10/01/2026
We are thrilled to welcome back World Business Chicago as a Platinum Partner of the 68th Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Awards and thank them for their continued support of the journalists, documentarians, sports broadcasters, and multimedia professionals who tell the stories of Chicago and the Midwest.
World Business Chicago is the region’s public-private economic development organization, with a singular mission: to promote Chicagoland, stimulate investment and create jobs. Working alongside business, civic, philanthropic, and government leaders, WBC helps companies start, expand, and locate here while promoting the people, industries, innovation, and investments driving the region’s economy.
That work is producing results. In 2025, WBC supported 223 pro-Chicago business decisions, helping create nearly 20,000 jobs and $1.7 billion in earnings—the highest total on record. Those investments are taking place across the region, including communities on Chicago’s South and West Sides. Sharing the impact of that growth with Chicagoans—and with audiences around the world—is a core part of WBC’s mission.
Looking ahead, WBC’s strategic plan for growth, Chicago 2050, provides a roadmap for building on the region’s strengths—from advanced manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences to technology, quantum, finance, transportation and Chicago’s vibrant visitor and cultural economy—while creating broader opportunities for people and communities across Chicagoland.
That makes WBC’s partnership with the Chicago/Midwest Emmys especially meaningful. Great cities need great storytellers. With World Business Chicago’s support, we can continue celebrating the journalists, creators and media professionals whose work informs our communities, captures this region at a moment of change and helps tell Chicago’s story to the world.
Join us Saturday, October 24 at Chicago as we celebrate the very best of Chicago and Midwest television and find out who will take home an Emmy® statuette this year.
