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Chicago is home to 12 companies on 2012’s Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing urban businesses in America, published in Fortune.
Redevelopment Project Will Create More than 11,000 Permanent Jobs, Job Training Program and Provide Approximately $600 million in Direct Economic Benefit to the Airport; Will Help O’Hare Grow Its Position As One of the World’s Largest Air Cargo Hubs
World Business Chicago was named a top economic development group in the nation in this month’s Site Selection magazine, considered an industry scoreboard for economic development.
More than 200 corporate real estate executives participated in a briefing with Mayor Rahm Emanuel today, hosted by World Business Chicago (WBC), the Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association (COLBA) and the Young Office Brokers Association (YOBA). Mayor Emanuel encouraged collaboration between WBC and the commercial real estate community in order to foster economic growth for Chicago.
A joint delegation from World Business Chicago and Chicago Sister Cities International is traveling to Moscow to strengthen international business development efforts and cultural ties in conjunction with the Chicago Syphony Orchestra.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released March 2012 figures for Real Earnings, an indicator that reflects components of consumers’ buying power.
In January, Midwest economic growth was above its historical trend, pushing the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's Midwest Economy Index (MEI) to its highest level sinceMay 2011.
Government officials from Shanghai, China visited Chicago today to sign an agreement that will provide for a video showcasing Chicago’s economic and business advantages to be promoted throughout Shanghai.
In a move to tie the city’s cultural exchange programs more closely to its business development goals, Chicago’s Sister Cities International (CSCI) and World Business Chicago (WBC) announced today that they will combine resources to further expand Chicago’s global footprint.
Today World Business Chicago took part in a new office opening, welcoming China Telecom Americas, a wholly-owned North American-based subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (NYSE: CHA), which revealed its new full-service office in Chicago.
