Annual Report 2014

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

4. LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5. LETTER FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN, AND PRESIDENT & CEO 6. RESULTS 8. TEN TRANSFORMATIVE STRATEGIES 10. RECENT WINS 22. NEW AND EXPANDING COMPANIES 24. GLOBAL REACH 30. CHICAGO SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL 34. INNOVATION 44. MILESTONES 56. BOARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 60. FINANCIALS 62. PHOTO CREDITS 63. SOCIAL 64. MISSION

2 3 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN LETTER FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN, AND PRESIDENT & CEO

MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL MICHAEL SACKS AND JEFF MALEHORN

Four years ago World Business Chicago was a key partner Over the last year, WBC has helped push forward a number For World Business Chicago, 2014 was filled with significant that are truly impacting the region, including the Digital in developing the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs, of successful projects that are creating jobs and stimulating milestones that will impact the city’s economy for years to Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, Supply our forward-looking strategy to chart Chicago’s economic economic growth in our city; encouraging Chicago’s leading come. We saw an increase in companies choosing to locate Chain Innovation Network of Chicago, Metro Chicago future. Since launching the Plan, 32 businesses have institutions to support small business growth in their or expand in Chicago, bringing thousands of jobs to the city. Exports, 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing, Chicago located their headquarters in Chicago, more than 73,000 neighborhoods; and managing an unprecedented regional Anchors for a Strong Economy, and Capital Access Centers. new jobs have been created, and for the second year collaboration to help small and medium businesses capture Under the framework of Chicago’s Plan for Economic in a row our city was named number one for corporate new export opportunities in markets around the world. Growth and Jobs, WBC continued to drive growth across You’ll find these highlights and more in the pages ahead, relocations and expansions. This is a testament to the Several of those companies’ stories are on the following the city’s neighborhoods. On the global front, WBC helped which showcase how WBC’s Plan for Economic Growth strength of Chicago’s economy and our continuing efforts pages. strengthen international relationships including unique and Jobs is driving development throughout the region. to enhance the city’s competitiveness in the 21st century partnerships with business and government leaders in Our efforts would not be possible were it not for Mayor economy. I invite you to read about the impact WBC is making and join China and Mexico. And Chicago Sister Cities International Emanuel’s commitment, and our board’s dedication, to in as we continue to grow Chicago’s economy, bringing new (CSCI) welcomed 27 international delegation visits and the city’s growth. We will continue to advance Chicago’s World Business Chicago has been critical in bringing new businesses and new jobs to this great city. hosted 118 events, exchanges and programs. position as a premier location for business in the years businesses to Chicago and driving programs that create to come. jobs for residents in neighborhoods across the city. Sincerely, In the innovation sphere, we hosted more than 100 of the nation’s most influential venture capitalists at the first annual Chicago Venture Summit. We also invited 250 Sincerely, students of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship Rahm Emanuel from the country’s top universities to explore the city’s Mayor, City of Chicago vibrant innovation ecosystem for ThinkChicago. And, we showcased the city’s technology, music, and film industries, Michael J. Sacks Jeff Malehorn demonstrating that Chicago is an ideal location to start a VICE CHAIRMAN President & CEO business, during South by Southwest in Austin, TX with our ChicagoMade initiative.

WBC achieved many milestones in 2014, with initiatives

4 5 Results

Chicago was ranked “Top Metro” for corporate investment in 2014, with more new or expanded facilities than any other metropolitan area in the nation. Contributing to this increase in development was World Business Chicago’s enhanced effort to strategically leverage Chicago’s competitive advantages for business attraction.

WBC’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs provides a rigorous analysis of the levers that drive the region’s growth, with clear goals, a framework for analysis, and strategies based upon Chicago’s unique assets. While the first two years of the Plan implementation were focused on staffing and ramp-up, 2014 saw the launch of a number of exciting initiatives.

Increasing the city’s attractiveness as a location for business growth is a priority strategy of the Plan. WBC recorded more projects in 2014 than ever before in a single year. In a year of continued Refers to data (where disclosed) for new and expanding companies with a physical address in the 14-county Chicago region that meet at least one of these criteria: $1M investment, net gain of 20,000 sq ft, net gain of 20 FTE jobs, head- quarters facility, and/or WBC involvement in expansion. WBC captures project information from media outlets, press re- economic recovery, Chicago posted the biggest year-over-year drop in leases, company websites, subscription services and WBC internal reporting; the quality of each record depends on the availability of data and resources to input and confirm information. Data is finalized in the first quarter of the following unemployment rate of the largest U.S. cities in 6 out of 12 months. year to allow for the time lag in project reporting; year-to-date numbers are subject to revision and addition of projects.

6 7 10 TRANSFORMATIVE STRATEGIES

TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CHICAGO REGION

Kenosha (11) WBC’s outreach in 2014 helped contribute to an increase in Excel as a leading advanced manufacturing hub companies choosing to expand and locate in Chicago. McHenry (5) Lake (30) 624 Projects In 2014, WBC: Headquarters Enhance attractiveness as a center for business services and headquarters 105 Facilities –– Worked with more than 1,500 firms –– Grew staff to 35 Cook (385) Boost competitiveness as a national leader in transportation and logistics full-time employees Chicago (263) –– Added 13 new board members Kane (34) from a diverse mix of sectors DeKalb (1) –– Responded to more than 200 DuPage (85) Brand Chicago a premier destination for tourism and entertainment requests for information –– Presented to more than 10,000 people –– Launched a series of major initiatives in strategic Make Chicago a national leader in exports Kendall (1) alignment with the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs Will (48) Porter (6) Create demand-driven and targeted workforce development WBC continued its presence at key Lake (13) trade shows and special events with an estimated total attendance Grundy (4) of over 150,000, including: Support innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging and mature sectors –– AdvaMed –– IMTS –– World Routes Show –– BIO2014 Newton (0) Jasper (1) Invest to create next-generation infrastructure Refers to data (where disclosed) for new and expanding companies with –– South by Southwest (SXSW) a physical address in the 14-county Chicago region that meet at least one of these criteria: $1M investment, net gain of 20,000 sq ft, net gain of 20 –– Forbes Reinventing FTE jobs, headquarters facility, and/or WBC involvement in expansion. WBC America Summit captures project information from media outlets, press releases, company websites, subscription services and WBC internal reporting; the quality of Develop and deploy neighborhood assets to align with regional growth –– WEF Water Summit, each record depends on the availability of data and resources to input and confirm information. Data is finalized in the first quarter of the following and many more year to allow for the time lag in project reporting; year-to-date numbers are subject to revision and addition of projects.

Create a business environment in which companies can flourish

8 9 Recent Wins

10 11 ADM BRAINTREE

“When we considered where to locate our new global headquarters, we looked at several cities, and Chicago represented the best opportunity for ADM to continue our growth.”

Patricia Woertz - Chairman and CEO, ADM

The nearly 45,000-square-foot space located on the 46th and 47th floors at 77 W. Wacker Drive will house approximately 70 employees with room for growth and a state-of-the-art customer center that includes a culinary showroom for ADM’s innovative food ingredients. ADM is one “Mayor Emanuel has been an incredible Braintree, the fast-growing global of 31 Fortune 500 headquarters in the supporter of Braintree and the Chicago payments platform acquired by eBay, Chicago area. opened a new 65,000-square-foot tech community … Together with PayPal, headquarters on the eighth floor of the we’re building the future of commerce Merchandise Mart. The company is and we couldn’t be more proud to be expected to create 360 new full-time jobs, more than doubling its staff in the next doing that from our hometown here in three years. Chicago saw $8 billion in Chicago.” acquisitions and IPOs in 2014. Bill Ready - Chief Executive, Braintree

12 13 DOOR TO DOOR ORGANICS EMIRATES AIRLINE

“Our aggressive and strategic Door to Door Organics, a leading natural “Chicago has long been a destination in Emirates Airline launched non-stop, daily investments in Door to Door Organics’ and organic online grocer, announced its the United States which Emirates has service from Dubai to O’Hare. The service expanded service from a new warehouse adds to the city’s global connectivity and local operations further our commitment wished to serve. Like Dubai, Chicago is and office in Bridgeport, which houses contributes to its goal to host 55 million to remaining a trusted business in the more than 3,500 local, organic and natural a major global trade and transportation visitors by 2020. With more than 120 community and allows us to better meet grocery products. Chicago’s food industry hub with great cultural diversity that is daily departures to nearly 60 international is robust, one of many thriving sectors in destinations, Chicago’s O’Hare is the best the unique needs of both downtown and an economic engine for its region.” the country’s most diversified economy. connected airport in the U.S. suburban customers.” Tim Clark - President, Emirates Airline

Chad Arnold - CEO, Door to Door Organics

14 15 ILLINICARE HIREOLOGY

“We are excited to be setting down roots in Chicago. The city presents fantastic opportunities to pursue our mission – transforming the health of the community, one person at a time. With a diverse workforce base and such great neighborhoods and community partners, Chicago offers us an unprecedented opportunity to succeed.”

Jeff Joy - President and CEO, IlliniCare Health

IlliniCare announced it will add an additional 300 jobs in a new office at 77 “This new office gives us the space we Hireology, a leading tech-based human W. Wacker Drive. IlliniCare has projected need to expand our team with talented resources company, announced that it is to grow to more than 500 employees expanding to a new office located at 303 E. professionals in the region... its prime throughout the city in positions ranging Wacker Drive. The new facility will provide from management to nurses and social location in the city enables us to benefit space to accommodate its expanding workers. Healthcare is a focus of MATTER, from all the amenities Chicago has to team. Chicago is one of the fastest the startup center for next-generation growing cities for tech jobs. healthcare technology companies. offer.” Adam Robinson - Co-founder and CEO, Hireology

16 17 MEADE ELECTRIC PECO PALLET

“We are excited to join the vast number Meade Electric will consolidate its “We are proud to celebrate the grand PECO Pallet opened its flagship pallet of businesses that have chosen operations, bringing approximately 2,000 opening of our Chicago depot, which depot in the Hegewisch neighborhood people to the area. The announcement of South Chicago. The new depot can Chicago’s thriving business community marks a milestone in our company’s coincided with a $13.7 million project to process up to 500,000 pallets per month as the home for their corporate rehabilitate a formerly vacant industrial growth and partnership with the and store up to 250,000 pallets, making headquarters.” building and outdoor storage areas at community of Chicago.” it the company’s largest location. The 6850 W. 62nd St. in Southwest Chicago. company plans to grow to more than 100 Frank Lizzadro - CEO, Meade Electric David Lee - President and CEO, PECO Pallet employees over the next two years. With 95 expansions, Chicago saw substantial neighborhood growth in 2014.

18 19 WANDA GROUP YELP

“The successful establishment of the joint venture with Magellan Development Group is Wanda’s first step into the U.S. real estate market...the unique design and high quality of the Wanda Tower will provide the Chicago skyline with a new landmark befitting the city known worldwide as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper.”

Wang Jianlin - Chairman, Wanda Group

Wanda, the Beijing-based investment group, signed an architectural agreement “Chicago’s history as a leader in Yelp signed a lease for over 50,000 square with Magellan Development Group to innovation and supporter of small feet of space at the Merchandise Mart, build a 93-story mixed-use building on where it expects to hire up to 300 people. business and tech industry growth fits Upper Wacker Drive. The project will create The company chose Chicago to tap more than 2,000 construction and 500 seamlessly with Yelp’s initiatives, and into the city’s extensive talent pipeline, permanent jobs. It will be the largest real we are excited to build a home here with because of its strength in local businesses estate investment by a Chinese company and its thriving technology community. Yelp’s seventh office.” in Chicago. The Wanda development is the Chicago’s dynamic tech industry was first project that falls within the Gateway Jeremy Stoppelman - Co-founder and CEO, Yelp responsible for 77,000 jobs in 2014. Cities MOU, facilitated by WBC.

20 21 NEW AND EXPANDING COMPANIES

22 23 Global Reach

Chicago has long been a hub of international business activity. Home to more than 1,800 foreign companies, and with more than $100 billion in foreign direct investment, Chicago is among the most globally-connected cities. In 2014, A.T. Kearney’s Global Cities Index ranked Chicago among the top 10 cities in the world. The index provides a view of current performance and future potential based around business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.

WBC focuses on raising Chicago’s global footprint, meeting with international business and government leaders in Chicago and abroad to enhance the city’s position and make it top of mind as a destination for foreign direct investment.

24 25 CHINA

Chicago served as the backdrop for the 25th U.S.-China

Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). The “Chicago is a true hub of domestic forum provided a unique opportunity for the city and the commerce...Over the years, Chicago nation to strengthen their partnerships with China. During the session, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presided over has drawn more than $100 billion in the signing of an agreement between Beijing-based Wanda foreign direct investment and has a Group and Magellan Development Group to build the clear strategy to attract more. The city Wanda Vista project—the first result of the Gateway Cities has been strengthened because of its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This agreement deep connection to China, to Chinese fortifies Chicago’s place as a gateway for Chinese investment in partnership with eight Chinese cities; Beijing, businesses and to China’s people. This Chengdu, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin city has become a proverbial bridge and Wuhan. between our countries, which is why we elected to hold the 2014 JCCT here.” The MOU was highlighted at a JCCT luncheon hosted by Mayor Emanuel and WBC, with speakers including Penny Pritzker - U.S. Secretary of Commerce U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, and Wang Yang, Vice Premier, State Council, People’s Republic of China. China is one of the Chicago area’s largest trading partners, with total trade between Illinois and China amounting to

In addition, WBC hosted breakout sessions during the $34.1 billion in 2014. There are 60+ mainland Chinese- JCCT including discussions on manufacturing, real estate, owned companies in greater Chicago and an estimated infrastructure, and tourism. This was just the second time in 160+ Chicago-area companies have locations in mainland its history that the U.S.-China JCCT talks were held outside China. Chicago has sister relationships with Shanghai and of Washington, DC, when held in the U.S. Shenyang, China.

26 27 MEXICO

WBC continued to bolster ties with Mexico, welcoming With more than 1.5 million residents of Mexican descent, a group of nearly 50 business and government Chicago has the fifth largest Mexican population in leaders from Mexico City as part of the Global the world and the second largest in the United States. Cities Economic Partnership, a program developed Currently, more than 120 Chicago and Chicago-area through Brookings’ and JPMorgan Chase’s Global companies have a presence in Mexico. Chicago has Cities Initiative, and aimed at helping city and a sister relationship with Mexico City, Mexico. metropolitan leaders become more globally fluent. This delegation and Memorandum of Understanding The Global Cities Economic Partnership is designed to (MOU) serve as a template for how Chicago will foster trade, an exchange of ideas, and sharing of business continue to use its sister city relationships to accelerate best practices, while also helping to develop new global growth and drive its position in the global economy. trade and investment strategies. During the visit, the group, including Secretary of Economic Development Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, Vice Secretary of Economic Development Ricardo Becerra Laguna, Secretary of Tourism Miguel Torruco Marqués, business chambers/ representatives and industry executives from the pharma/ bioscience, restaurant and digital start-up sectors met with economic development and business leaders from across the region, learning about Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs and its implementation.

Miguel Torruco Marqués, Secretary of Tourism of the Government of the Federal District, Ministry of Tourism of Mexico City | Don Welsh, President and CEO, Choose Chicago | Jeff Malehorn, President and CEO, World Business Chicago

28 29 Chicago Sister Cities International Chicago Sister Cities International (CSCI) promotes Chicago as a global city by developing programs with Chicago’s sister cities in the ACCRA CASABLANCA LAHORE PETACH TIKVA GHANA MOROCCO PAKISTAN ISRAEL areas of culture, education, business, tourism, and immigration for the benefit of the residents of the City of Chicago and its sister cities. AMMAN DELHI LUCERNE PRAGUE JORDAN INDIA SWITZERLAND CZECH REPUBLIC

ATHENS DURBAN MEXICO CITY SHANGHAI In 2014, CSCI received the “2014 Best Overall Program” award for a GREECE SOUTH AFRICA MEXICO CHINA city with a population over 500,001 from Sister Cities International. BELGRADE GALWAY MILAN SHENYANG The Chicago-Shanghai sister city partnership was also recognized as SERBIA IRELAND ITALY CHINA 2014 Best Overall U.S.-China Sister City Partnership. BIRMINGHAM GOTHENBURG MOSCOW TORONTO UNITED KINGDOM SWEDEN RUSSIA CANADA Last year alone, CSCI welcomed 27 international delegations, hosted BOGOTA HAMBURG OSAKA VILNIUS 56 committee meetings and presented 118 events, exchanges, and COLOMBIA GERMANY JAPAN LITHUANIA programs.This included playing an integral role in the planning and BUSAN KYIV PARIS WARSAW execution of events related to delegation visits from Mexico City and REPUBLIC OF KOREA UKRAINE FRANCE POLAND China in support of the respective MOUs.

30 31 CHICAGO CONSULAR CORPS GALA

The 2014 Chicago Consular Corps Gala paid tribute to The evening contained numerous highlights, including the city’s global partners, with an international guest list the attendance of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny of more than 600 attendees that included members of Pritzker who gave the evening’s keynote address. the 84 foreign and honorary consulates in Chicago. More than $800,000 was raised to support the work of WBC and HONOREES CSCI and to fund Chicago Consular Corps scholarships to students attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. Global Citizen Award Glenn Tilton The Gala, held at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Retired Chairman of the Board, United Continental Holdings, Inc. showed a significant increase in attendance and doubled its funds raised in 2014. As a result, Corporate Ambassador Award CSCI and WBC doubled their contribution to the Exelon and ComEd Chicago Consular Corps scholarship fund.

Global Innovator Award Signal

Chicago Sister Cities International Volunteer of the Year Yoko Noge Dean Chair of the Osaka Committee of CSCI

Miho Yoshida | Yoko Noge Dean, Chair, Osaka Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International | Masaharu Yoshida, Consul General of Japan in Chicago

32 33 Innovation

Chicago’s vast tech ecosystem is maturing as a number of elements converge. Established and emerging tech companies, prominent universities and entrepreneurship facilities, and incubators and early-stage growth accelerators (including 1871, TechNexus and BLUE1647) are all coming together to create a global technology hub.

Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship is an integral part of Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs. WBC’s ChicagoNEXT is a dedicated effort to drive growth and opportunity in science, technology, and innovation and entrepreneurship to impact new venture formation and accelerate business growth. Source: Built in Chicago

34 35 TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY CHICAGO VENTURE SUMMIT

49,000+ 270+ Tech jobs Digital startups launched in Chicago per year on average 2012-2014 +50% 2,100+ Increase in tech Tech companies WBC hosted more than 100 of the nation’s most influential In addition to Kalanick, summit speakers included investor venture capitalists, who connected with the region’s most and PayPal founder Peter Thiel, Cisco Systems chief jobs since 2012 in Chicago promising early- and growth-stage technology companies technology and strategy officer Padmasree Warrior, and at the first annual Chicago Venture Summit. The summit investor and former AOL executive Ted Leonsis. provided investors substantial one-on-one access to high- SOME OF THE FASTEST GROWING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN CHICAGO IN 2014 potential startups, along with access to Midwest-based LPs and Chicago’s Fortune 500 leadership. “The reason we chose Chicago is we believe this is where digital technology Led by J.B. Pritzker, chairman of ChicagoNEXT and co- founder and managing partner of Pritzker Group, the has to merge with physical, industrial summit featured Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick. companies.” The long-time entrepreneur and angel investor discussed Padmasree Warrior - Chief Technology the powerful impact of innovation and disruption on & Strategy Officer, Cisco consumers and cities. Source: Built In Chicago

36 37 THINKCHICAGO

ThinkChicago hosted 250 technology, innovation, and PARTICIPANTS entrepreneurship students from top universities throughout the country to explore the city’s vibrant innovation –– Mayor Rahm Emanuel ecosystem. The program invited the students to meet with –– Harper Reed (Modest Inc. CEO, 2012 Obama Chicago technology leaders, explore innovative companies, campaign CTO, and former Threadless CTO) and attend various events including the Lollapalooza –– Charles Adler (Kickstarter Co-Founder) music festival and Chicago Ideas Week programming. –– Zach Kaplan (Inventables CEO) –– Adrian Holovaty (Django web framework More than 80% of participating companies said they creator; Soundslice & Everyblock Founder) plan to interview and/or hire ThinkChicago students. –– Google –– Groupon –– Microsoft –– Orbitz “I absolutely love ThinkChicago –– 1871 and really owe a lot to it. I wouldn’t “We’re proud to partner with the City of Chicago, the University of Illinois, World Business –– Motorola have started my company if it –– C3 - Lollapalooza 2014 Chicago and 1871 to bring our nation’s most talented students to Chicago... By showcasing weren’t for the program. I was –– Chicago Ideas Week Chicago as a hub of technological and entrepreneurial innovation, ThinkChicago draws going to move to California.” –– Gogo graduates to our vibrant city to kick off their careers and build new ventures.” –– Groupon Matt Unger - Founder, Roompact & Brad Keywell - Founder and Co-Chairman, Chicago Ideas Week; Managing Partner, Lightbank –– Morningstar ThinkChicago Participant –– Motorola

STUDENTS MORE THAN 40 TOP UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING

Carnegie Mellon University Illinois Institute of Technology Princeton University The University of Texas at Austin Columbia University London School of Economics Purdue University University of Illinois Georgia Institute of Technology Mass. Institute of Technology Stanford University University of Michigan Harvard University Northwestern University The University of Chicago University of Wisconsin

38 39 CHICAGOMADE

WBC, along with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Choose Chicago, Inventables, a Chicago company helping put the city at the and the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special epicenter of the next generation of manufacturing, unveiled Events (DCASE), showcased Chicago’s technology, music, its Carvey 3D printer and Easel software platform. Chicago and film industries at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, leaders met companies such as Dom & Tom, which ended TX with ChicagoMade. The effort focused on Chicagoans up expanding in Chicago. who have made an indelible mark on their respective industries, and demonstrated that Chicago is an ideal location to start a business or career. “From music to movies to the next generation of tech companies, Chicago is home to the best and brightest in the “… We saw that the Mayor wanted to industry...ChicagoMade brings local show artists that it was a friendly town artists, executives and influencers to for them, and that he was willing to South by Southwest to showcase our cultivate that culture … well, we would do city’s creative, home-grown talent, and anything we could to get behind that … I show the world that Chicago is a place think the city is taking the right steps.” where new industries and new talent Eric Sheinkop - CEO, Music Dealers in Crain’s Chicago can thrive.”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

ChicagoMade events included an exhibit booth at the SXSW trade show, a private reception for business leaders, and an official SXSW Chicago music showcase. Booth appearances included Mayor Emanuel, J.B. Pritzker, Brad Keywell, Desiree Rogers, Michelle Boone, Don Welsh, and Harper Reed.

40 41 MATTER CLEANTECH INNOVATION BRIDGE

MATTER is a community of healthcare entrepreneurs and The Cleantech Innovation Bridge (CIB) matches clean industry leaders working together in a shared space to energy researchers and early-stage ventures with individually and collectively fuel the future of healthcare corporations seeking innovative energy technologies and innovation. Located in the Merchandise Mart, MATTER was solutions. The program is accelerating the pace of clean a key starter project of ChicagoNEXT. energy innovation in the Midwest region and beyond through real business opportunities between corporations and startups.

In 2014, the program secured corporate participants including Invenergy, Exelon, and Schneider Electric. In addition, it secured partnerships with Accenture, Deloitte, and Ernst & Young. Partners who contribute will help vet participating startups.

In 2014, MATTER raised $8 million in funding for operations, 50 companies committed as MATTER members, and a prominent board of directors was established. In addition, MATTER’s leadership team was put in place to prepare for its official launch in early 2015.

42 43 Milestones

Since the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs’ launch in 2012, WBC has established approximately 1,000 relationships with key partners, launched more than 15 initiatives, and impacted 48 communities with more than 40,000 jobs created and retained.

44 45 CHICAGO ANCHORS FOR A STRONG ECONOMY - CASE DIGITAL MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN INNOVATION INSTITUTE

The Plan fostered neighborhood development through In 2014, the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation The forums were held at Engineered Glass Products programs like Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy “The CASE program is revolutionary Institute (DMDII) broke ground. DMDII is the nation’s on the city’s West Side, A. Finkl & Sons on the city’s (CASE), which trained nearly 100 small businesses in the flagship research institute for applying cutting-edge digital South Side, and Eli’s Cheesecake on the North Side. in that it gives our local businesses an region to grow their ability to supply large institutions with technologies to reduce the time and cost of manufacturing, locally sourced products and services. The network of 11 opportunity to work with each other. We strengthening the capabilities of the U.S. supply Chicago’s manufacturers will be able to preview new anchor institutions is committed to putting its purchasing may not be national in scope or have chain, and reducing technologies and tools power to work in order to drive economic growth across fancy marketing, but local businesses acquisition costs. WBC to enable factories of the Chicago’s neighborhoods. was instrumental in future, to access training, can provide even better service to our convening the Chicago shared resources and anchor institutions.” consortium led by UI expertise, and to develop Jackie Dyess - Inner City Supply, LABS, which was the new relationships with CASE Program Participant recipient of a $70 million suppliers and customers Department of Defense that will enable grant (matched by $250 increased productivity 2014 ANCHORS million of private sector, and competitiveness. academic, and local –– Advocate Health Care –– Rush University Medical government funding). –– BMO Harris Bank Center The program was initiated in partnership with the Polk Bros. –– City of Chicago –– University of Chicago Small and medium- Foundation, Accion, Chicago Urban League, Chicagoland –– Commonwealth Edison –– University of Chicago enterprise (SME) manufacturers across all industries Chamber of Commerce, Illinois SBA, LISC Chicago, –– Cook County Medical Center attended three open forums to learn how they can capture MacArthur Foundation, Manufacturing Renaissance, Quad –– Illinois Institute of –– University of Illinois at the benefits of Chicago’s new Digital Lab for Manufacturing. Communities Development Council, Chicago Community Technology Chicago Attendees also learned about the City of Chicago’s effort Trust, Women’s Business Development Council, and –– Northwestern Memorial to support manufacturing, and the global resource network Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance. Healthcare available to assist manufacturers’ planning and operations. There are approximately 2,700 SMEs in Chicago alone.

46 47 METRO CHICAGO EXPORTS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION NETWORK OF CHICAGO - SINC

Metro Chicago Exports (MCE), the unprecedented WBC advanced the Supply Chain Innovation Network SINC INITIATIVES INCLUDE collaboration between the City of Chicago and Cook, “Metropolitan areas like northeastern of Chicago (SINC) by appointing Doug Whitley as the DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, Interim Executive Director. SINC is a leadership council –– Streamlined truck permitting for oversized trucks Illinois are the engines for economic helps small and medium enterprises capture expanding developed to improve the movement of goods to stimulate throughout Chicagoland global opportunities and strengthens the region’s network growth in this country. And regions regional economic and business growth, and the first-ever –– Off-peak delivery coordination for shipping of goods of export service providers. that work together perform better. By private sector and executive-led, end-to-end supply chain during periods of less congestion increasing the export capacity of small organization in greater Chicago. The organization is growing –– Workforce development Launched in 2014, Metro Chicago Exports will assist Chicago’s national leadership as a supply chain hub by –– Fostering innovation within the industry and medium-sized businesses, we will manufacturers and business service companies to reach developing talent, improving infrastructure, advancing enhance global competitiveness, foster new international markets. In January 2015, Thomas technology, and attracting capital. Hulseman was appointed founding managing director of innovative activity within firms, and MCE. positively impact the economy of our region.” This pilot program focuses on three initial strategies: Toni Preckwinkle - President, Cook County Board

–– Build the pipeline of export-ready firms –– Strengthen the export ecosystem –– Reduce the initial business costs to reach new markets % Metro Chicago Exports builds on the Global Cities Initiative, 83 a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. Of economic growth is occuring outside the U.S. Increases Global Enhances Local Strengthens Competitiveness Supply Chain your Business’ * 2013-2018 by helping grow Chicago’s eiciency, while increasing exposure to thought regional economy talent attraction and academic leadership and industry strength in the field trends, while increasing

* Source: World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, 2013 access to the talent, tools, and best-practices for growth

48 49 1000 JOBS FOR CHICAGOLAND MANUFACTURING CAPITAL ACCESS CENTERS

The 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing initiative The Capital Access Centers (CACs), now called Small was announced in 2014 by Mayor Emanuel, WBC, and “When you strengthen the Business Opportunity Centers, pilot program launched “Accessing capital is one of the most the Chicago Federation of Labor. The initiative will match at three locations in 2014. The program helps small manufacturing sector, you strengthen important needs for small businesses 1,000 qualified job seekers to open manufacturing jobs businesses assess their needs and access capital to grow. and link residents who need additional skills to training the middle class. This initiative The CACs primarily work with small businesses seeking and is also one of the most challenging. and apprenticeship programs that can result in full-time will connect job seekers with the loans up to $250,000 for their next stage of development. Often, small businesses don’t know employment. training programs and manufacturing where to go for capital and currently Capital Access Centers will help banks, microlenders, and employment opportunities that will help there are limited institutions providing The 1000 Jobs initiative focuses on three areas of need: other financial institutions fill their lending pipelines, while build our community.” support to them in the marketplace. providing the expert guidance business owners seek when –– Raising awareness of manufacturing jobs in the city Karin Norington-Reaves - CEO, Chicago Cook Workforce they are looking for financing to improve or expand their This program will provide funding and Partnership, 1000 Jobs Steering Committee Member and the region’s manufacturing sector business. training to create centers that have both –– Increasing capacity at existing workforce organizations the capacity and the capability to triage to help them to match job seekers to jobs and training The program launched with three neighborhood- client needs and steer them to the most programs that meet the needs of area manufacturing based agencies: the Chatham Business Association, businesses the Resurrection Project, and the Greater Englewood appropriate financial partners.” –– Facilitating coordination through a web portal that will Community Development Corporation. Roxanne Nava - Chief Small Business Officer, City of Chicago connect job seekers with training and employment opportunities CACs build on the success of WBC’s Seed Chicago initiative, which cultivates and accelerates small business growth under the leadership of Accion.

50 51 RIVERWALK FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

WBC’s Fellowship Program offers prominent professional

development opportunities for mid-level executives “The Fellowship is an enriching throughout the Chicago area to drive World Business experience that ignites one’s civic spirit, Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs strategies. develops and flexes next generation

Nominated by their employers, Fellows work at WBC for a leadership and entrepreneurial skills, select amount of time and lead initiatives to drive growth and provides unparalleled access in Chicago and the region. This professional development to Chicago’s dynamic business and experience provides the Fellows with tremendous civic ecosystem. WBC provides all the leadership opportunities as they build lasting relationships with leaders in the public and private sectors and directly essential ingredients that allow Fellows impact Chicago’s future. to be creative in how they make an impact and get a taste of Chicago’s In 2014, WBC hosted 12 Fellows from companies including: economic development priorities.” As a part of its Plan strategy to invest in next-generation The Chicago Riverwalk extension is part of the larger A.T. Kearney Inc., Bain & Company, Inc., CohnReznick LLP, infrastructure, WBC is a key partner in the development of Wacker Drive Reconstruction Project. The Riverwalk will Deloitte Consulting LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Gensler, Hyatt Anil Harjani - Director, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Former WBC Fellow Chicago’s Riverwalk. In 2014, the City of Chicago issued complement the new roadway, bringing residents and Hotels Corporation, KPMG LLP, Madison Dearborn Partners, a request for proposals (RFP) to advance commercial visitors down to the river level. The project will provide LLC, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, and Wells Fargo development around the Riverwalk. According to a study an alternative, continuous pedestrian pathway with Bank, N.A. commissioned by the City, investing in the Riverwalk has recreational, educational and retail opportunities. With the potential to drive roughly $3 billion in net new spending more than 100,000 square feet of commercial development in the Chicago economy over the next 35 years. opportunity, the Chicago Riverwalk is a transformative investment.

52 53 2014 MILESTONES

Mexican Business Delegation Chicago “Top Metro” for Chicago Visit Chicago Investor Conference Corporate Relocation/Expansions Chicago Gourmet Balihoo Routes Conference Yelp ThinkChicago: Bonial International Group Chicago ranked #2 for Fast Door to Door Organics Growing Small Businesses - Lollapalooza INC. 5000 Braintree Archer Daniels Chicago Consular Corps Gala Midland Hyatt Revenew Dom & Tom PMS Medikal ChicagoMade @SXSW in Austin Chicago Venture Hireology China Business Delegation Summit Chicago Visit WBC WEFTEC WBC Hosts Valerie Jarrett Talk Medacta Global Water Summit Metro Chicago Exports Launches Capital Access Centers Launches Meade Electric Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy (CASE) SINC names AdvaMed Launches Executive Director Blue Chip Marketing WBC Ranked Top Worldwide Economic Development Group Sustainable Solutions LED 1000 Jobs Launches U.S.-China Joint Commission on DMDII SME Forums Commerce and Trade Forum Medix

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40 TOP UNIVERSITIES

INCLUDING

BOARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAIRMAN Jim Abrams Stephen Chipman1 Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice Chair Lori Healey Anthony Parasida Jeffery Smisek Rahm Emanuel Medline Industries, Inc. Grant Thornton LLP CEO Senior Vice President Chairman, President and CEO PLAN STEERING MarySue Barrett Mayor Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Human Resources and Administration United Continental Holdings, Inc. COMMITTEE Metropolitan Planning Council City of Chicago Anthony K. Anderson Christopher Crane The Boeing Company Retired Vice Chairperson and President and CEO Mellody Hobson J. Douglas Sparkman CO-CHAIRS Frank Beal VICE CHAIRMAN Managing Partner of the Midwest Exelon Corporation President Henry M. Paulson, Jr. COO Fuels, North America Civic Consulting Alliance Ernst & Young LLP Ariel Investments Chairman BP Products North America, Inc. Michael Sacks Michael Sacks James S. Crown The Paulson Institute WBC VICE CHAIRMAN, CEO of GCM Melissa Bean CEO Andrew Appel President Mark S. Hoplamazian Byron Spruell Grosvenor JPMorgan Chase & Co. GCM Grosvenor President and CEO Henry Crown and Company President and CEO Jose Luis Prado VICE CHAIRMAN, Central Region and IRI Worldwide Hyatt Hotels Corporation Former President Chicago Managing Principal Glenn Tilton Steve DeBretto PRESIDENT & CEO Deborah DeHaas Quaker Foods North America Deloitte LLP WBC Executive Committee Member, Retired Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago Jeffrey Aronin VICE CHAIRMAN and Chief Inclusion Lamar A. Johnson President Chairman of the Board, United Continental Jeff Malehorn Chairman and CEO Officer Managing Principal of North Central Region Prado Strategic Consulting Russell Stokes Holdings, Inc. Ivo Daalder World Business Chicago Paragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Deloitte LLP Gensler President and CEO The Chicago Council on Global Affairs John Pratt GE Transportation EX OFFICIO Rita R. Athas Mary Dillon Steve Kersten Managing Director, Investment Banking Ty Fahner Senior Advisor President and CEO Owner and President Bank of America Merrill Lynch David P. Storch Steve Koch The Civic Committee of the Commercial World Business Chicago Ulta, Inc. WaterSaver Faucet Chairman and CEO Deputy Mayor, City of Chicago Club of Chicago Richard Price AAR CORP. Melissa Bean Craig J. Duchossois James P. Kolar1 Chairman and CEO Terry Mazany Chairman of the Midwest CEO Greater Chicago Market Managing Partner Mesirow Financial Hugh Sullivan1 The Chicago Community Trust JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Duchossois Group PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Vice Chariman J.B. Pritzker Morgan Stanley Theresa Mintle Tony Bouchard Donald Edwards Mitchell J. Krebs Co-Founder and Managing Partner Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Managing Principal President and CEO Pritzker Group Robert Sullivan Central Region Executive Flexpoint Ford, LLC Coeur Mining, Inc. President and CEO Michael H. Moskow AECOM Technology Corporation Frank Ptak Fifth Third Bank The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Mark Furlong Eric Lefkofsky President and CEO Marshall M. Bouton President and CEO Managing Partner The Marmon Group LLC Richard Sykes Jorge Ramirez President Emeritus BMO Harris Bank Lightbank Midwest Office Manager Chicago Federation of Labor The Chicago Council on Global Affairs John Rau McKinsey & Company Managing Director Margo Georgiadis Dan’l Lewin President and CEO Desiree Rogers Hills & Company President for the Americas Corporate Vice President, Miami Corporation Donald Thompson Choose Chicago Google Inc. Technology and Civic Engagement Retired President and CEO Bill Brodsky Microsoft Jim Reynolds McDonald’s Corporation Julia Stasch Chairman and CEO Matthew Gibson Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chicago Board Options Exchange Co-Head of Investment Banking, Aylwin Lewis Loop Capital Glenn F. Tilton Foundation Midwest Region President and CEO Retired Chairman of the Board Greg Q. Brown The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Potbelly Sandwich Works Larry Richman United Continental Holdings, Inc. Howard Tullman Chairman and CEO President and CEO 1871 and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Motorola Solutions James T. Glerum Samuel M. Mencoff The PrivateBank Charles A. Tribbett III Center Managing Director, Chairman of Regional Co-CEO Managing Director Sandra Bruce Banking for North America Madison Dearborn Partners Desiree Rogers Russell Reynolds Associates Andrea Zopp President and CEO Citigroup, Global Banking CEO Chicago Urban League Presence Health Network Michael H. Moskow Johnson Publishing Company, Inc Byron Trott Ilene Gordon Vice Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Managing Partner John Buck Chairman, President and CEO Global Economy Pat Ryan, Jr. BDT Capital Partners LLC Chairman and CEO Ingredion Incorporated The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Founder and CEO The John Buck Company INCISENT Labs Group Gregory D. Wasson Antonio Gracias Thomas F. Motamed Former President and CEO Martin Cabrera Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer Chairman and CEO Muneer A. Satter Walgreens Boots Alliance Founder and CEO Valor Equity Partners CNA Financial Chairman Wasson LLC Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC Satter Investment Management Patricia Hemingway Hall Pin Ni Keith Williams Debra A. Cafaro President and CEO President Samuel Scott President Chairman and CEO Health Care Service Corporation Wanxiang America Corporation Retired Chairman, President and CEO Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Ventas, Inc. Corn Products International, Inc. Daniel M. Hamburger William A. Osborn Thomas J. Wilson Patrick Canning President and CEO Retired Chairman and CEO Kimberly Simios Chairman, President and CEO Chicago Office Managing Partner DeVry Education Group Northern Trust Corporation Office Managing Partner Allstate Corporation KPMG LLP Ernst & Young LLP Dean Harrison Rick Osterloh1 Patricia Woertz Gregory C. Case President and CEO President and CEO James Skogsbergh Chairman & CEO President and CEO Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Motorola Mobility President and CEO Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Aon plc Advocate Health Care 1 Board members as of 2015

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CHICAGONEXT Shradha Agarwal FINTECH Bob Zagotta Howard Tullman UNIVERSITY PARTNERS CHICAGO SISTER Milan, Italy ContextMedia CME Group 1871 Committee Chair: Paula Waters LEADERSHIP Phupinder Gill Matthew Tirrell CITIES CLEANTECH CME Group (Co-Chair) Roger Hochschild Hardik Bhatt University of Chicago INTERNATIONAL Moscow, Russia J.B. Pritzker Discover Financial Services State of Illinois Committee Co-Chair: Aleksandra Efimova Pritzker Group (Chair) Sunil Garg Joe Mansueto Linda Darragh COUNCIL OF CHAIRS Committee Co-Chair: Prince Piotr Galitzine Exelon (Co-Chair) Morningstar (Co-Chair) Kristi Ross Kim Majerus Kellogg School of Management Eric Lefkofsky Dough Cisco Accra, Ghana Osaka, Japan Lightbank (Co-Chair) Michael Polsky Don Wilson David Baker Committee Chair: Linda Quarshie Committee Chair: Yoko Noge-Dean Invenergy (Co-Chair) DRW (Co-Chair) Gerald O’Connor Andrew Appel Illinois Institute of Technology Committee Vice-Chair: Mark Scott Jeff Aronin CBOE IRI Worldwide Amman, Jordan Paragon Pharmaceuticals (Co-Chair) Karen Weigert Mike Bousch David Miller Committee Co-Chair: Phil Palmer Paris, France City of Chicago Discover Financial Services Eero Pikat Dan Wagner DePaul University - Committee Co-Chair: Stephen Quazzo Committee Chair: Brett August Pat Ryan Jr. Barchart Civis Analytics College of Computing & Digital Media Committee Vice-Chair: David Reithoffer INCISENT Labs Group (Co-Chair) Declan Flanagan Steve Brodsky Athens, Greece Lincoln Clean Energy Spot Trading David Weinstein Demond Drummer Joey Mak Committee Co-Chair: Demetrios Kozonis Petach Tikva, Israel MEMBERS: Freshwater Advisors Connect Chicago Challenge University of Illinois Committee Co-Chair: Nicholas Black Committee Chair: Daniel Shure Antonio Gracias Shawn Carpenter BIOSCIENCE Valor Equity Partners YCharts David Fisher George Bousis Belgrade, Serbia Prague, Czech Republic Enova Raise Committee Chair: Desko Nikitovic Committee Co-Chair: Edward Dellin Steven Collens Daphne Preuss Vahe Dombalagian Committee Co-Chair: Judith Munson MATTER Chromatin Madison Dearborn Partners WEB/MOBILE Brian Fitzpatrick Birmingham, United Kingdom Tock Committee Chair: Rupert Ward Shanghai and Shenyang, China Nancy Joseph-Ridge Pete Kadens Laura Ferris Anderson Harper Reed Committee Co-Chair: Raymond Chin Takeda Socore Energy JPMorgan Chase Modest Bill King Bogota, Colombia Committee Co-Chair: William Spence DMDII Committee Chair: Marcelino Garcia Norbert Riedel Eric Isaacs Greg Goff Brad Keywell Social Services Naurex Argonne National Labs Morningstar Chicago Ideas Week Caralynn Nowinski Busan, Republic of Korea Committee Chair: Kathleen Borland UI Labs Committee Chair: Nam Hung Paik Jeff Yordon Nathan Laurell Al Goldstein Eric Lunt Toronto, Canada Sagent Pharmaceuticals New Frontier Holdings AvantCredit Signal Shelley Stern Grach Casablanca, Morocco Committee Co-Chair: Linda Loving Microsoft Committee Co-Chair: Lisa Roberts Committee Co-Chair: Lynn Osmond Jim Robinson Barry Matchett Brett Goldstein Roger Liew Committee Co-Chair: Julie Stagliano Astellas Pharma Environmental Law & Policy Center GCM Grosvenor Orbitz Mike Gamson Vilnius, Lithuania LinkedIn Delhi, India Committee Chair: Stanley Balzekas Staffan Schuberg Amy Francetic Jim Gray Logan LaHive Committee Chair: Smita Shah Lundbeck Clean Energy Trust G-Bar LP Belly Phyllis Lockett CHICAGO SISTER Warsaw, Poland LEAP Innovations Durban, South Africa Committee Chair: Thaddeus Makarewicz Tim Walbert Chuck Templeton Derek Groothuis Chris Gladwin CITIES Committee Chair: Vacant Horizon Pharma Impact Engine DRW Cleversafe Mark Glennon INTERNATIONAL Ninth Street Advisors Galway, Ireland Nina Nashif Andrew Perlman Jason Henrichs Neal Sales-Griffin ADVISORY BOARD Committee Chair: William Gainer Healthbox Greatpoint Energy FinTEx Chicago The Starter League Laura Frerichs Committee Vice-Chair: Billy Lawless, Sr. University of Illinois Samuel C. Scott III Nick Rosa Katie Mcclain John Hoesley Kevin Willer Chairman Gothenburg, Sweden Sandbox Industries Invenergy The PrivateBank Chicago Ventures Peter Wilkins Committee Chair: Don Ahlm Hyde Park Angels Rita Athas Michael Liang Tim Stojka Amit Jhawar Fred Hoch World Business Chicago Hamburg, Germany Baird Venture Partners Agentis Energy Braintree Illinois Technology Association Amanda Lannert Committee Chair: Rolf Achilles Jellyvision Raymond Chin Committee Vice-Chair: Johann Christoph Sona Wang Mark Harris Mohit Kapoor Maura O’Hara R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. and China Lichtenfeld Ceres Venture Fund IL Science & Technology Coalition TransUnion Illinois Venture Capital Association Jeff Miller Committee of CSCI (Council of Chairs Motorola Mobility representative) Humanitarian Committee Andrew Cittadine Jason Blumberg Ryan Miller Dan O’Neil Committee Co-Chair: Susan Leonis Diagnostic Photonics Energy Foundry Bank of America Smart Chicago Collaborative Chris Clark Committee Co-Chair: Stephen Smith Motorola Solutions David Schonthal John Tolva Rumi Morales Benedict Rocchio Kyiv, Ukraine Fusion Ventures Positivenergy Practice CME Group Baird Venture Partners Laura Ferris Anderson Committee Chair: Vera Eliashevsky JPMorgan Chase & Co. Steve Gould John Flavin Scott Murray Adam Koopersmith Lahore, Pakistan The Gould Consulting Group LLC Chicago Innovation Exchange Northern Trust Pritzker Group Venture Capital Linda Loving Committee Co-Chair: Tariq Butt Toronto Committee of CSCI (Council of Committee Co-Chair: Tariq Malhance Nancy Sullivan Jessica Yagan Rahier Rahman Matt Maloney Chairs representative) IllinoisVENTURES Impact Engine Pangea GrubHub Lucerne, Switzerland Daniel J. Lynch Committee Co-Chair: Camille Julmy Warren Ribley Joe Scoby Talia Mashiach United Airlines Committee Co-Chair: Albert Lacher iBio Achievement Asset Management Eved Courtney A. Thompson Mexico City, Mexico The Boeing Company Committee Chair: Alejandro Silva

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1871/Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc. Abbvie Abbott REVENUE EXPENSES American Medical Association Kevin Phillips Advocate Health Care Allscripts Aramark Kirkland & Ellis LLP AECOM Technology Corporation Aon Foundation 2013: $4.6MM 2013: $5.0MM Ariel Investments Lahore Committee - Chicago Sister Cities International Allstate Insurance BMO Harris Bank N.A. Ask Products Inc Larry Sophian Archer Daniels Midland Company Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning 2014: $8.1MM 2014: $7.6MM Baker & McKenzie Lettuce Entertain you Bank of America CNA Financial Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture Level-(1) Global Solutions, LLC BDT Capital Partners Exelon Corporation Excludes: Contributed Service Income Excludes: NATO, Contributed Service Expense, Depreciation Baxter International Inc. Lifeway Foods, Inc. BP Corporation GCM Grosvenor/Michael Sacks Bob Sullivan Locke Lord LLP Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC J.B. & M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Braintree Lurie Investments Chauncey & Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Brett August Manor Tool and Manufacturing Co. ComEd - An Exelon Company JP Morgan Chase & Co. Busan Committee - Chicago Sister Cities International Marshall Bennett Estate Trust Devry Education Group Motorola Solutions Capitol F Consulting LLC Mayer Brown LLP Donald Edwards Satter Foundation Caterpillar McKinsey & Company Ernst & Young LLP The Boeing Company CBOE Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Fifth Third Bank CBRE Michael Moscow General Electric Co. Chapman and Cutler LLP Morgan Stanley Gensler Chicago Central Area Committee NOW Foods Google Chicago Community Trust Foundation Orbitz Grant Thornton Chicago Diversified Projects Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation Health Care Service Corporation/Blue Cross Blue Shield Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Paul Donahue Henry Crown Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation Pearlmark Real Estate Partners Hyatt Corporation Chicago Ventures PNC Bank, Illinois Illinois Institute of Technology Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Potbelly Sandwich Works INCISENT Labs CME Group Presence Health Network IRI Information Resources Coeur Mining Pricewaterhouse Coopers Charitable Foundation KPMG LLP Corning Inc. PwC LLP Loop Capital Crown Family Qualcomm Marathon Pharmaceuticals Crown Imports R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. McDonald's Cushman and Wakefield Robert and Marie Weissbourd Mesirow Financial DLA Piper Robert Crawford Microsoft Dow Rocket Fuel Inc. Northwestern Memorial Hospital DS Americas Corp. Russell Reynolds Associcates Pritzker Group Emirates Ryan Enterprise Group Rush University-Medical Center Evans Food Group Samuel & Dona Scott Samuel Mencoff First American Equities Inc Seyfarth Shaw The 1111 Foundation/Medline Industries Freeborn & Peters LLP Sidley Austin LLP The Duchossois Group Glitter Group LLC Signal The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Globetrotters Engineering Corporation Silicon Valley Bank The John Buck Co. Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Skolnik Industries, Inc. The Lefkofsky Family Foundation Greg Hummel Spencer Stuart The Marmon Group Horizon Pharma USA, Inc Thaddeus J. Makarewicz The Privatebank Howard Garber The Adler Planetarium The Walgreen Company CONTRIBUTED SERVICES Hyatt Hotels Foundation The Diamond Family Foundation UL LLC Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC The Quaker Oats Co. Ulta, Inc. Illinois Manufacturers Association Education Foundation TriNet HR Corporation Valor Management Illinois Technology Association United Ventas, Inc. Category Value Provider(s) Illinois Tool Works Inc. Ventas Charitable Foundation Wanxiang America Corporation Ingredion Incorporated Wells Fargo Bank WaterSaver Prophet, Burson Marsteller, Downtown Partners, Elevate Digital, Clique Studios, Integra Communications William Blair & Company Advertising and Marketing $505,000 Elemento, Fourth Seacoast Online.com, ASGK, Emblem Media James H.M. Sprayregen William Osborn Janet and Craig Duchossois Winston & Strawn LLP Jenner & Block Workers' Interests Network Bain & Company, Gensler, Deloitte, Duane Morris, Madison Dearborn Partners, Professional Services $800,000 JLL CohnReznick, Baker & McKinzie, JP Morgan Chase, GCM Grosvenor, Mayer Brown John Robak Jones Day Travel $75,000 United Airlines, Inc. Julie Stagliano Kathleen Borland

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