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Economic Development Center

Development is something a community organizes.

Track the projects reshaping the region, see who benefits, and connect member businesses to the contracts, tenancy, and investment those projects create.

Regional data

Community profile

Member Businesses
1,240
Business Districts Served
18
Commercial Corridors
24
Industry Clusters Tracked
9

Demonstration data. Administrators publish verified figures from partner sources.

ProjectTypeLocationStatusInvestmentTimeline
Southgate Corridor RevitalizationCommercial DevelopmentSouth ChicagoUnder Construction$42M2025 – 2027
Regional Transit Accessibility ProgramTransportationChicagolandDesign$180M program2026 – 2030
West Side Manufacturing Innovation CampusInstitutional DevelopmentWest ChicagoPlanning$95M2027 – 2031
Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing & RetailMixed-UseNear West SidePermitting$28M2026 – 2028
Community Infrastructure Resilience UpgradesInfrastructureCook CountyBidding$64M2026 – 2029
  • Under ConstructionDemonstration Data

    Southgate Corridor Revitalization

    Southgate Commercial Realty · City Department of Planning (Demonstration Record)

    Business opportunities: Trade subcontracting, retail tenancy, facade program participation

  • DesignDemonstration Data

    Regional Transit Accessibility Program

    Multiple prime contractors · Regional Transit Authority (Demonstration Record)

    Business opportunities: DBE participation, specialty trades, professional services

  • PlanningDemonstration Data

    West Side Manufacturing Innovation Campus

    Public-private partnership · State Economic Opportunity Office (Demonstration Record)

    Business opportunities: Supplier onboarding, apprenticeship partnerships, site services

  • PermittingDemonstration Data

    Neighborhood Mixed-Use Housing & Retail

    Private developer · City Department of Housing (Demonstration Record)

    Business opportunities: Ground-floor retail leasing, construction trades

  • BiddingDemonstration Data

    Community Infrastructure Resilience Upgrades

    TBD · County Department of Transportation (Demonstration Record)

    Business opportunities: Roadway, utility, and stormwater contracts

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