over… Read More
Mayor Lightfoot announces the return of the Chicago Venture Summit, M25 Summit, and Midwest.Tech/Connect this September 2021 Postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic, Chicago’s flagship VC conference returns this… Read More
Mayor Lightfoot announces ThinkChicago Advanced Degree Exchange 2021 led by World Business Chicago and P33, with the University of Illinois System, Discovery Partners Institute, and GET Cities ThinkChicago’s first exclusive event for grad students… Read More
