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Chicago by the Numbers, May 2012 worldbusinesschicago.com
World Business Chicago (WBC) tracks indicators from month to month to...
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Chicago Metro Unemployment Holds at 8.8% worldbusinesschicago.com
This morning, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released...
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Obama Administration Launches Sweeping Shift to Mobile | The White House whitehouse.gov
New Directive to Make Federal Services Available on Mobile Devices,...
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Index Shows Midwest Economy Continues to Outperform Nation worldbusinesschicago.com
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released April 2012...
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Index Shows Manufacturing Output Increased in April worldbusinesschicago.com
This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released April 2012...
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World Business Chicago Ranked Among Nation's Top Economic Development Groups worldbusinesschicago.com
CHICAGO - World Business Chicago (WBC), the city's public-private economic development office, was named a top economic development group in the nation in this month's Site Selection magazine, considered an industry scoreboard...

TOMORROW: Connect with young professionals and discuss all things G8
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy in Chicago is hosting its own peer-led summit on G8 tomorrow, May 8th, at the Library in the ...
YPFP Chicago: G8: The Other Summit ypfp.org

Looking for a job in Chicago??
My company, LaSalle Network is hiring! We are growing quickly and looking for smart, fun, hard working people to join our sales and/or ...

Chicago’s Converging Innovators | World Business Chicago Blog worldbusinesschicago.com
Over the past year I’ve had the privilege of dipping a toe into the torrent of energy that is Chicago’s innovation ecosystem. This fast-growing and quickly evolving amalgamation of entrepreneurs, inventors, academics, designers, startup companies, business incubators, events, publications, and investors are collaborating across disciplines to make Chicago an epicenter of the technology world.

The Midwest Mentality pandodaily.com
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Global Cities Initiative Launches in Los Angeles businesswire.com
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program and JPMorgan Chase today kicked off the Global Cities Initiative, a $10 million, five-year project aimed at helping leaders in metropolitan areas ac

A Paris-based group is releasing a report on Friday to encourage more cooperation among government entities so that Illinois and neighboring states can boost their economic development

Chicago soliciting plans for Michael Reese Hospital site chicagotribune.com
Some of the city's biggest names in architecture and development are competing to help the city of Chicago draw up a development plan for the former Michael Reese Hospital site, which was purchased by the city nearly three...

It will help more start-ups get out of the gate, but after that it's going to be messy. Yesterday the House passed the Jumpstart our Business Start-ups (or JOBS) Act, in a rare demonstration of bipartisan good feeling. The...

A 5-year-old from across the pond responds to brandmarks • From London-based branding and design studio GrainCreative.com @graincreative • Original soundtrack by Anthony Postman...

JOBS Act passes House: What the new crowdfunding bill would mean for startups | VentureBeat venturebeat.com
The JOBS act that President Obama signed into law today contains some big changes that open up a new world of possibilities for crowdfunding startups. Before today, it was illegal for a startup to go out and solicit investors.

Chicago's new Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs was announced today; we welcome feedback at www.ChicagoGrowthandJobs.com or by linking...
This first draft of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs is intended to embody a living process that marks the beginning of a ...
Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs worldbusinesschicago.com
On behalf of World Business Chicago and the members of the steering committee, we are pleased to present for your consideration, the first draft of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs. The Plan was developed at the request of...

Chicago Call Centers
Greetings Group - I am looking for resource material regarding Chicago call and service centers. The overall intent is to determine if ...

First Bites Bash, the Official Kick-Off Event for Chicago Restaurant Week events.linkedin.com
First Bites Bash, presented by United Airlines and produced by the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, benefits the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Save $25 with promo code: LinkedIn Inside the magnificent Great Hall of Chicago Union Station, enjoy savory and sweet tastings from over 50 of

Clean Energy Trust Announces Clean Energy Challenge Finalists; $250,000 in Total Prizes to Be Awarded March 1 businesswire.com
The Clean Energy Trust today announced 10 finalists will compete March 1 for a $100,000 grand prize at the second annual Clean Energy Challenge in...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today elected Richard M. Daley as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.
