Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that for the second year in a row, Chicago was named the “Top Metro” in the nation* for corporate investment by Site Selection Magazine, considered the “industry scoreboard for corporate… Read More
Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company that owns more than 1,600 healthcare and senior living properties in North America and the United Kingdom. In this Executive Spotlight, Cafaro, a World Business Chicago board member, talks about doing business and living in Chicago. Read More
Newly formed America’s Urban Campus® (AUC), a consortium of 17 not-for-profit Chicago-area colleges and universities, released today the results of an in-depth study on how Chicago’s higher education sector impacts the city, establishing Chicago as… Read More
In an ongoing effort to increase its presence in Chicago, digital development agency, Dom & Tom Inc. announced today that the company is doubling its office space in the Tribune Tower and adding several new web &… Read More
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and World Business Chicago (WBC) today announced that Chicago ranks second in the nation in the number of fast growing small businesses according to the annual Inc. 5000 list released today. Read More
Chicago is home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters including 31 Fortune 500 HQs, 300 corporate R&D facilities, and ranked #2 North American City for International HQs. This downloadable excel file lists the largest companies… Read More
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Medacta USA President Eric Dremel today announced the official opening of Medacta USA’s new headquarters in Chicago. Medacta USA is a subsidiary of Medacta International, a privately held, family-owned global leader… Read More
World Business Chicago (WBC) today announced the first group of companies to participate in the Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy (CASE) capacity building program. Read More
Mayor Emanuel, World Business Chicago (WBC), Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Choose Chicago today welcomed a group of nearly 50 business and government leaders from Mexico City as part of the Global Cities Economic Partnership signed by Mayor Emanuel and Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera in November 2013. Read More
Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently joined Motorola Mobility leadership at the public unveiling of the company’s global headquarters in downtown Chicago. Motorola Mobility announced its relocation from Libertyville, Illinois to Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart in July… Read More
