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April 07, 2016

2016 Chicago Venture Summit Set for April 21 at Google’s New Windy City Location, Hosted by ChicagoNEXT

Oculus co-founder Steve LaValle and VC Steve Jurvetson key speakers. JP Morgan Chase, Google, William Blair and Goldman Sachs lead sponsors

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April 07, 2016

Cost of Living Index 2015

The downloadable Cost of Living Index provides annual figures for Chicago and top U.S. metro areas.  A detailed comparison is also provided.  This data is updated annually. Cost of Living Index…

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April 05, 2016

KPMG Report Ranks Chicago in Comparison of International Business Costs

KPMG recently released its biennial report on international business costs and competitiveness factors for more than 100 cities in 10 countries. Competitive Alternatives 2016 serves as a guide to business…

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April 05, 2016

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity, February 2016

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released February 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

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April 01, 2016

Workers’ Compensation & Unemployment Insurance 2016

Downloadable spreadsheet provides workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance contribution rates data for the State of Illinois. Workers Compensation & Unemployment Insurance (2016)

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April 01, 2016

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Improved Slightly in February

This week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released February 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure…

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April 01, 2016

Case-Shiller Home Price Index, January 2016

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released January 2016 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index in…

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April 01, 2016

Ulta Beauty Opening Satellite Office in Chicago

Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon and Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the company will open a new satellite office in downtown Chicago to offer employees workplace flexibility and to support…

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