Bad News: Illinois is producing fewer graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math than the national average, according to the June release of the Illinois Innovation Index. ... According to the Illinois Innovation Index, the number of STEM...
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Google and the Merchandise Mart
Good News!! Crain's Chicago Business reports: Google is in talks to lease some 500,000 square feet in the Merchandise Mart, sources say. The deal would include a rooftop deck. The Internet search giant, looking to move employees from the Libertyville headquarters of...
Illinois’ Pensions are the Worst
A new report being issued today — see the bottom of this post — from the Pew Center on the States says that Illinois once again ranks 50th of the 50 states in assets relative to liabilities. But while Illinois' absolute position did not sink — a mathematical...
JP Morgan: Public Employee Pension’s Set to Explode
But they wanted to keep the story to themselves: JPMorgan recently circulated a “strictly confidential” report among leaders at the bank and with trusted hedge fund allies outside of the bank which details an impending public pension crisis. And we mean big time...