Posted on May 1, 2018
A brand new plan is helping to support Chicago jobs. A package of new reforms has been developed to support small businesses across the city. The plan will reduce costs for businesses, simplify the licensing process, increase transparency, support start-up and innovative businesses, and reduce the burden of inspections for all businesses. “Small business owners […]
Posted on March 27, 2018
One company is expanding and creating more green jobs in Chicago. Gotham Greens founders Viraj Puri and Eric Haley and community leaders in Pullman will break ground on what will be Chicago’s largest agricultural greenhouse. The 140,000-square-foot Gotham Greens greenhouse near 107th Street and Doty Avenue will create approximately 60 permanent and 70 construction jobs […]
Posted on March 27, 2018
The city is busy encouraging youth to apply for Chicago summer jobs. Chicago will begin accepting applications for the more than 30,000 jobs and internship opportunities available through the One Summer Chicago Program. The program helps youth, ages 14 to 24, gain valuable work experience while providing critical support resources. The application is available through […]
Posted on March 27, 2018
The expansion of certain camps is boosting IT jobs in Chicago. The city announced the expansion of technology programming with seven bootcamps in cybersecurity and coding across six campuses by the end of 2018. “Expanding these technology bootcamps gives students the opportunity to learn the language of the future, sharpen their minds and develop the […]
Posted on March 2, 2018
The expansion of a key program may lead to the creation of more Chicago engineering jobs. Engineering Futures, which launched in 2015, will expand to include ten new partnerships between high schools and local engineering companies. Dyson, an industry leader with pre-engineering programs at CPS, will also announce plans to offer internships to students at […]
Posted on March 2, 2018
A new development center in Fulton Market will create more Chicago IT jobs. ServiceNow, the world’s fastest-growing enterprise cloud software company with nearly $2 billion in annual revenue, announced the creation of a new technology Development Center in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. The Development Center will be ServiceNow’s first U.S.-based technology hub outside its Silicon […]
Posted on March 2, 2018
A new plan may create many more Chicago airport jobs. Chicago and its airline partners will create tens of thousands of jobs and transform O’Hare International Airport with the biggest terminal expansion ever, adding 25 percent more gate capacity, modernizing existing terminals and improving passengers’ experience. “This plan is not just a game changer for […]
Posted on January 31, 2018
One company is opening a new headquarters and creating more insurance jobs in Chicago. Snapsheet, provider of virtual claims technology for the personal and commercial insurance marketplace, to open the company’s new headquarters at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The new office is designed to accommodate Snapsheet’s tremendous growth and marks the start of […]
Posted on January 31, 2018
The success of many local productions has brought media jobs to Chicago. Local film and media production have yet again reached record levels in 2017 in Chicago. Last year, 580 individual film and media projects recorded an all-time high combined total of 2,404 production days, resulting in an estimated $423 million in job creation and […]
Posted on January 31, 2018
One company is expanding and adding more data science jobs in Chicago. Shiftgig, the mobile technology platform that connects businesses with hourly workers, to open the company’s new office in Chicago. The new office is designed to support the company’s plan to add approximately 100 employees in 2018, doubling its internal data science, engineering and […]
