New year, outta here: Another Illinois manufacturer seeks refuge in Indiana By Austin Berg 01/08/2016 Enjoy Life Foods plans to move its lone Illinois manufacturing facility and up to 150 jobs to southern Indiana this year. TAGS: jobs, manufacturing
Illinois falling backward: 2,200 workers saw mass layoffs in September By Austin Berg 10/07/2015 Manufacturing workers continue to receive pink slips in Illinois. TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, WARN, workers compensation
ConAgra move to Chicago is bittersweet for Illinoisans By Austin Berg 10/07/2015 Downtown appeal and state-issued tax credits mask a discouraging jobs climate statewide. TAGS: Bruce Rauner, ConAgra, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs, Pat Quinn, tax credits
Comptroller confirms workers’ compensation costs are a budget issue By Austin Berg 09/10/2015 Poorly written workers’ compensation laws cost Illinois government hundreds of millions of dollars each year. TAGS: workers compensation
Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents By Austin Berg 09/02/2015 Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.
Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago By Amy Korte 09/02/2015 Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.
July jobs report shows government employment up, manufacturing down in Illinois By Michael Lucci 08/21/2015 State jobs data shows Illinois had a net gain of 1,900 payroll jobs in July, driven by an increase in government employment. TAGS: manufacturing
Another Illinois employer bolts for Indiana By Austin Berg 08/21/2015 The Land of Lincoln continues to send well-paying jobs to the friendlier business climate next door. TAGS: Indiana, manufacturing, workers compensation
Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate By Austin Berg 08/13/2015 Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes. TAGS: manufacturing, Mike Madigan, workers compensation