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Tag: local economy

Posted inEmployment and Labor

Worker cooperatives face particular challenges in Illinois

by La Risa Lynch October 17, 2018November 16, 2018

Worker-owned businesses, or co-ops, can create jobs with better wages and working conditions, but remain limited by state law and a lack of support in Illinois, advocates say.

Posted inEconomic Development, Perspectives

Worker-owned co-ops: a model to build wealth for low-income communities in Chicago

by G. Sequane Lawrence May 31, 2018June 7, 2018
Posted inBehind the Data, Employment and Labor

Chicago’s economic recovery varies by race, new Census data shows

by Matt Kiefer September 22, 2016May 29, 2017
Posted inTransportation

Pilot program aims to bring car sharing to low-income neighborhoods

by La Risa Lynch September 7, 2016November 21, 2016
Posted inEconomic Development, TCR Talks

Banking on the black community

by La Risa Lynch July 12, 2016July 12, 2016
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Transportation

Reverse commute is a long haul on public transit

by La Risa Lynch June 2, 2016September 21, 2017
Posted inEmployment and Labor

On Chicago’s West Side, no rebound from the recession

by La Risa Lynch March 29, 2016September 8, 2016
Posted inGallery, Immigration, Multimedia

Chicago’s new immigrant destination: Gage Park

by Stacey Rupolo March 18, 2016May 22, 2017
Posted inEconomic Development

In Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, untapped economic opportunity

by Adeshina Emmanuel July 1, 2015February 22, 2019

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