Success Stories in Professional and Business Services
Combined Insurance Co. of America recently announced that it will move from its longtime North Side location at 5050 North Broadway Avenue to 111 East Wacker Drive in the Illinois Center Complex.
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.
WBC worked with the City and State to retain the headquarters of the world’s leading internet recruitment site, CareerBuilder LLC (“CareerBuilder).” The Chicago-based company has 25 locations and more than 2,200 employees nationwide, in addition to several international locations.
Aviva plc, the world's fifth largest insurance group, opened offices in Chicago to house its North American executive team functions, one of four regional centers for Aviva's global operations.
Grubb & Ellis Company moved its offices from Northbrook to 500 W. Monroe, a premier Class A building in Chicago’s financial district; it had moved executives to Northbrook from San Francisco in 1997.
In a sign of the company's growth as a leading technology provider, CDW Corporation consolidated its downtown Chicago offices into one location, naming the building, at 120 S. Riverside Plaza, CDW Plaza.
CNA is the 7th largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 14th largest U.S. property & casualty insurer, providing insurance protection to more than 1 million businesses and professionals in the U.S. and internationally. City assistance led to the company’s decision to keep its corporate headquarters downtown.
Synovate (formerly Market Facts Inc.) is a global market research firm with 77 offices in 46 countries. The company moved its headquarters for the Americas from Arlington Heights to 222 South Riverside in Chicago's central business district. The company leased 85,000 square feet at this location.
