Success Stories in Financial Services
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.
The global insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings, announced it would consolidate five offices in the Chicagoland area and move nearly 500 employees into the former Sears Tower at 233 S. Wacker Drive.
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) recently announced that its headquarters will be relocated to Chicago. The change from Louisville, Kentucky to Chicago took effect at the company’s 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. The Company's Chicago employees will be based in its offices in Chicago's central business district.
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The Cincinnati-based bank moved its Chicago headquarters from Rolling Meadows to 222 S. Riverside Plaza, just west of the loop, where employees are now working out of the new 1,500-square-foot space. In additon, the company opened a 4,000-square-foot retail bank branch on the ground floor of the building.
Eurex, a joint venture of Deutsche Boerse AG of Germany and SWX Swiss Exchange of Switzerland, is the world's leading futures and options market for euro denominated derivative instruments. The company established its North American operations in the former Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in Chicago in February, 2004.
