The Latest Breaking News from Michael Fassnacht

Near West Side ventures seed growth in Chicago manufacturing

The nonprofit incubator mHUB and battery manufacturer NanoGraf opened facilities in a part of town that’s evolving into an innovation center.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2023

Johnson urged to ‘find solutions that work for the airlines’ to salvage O’Hare expansion

Days after announcing his departure from the job growth agency known as World Business Chicago, Michael Fassnacht urged City Hall and the two major carriers to work out their differences on a massive project that started at $8.7 billion but has ballooned to $12.1 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

Michael Fassnacht to resign as head of World Business Chicago

The veteran advertising executive is expected to remain in his post through at least February to ensure a transition to his successor.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

In DC, Pritzker, Lightfoot pitch DNC on Chicago bid to host 2024 Democratic convention

Top DNC officials also met on Friday with representatives from New York, Houston and Atlanta, the other cities bidding for the convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

Lightfoot unveils campaign to welcome air travelers

Neither the mayor nor World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht mentioned the much-ridiculed “Chicago Not in Chicago” campaign, but they didn’t have to. It was the elephant in Terminal 2.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2022

Chicago launches guerrilla marketing campaign to bolster its pandemic-battered image

After two years of pandemic stasis, crime stories and a broadly battered image, Chicago is going on the offensive, launching a guerrilla marketing campaign Monday to promote itself as a more influential world city than many realize.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 1, 2022