Posted on November 9, 2016
One company is expanding and creating digital jobs in Chicago. Accenture has a new Digital Hub in Chicago. Located in the West Loop, the 70,000-square-foot office houses more than 500 Accenture Digital experts and is designed to help the company’s clients explore the latest innovations in today’s fast-changing, digital environment. “Chicago is home to one […]
Posted on October 2, 2016
Wilson Sporting Goods is moving its headquarters, a move that will create corporate jobs in Chicago. The company will relocate its global headquarters to downtown Chicago in late 2017. The move will bring approximately 400 Wilson team members to the Company’s new location in the iconic Prudential Plaza building, located at 130 East Randolph Street. Wilson, […]
Posted on October 2, 2016
A city safety plan includes adding more law enforcement jobs in Chicago. Just a few years ago, Chicago’s homicide rate reached its lowest level in 50 years. Today, that hopeful trend has reversed, and the critical relationships between communities and police need to be rebuilt. The Mayor’s multi-faceted plan – including an increase to the […]
Posted on October 2, 2016
The opening of a new Whole Foods store is creating more customer service jobs in Chicago. The new Whole Foods store is in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Whole Foods Market Englewood is bringing better access to fresh, healthy food to Englewood and surrounding South Side neighborhood residents, plus more than 100 new jobs and economic opportunities. […]
Posted on September 6, 2016
One Summer Chicago youth employment site has helped create thousands of Chicago jobs. The program employed more than 30,000 youth around the city with job and internship opportunities this summer. Since 2011, Mayor Emanuel has significantly expanded the summer program, more than doubling opportunities while diversifying work opportunities for youths around the city, with nearly […]
Posted on September 6, 2016
The movement of a company’s HQ will create more Chicago jobs. 2FM’s headquarters at 1685 N Throop Street, as well as its equipment maintenance facility located there, will relocate operations and at least 200 existing jobs to Englewood. The move will further spur economic development on the South Side to complement the nearby Englewood Square […]
Posted on September 6, 2016
Many more films are busy creating production jobs in Chicago. Chicago has seen record TV filming production in 2016—a two-fold increase in TV shows filming here over last year. This year’s filming boost is due in large part to TV series selecting the city as the main stage for filming—with an unprecedented eight full-time major […]
Posted on August 9, 2016
Direct foreign investments are responsible for the creation of Chicago jobs. for the third year in a row, the Chicago metropolitan area leads the U.S. in foreign direct investment (FDI) according to the 2016 IBM Global Location Trends report. The annual report, which outlines the latest trends in corporate location selection, found that Chicago’s rank […]
Posted on July 31, 2016
A music and tech business incubator is busy creating tech jobs in Chicago. Community members are celebrating the recent growth of 2112, Chicago’s music and technology business incubator. Located within Fort Knox studios, the massive rehearsal and recording space for musicians on Chicago’s Northwest side, 2112 has become a hub for music tech startups from across […]
Posted on July 31, 2016
A new Whole Foods center is creating distribution jobs in Chicago. The new 150,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market Midwest distribution facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Expected to open in early 2018, the new Whole Foods Market Midwest distribution center will initially employ 150 people and serve as many as 70 Whole […]