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October 27, 2016

Local Employment Trends September 2016

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary September 2016 labor market estimates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The…

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October 26, 2016

2016 Chicago Consular Corps Gala

World Business Chicago (WBC) and Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) will honor the 80+ foreign and honorary consulates in Chicago and celebrate the strong relationship between the city and the…

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October 26, 2016

Collectively Impacting Economic Development

Inaugural CASE conference explores how anchor institutions can impact their communities

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October 25, 2016

Case-Shiller Home Price Index August 2016

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released August 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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October 24, 2016

Chicago by the Numbers October 2016

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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October 21, 2016

Chicago Growing, Third Quarter 2016

SC Johnson and Mars Wrigley Confectionery add jobs in Chicago

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October 21, 2016

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week 2016

Sixth Annual Program Welcomes 200 Top Technology, Engineering and Computer Science Students to Chicago; Record High Number of Nearly 900 Applications Received for 2016 Program

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October 20, 2016

September 2016 Home Prices and Sales

The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that year over year residential sales in the city of Chicago decreased by 3.2%, with 2,336 sales in September 2016 compared to 2,414 sales in…

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