Posted on February 8, 2015
A company that is growing continues to create more Chicago manufacturing jobs. Freedman Seating is a multi-generational, family-owned manufacturing company in Chicago. Two years ago, Freedman Seating was selected to manufacture seats for the new fleet of CTA buses. Back then, they expected to hire 100 workers to meet that demand but ended up hiring […]
Posted on February 3, 2015
ContextMedia is growing and creating more Chicago health information jobs. ContextMedia is a health information services company, providing patient education solutions for healthcare professionals in the chronic disease care sector. The company plans to hire an additional 200 jobs in Chicago this year including positions across all functional areas and skill levels. ContextMedia also expects […]
Posted on January 25, 2015
The opening of the newest Mariano’s is expected to create hundreds of jobs, including Chicago customer service jobs. Roundy’s Inc., a grocery chain in the midwest, has launched the newest Mariano’s grocery store, at the intersection of 39th Street and King Drive in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Development of the new store, the first Mariano’s to […]
Posted on January 8, 2015
Over $600 million in funding from the Dept. of Health and Human Services has been awarded to create more Chicago education jobs and early childhood programming. Following the implementation of full-day kindergarten last school year and leveraging the federal government’s guaranteed funding over the next five years, Mayor Emanuel and the City will triple the […]
Posted on January 5, 2015
PECO Pallet is busy creating more manufacturing jobs in Chicago. The company has opened a flagship depot at 2924 East 126th St. in Chicago’s Hegewisch neighborhood. The company currently employs 65 people in Chicago and with this new facility, plans to grow to more than 100 employees over the next two years. PECO’s new Chicago […]
Posted on December 30, 2014
Beijing-based Wanda Group and Magellan Development Group have created a project that will help create construction jobs in Chicago. The companies are building an 88-story mixed-use hotel, condominium and retail building at Lakeshore East on Upper Wacker Drive in Chicago. This marks one of the final steps to bringing the $900 million Wanda Vista project […]
Posted on December 8, 2014
The Illinois Senate has voted yes to increase the minimum wage for Chicago jobs. “There is a moral argument to be made that anyone who works 40 hours a week should not have to live in poverty,” said State Senator Jacqueline Collins. “Last month, two-thirds of Illinois voters told us they agree with that principle, […]
Posted on November 28, 2014
A project designed to redevelop the Cicero and George Elderly Apartments as a new affordable rental housing building for seniors in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood is creating construction jobs in Chicago. The goal in Chicago is to create, preserve, and rehabilitate more than 41,000 units of affordable housing. Chicago has committed over $264 million to create, […]
Posted on November 28, 2014
IlliniCare will add an additional 300 healthcare jobs in Chicago in a new office and introduce a pilot neighborhood community hub facility. By the end of 2015, IlliniCare has projected its internal team in Chicago to grow from 150 employees to over 500. As a result of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, IlliniCare […]
Posted on November 7, 2014
Safe Passage, a new program that protects student safety on the walk to and from school, has created many new Chicago jobs. The program was made possible by a $10 million investment from Governor Quinn and the State of Illinois. This investment, on top of an additional investment made by Mayor Emanuel, will add nearly […]