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Chicago’s Second-Annual Lake FX Summit + Expo
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the second-annual Lake FX Summit + Expo, the Midwest’s largest FREE convening of artists and creative entrepreneurs, May…
Read MoreIndex Shows Midwest Economic Growth Picked Up in March
Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released March 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm business…
Read MoreLocal Consumer Commerce Index
The JPMorgan Chase Institute recently released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI), a new measure of the year-over-year growth rate of Chase debit and credit card spending1. The LCCI captures point-of-purchase…
Read MoreChicago Metro Unemployment Rate Increases to 6.6% in March
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary March 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…
Read MoreCase-Shiller Home Price Index, February 2016
Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released February 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 each…
Read MoreGlobal Derivatives Trading 2016
Chicago is home to 18% of worldwide derivatives trading. This downloadable spreadsheet provides a breakdown of global trading, a list of the world’s top derivatives exchanges, and a comparison of…
Read More5 founders talk Chicago tech’s biggest strengths — and weaknesses
By Andreas Rekdal, Built In Chicago
Read MoreBig-money investors land at Chicago Venture Summit
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