Chicago: The New B2B Boomtown
Mabbly CEO Hank Ostholthoff predicts that the next boomtown of innovation will be Chicago Read More
Business Climate
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New Tax Study Indicates That Chicago Provides a Competitive Tax Environment for Business and Residents
CHICAGO, UPDATED, October 4, 2015 – World Business Chicago (WBC) today released a study conducted by KPMG LLP, the global audit, tax and advisory firm, which estimates the total burden of government taxes to businesses and residents in Chicago. Read More
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Chicago Leads Nation in Foreign Direct Investment According to New IBM Report
Leads the Nation for the Third Year in a Row; Chicago is Only North American City in the Top 20 Read More
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Chicago Ranks Second in Nation for Number of Fast Growing Small Businesses
104 Chicago Companies Make the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies; Businesses Added 7,461 New Jobs Over Last Three Years Read More
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Chicago Growing, Second Quarter 2015
Chicago-based user experience and digital product development consultancy, ÄKTA, recently announced it will move to 205 W. Wacker Drive to accommodate the company’s rapid growth. The new two-floor space will quadruple the size of the previous… Read More
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Mayor Emanuel and World Business Chicago Announce Joint Chicago-China Business Accelerator
Program Will Help Chicago Companies Connect With Global Markets and Drive Additional Chinese Investment in Chicago; Accelerator is a Direct Outcome of the Gateway Cities Agreement Signed by Mayor Emanuel in 2013 Read More
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Cook County Property Tax Rates 2014
Downloadable PDF provides 2014 property tax rates for Cook County’s more than 1,400 taxing agencies. The average homeowner in the city of Chicago and the northern suburbs will see their tax bill increase slightly,… Read More
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Executive Spotlight – Lamar Johnson, Managing Partner, Gensler North Central Region
After spending 12 years in Gensler’s Denver office, Lamar Johnson opened the Chicago office in 1997. He recently discussed working and living in Chicago with us. Read More
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Anchor Institutions Step up to Support Chicago’s Small Businesses
Expansion will increase the number of committed institutions from 11 to at least 20 and double the number of small businesses helped Read More
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Chicago Growing, First Quarter 2015
Recently, Textura Corporation (NYSE: TXTR), a leading provider of collaboration solutions for the construction industry, announced it will open an innovation center in downtown Chicago in a move that will support recruiting and… Read More