Success Stories in Technology (Info, Bio, Green)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces The Dow Chemical Company will be relocating approximately 400 new jobs to Chicago over the next three years.
Goldwind USA, the world’s fourth-largest wind turbine manufacturer, locates its North American headquarters in Chicago.
Chicago-based Accretive Health Inc. is growing exponentially by doing something that seems very simple: making it easier for healthcare facilities do what they're meant to do—provide healthcare. To get the workforce that the company needs, Accretive has partnered with Chicago Career Tech (CCT) to train the skilled customer service representatives required to handle medical billing and insurance questions that clients may have.
In Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days in office, 3 major employers have doubled down on Chicago’s economic future, joining the Mayor to announce that they would be bringing 4,000 new jobs to Chicago.
To accomodate growth, creative tech company, Threadless will move to a combined 45,000 sq.ft. HQ/warehousing facility in Chicago’s West Loop.
Thousands of the world’s top scientific minds and leaders wrapped around Chicago this week for the annual BIO International Convention (BIO2010), returning once again after a hugely successful event in 2006.
Life science company, Sword Diagnostics, Inc., recently relocated its corporate headquarters and research facilities to downtown Chicago to accommodate planned growth, doubling the size of its previous space.
Therapeutic Proteins Inc. (TPI), recently relocated to a new manufacturing facility at IIT's University Technology Park, bringing 40 jobs to Chicago.
