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June 23, 2017

Chicago Growing, First Quarter 2017

Microsystems and Trustwave expand global headquarters in Chicago

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June 08, 2017

2017 Fortune 500

Fortune magazine recently released the 2017 Fortune 500, a list of the largest corporations headquartered in the U.S. based on 2016 revenues. This year, the Chicago metro area is home…

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June 05, 2017

Mayor Emanuel and Trustwave Announce Major Expansion of Company’s Chicago Headquarters

Global Cybersecurity Company Adding More Than 300 Employees at New Chicago Headquarters; City Colleges of Chicago Launching Boot Camp to Prepare Students for High-Skills Cyber Security Jobs

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June 02, 2017

Mayor Emanuel, Blackstone Charitable Foundation and World Business Chicago Announce First Blackstone Inclusive Entrepreneurship Challenge Cohort

Organizations Awarded $1 Million in Grants as part of $3 Million Commitment to Support Chicago Entrepreneurs

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May 31, 2017

Chicago by the Numbers May 2017

World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data,…

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May 31, 2017

WBC On the Table: Inclusive Economic Growth – What Does it Mean, How Does it Happen

Jimmy Odom joins WBC as the first Director of Inclusive Entrepreneurship

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May 31, 2017

Flex-N-Gate, Preferred Freezer Services, and Unilever Invest in Chicago

Mayor Emanuel announces three separate companies are enhancing their manufacturing operations in the city’s neighborhoods

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May 31, 2017

Chicago Fintech, the Rising Star in Innovation

ChicagoNEXT’s Mark Tebbe writes on the growing fintech industry 

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