The Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs is a coordinated effort to assess Chicago's economy and help it expand at a faster rate. It provides a set of goals, a framework for research and analysis, and strategies for which actionable initiatives are being developed.

Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs

Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs

World Business Chicago (WBC) has coordinated the creation of a plan for economic growth and jobs for Chicago. The Plan was led by the WBC Board of Directors and a Steering Committee representing a broad spectrum of the Chicago community. In addition to the leadership of WBC and the Steering Committee, the Plan was supported by The Brookings InstitutionMcKinsey & Company, Metropolis Strategies and RW Ventures. This leadership team worked closely with representatives from the Mayor’s office and engaged members of the City Council and other public officials and institutions. The Civic Consulting Alliance is also a key partner in implementation of the Plan.

Throughout the development of the Plan, the team worked to create a process that included numerous interviews with local stakeholders, roundtable discussions and is now open for public input.

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As Kickstarter has grown over the past few years into the Internet's go-to crowdfunding platform, it's been tempting to try to apply the model to anything and everything in need of cash – to products, places, programs, public parks, potholes, you name it. But the concept has some clear limitations when implemented at the urban scale. 

Yesterday, the City of Chicago announced a curated Kickstarter page called Seed Chicago to feature projects that create jobs and improve Chicago’s economy.

Mayor Emanuel announced today that $1.25 million in recovered TIF funds will be used to create new state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing programs at Austin Polytechnical Academy, to train the workforce in Chicago’s neighborhoods and grow opportunity for the future of Chicago’s economy.

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