Rush University System for Health plans $70M outpatient facility

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 12:48P Wendell Hutson

The three-story, 60,000-square-foot development is expected to break ground later this year.

Matter's next accelerator to focus on reducing maternal mortality

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 10:45A Alex Zorn

The news follows new data from the CDC showing that the U.S. maternal mortality rate increased by 40% in 2021.

Aloha Poke opens 10th Chicagoland location

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 10:27A Ben Miller

Founded in Chicago in 2016, Aloha Poke also has locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C.

RiseKit lands funding to help give underserved job seekers a fair shot

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 9:54A Alex Zorn

RiseKit's vision is that job seekers will have equal access to employment opportunities no matter what zip code they grew up in. The Chicago startup, which helps companies manage and work with community organizations to diversify their hiring...

Luxury retail location at Westin Michigan Avenue sells

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 9:26A Ben Miller

The fully occupied three-tenant property houses luxury brands including Omega and Bulgari.

Community Growers Program aims to provide assistance to farmers seeking land

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 9:17A Wendell Hutson

Chicago-area farmers seeking financial assistance or land to maintain or open urban farms could benefit from a $2 million city-led program. The Community Growers Program targets the development of farms in underserved neighborhoods, areas that...

AAR Corp. aviation services company buys Trax for aircraft maintenance software

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 9:14A Ben Miller

Trax has about 110 employees who support about 5,000 aircraft.

Chicago named #9 market for sports business by Sports Business Journal

Chicago Biz Journals 3/20 4:48A David Broughton and Derick Moss

Chicago came in at #9 on a ranking from Sports Business Journal of the nation's 50 Best Sports Business Cities. Here's what SBJ said about Chicago, along with a look at who finished at the top of the ranking.

E80 Group takes office space in River North

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 9:38A Alex Zorn

E80 Group international intralogistics solutions provider has signed on to move into a full-floor, a 15,400-square-foot space at 448 N. LaSalle.

How Chicago companies are rethinking office space in 2023

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 9:21A Alex Zorn

As Chicago's downtown office occupancy and usage remain below pre-pandemic levels, the companies that are signing new leases are starting think about office space a little bit differently.

Metra station renovation project gets $5M grant

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 8:55A Wendell Hutson

The modernization project aims at a station that was built in 1920.

Vienna Beef becomes new official hot dog of Milwaukee Brewers

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 5:03A Margaret Naczek

Though the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs may be rivals, popular Chicago-based hot dog manufacturing Vienna Beef has become the official hot dog of the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

Apco Worldwide acquires Chicago consultancy Gagen MacDonald

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 5:00A Alan Kline

The merger combines two firms that are majority women-owned.

Groupon stock plunges after reporting Q4 loss, job cuts

Chicago Biz Journals 3/17 4:37A I-Chun Chen

With job cuts and other measures, the company says it's on track to reduce $250 million in annual costs by the end of 2023.

More lease signings in Fulton Market demonstrate retail's flight to quality

Chicago Biz Journals 3/16 10:10A Alex Zorn

Cosmetic dermatology group Ever/Body and diamond retailer Brilliant Earth have signed on to join 1020 W. Randolph St.