{"id":2594603,"date":"2022-09-14T11:34:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.wbc.cliquedomains.com\/?page_id=2594603"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T22:24:06","slug":"employment-labor-costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/employment-labor-costs\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-section\"><div class=\"vce-section-inner vce-element--has-background\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-3a6bf296\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-3a6bf296\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-simple--style-cover vce-asset-background-simple--position-right-bottom\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple\">\n              <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item vcv-lozad\" data-background-image=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-24.jpg\"><\/div>\n              <noscript>\n                &lt;div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-24.jpg)\"&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\n              <\/noscript>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-20 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-79bda9a3\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-79bda9a3\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-5p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-9c3d1e2f\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9c3d1e2f\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9c3d1e2f\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-95p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-8e147e80\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8e147e80\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8e147e80\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-wrap--reverse vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-b41d037d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b41d037d\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-59p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a7fc11b2\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a7fc11b2\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a7fc11b2\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-8f6e533e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-8f6e533e\"><h1 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 100px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Employment and Labor Costs<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-41p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-e27823a4\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-e27823a4\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-e27823a4\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-10 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-63194776\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-63194776\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-79-97p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-e2ab5091\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-e2ab5091\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-e2ab5091\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e3c4cc40\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e3c4cc40\"><p><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">Chicago has one of the most diverse economies in the United States, with no one industry sector comprising more than 14% of the economy by employment.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-9961149c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9961149c\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-16-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-4d5f1aad\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-4d5f1aad\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-4d5f1aad\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-66-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-674a5419\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-674a5419\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-674a5419\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-9e75015a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9e75015a\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">&nbsp;Chicago has the third largest workforce in the United States, with more than 200,000 jobs added over the past year.<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-16-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-86328d07\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-86328d07\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-86328d07\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-7ace5998\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7ace5998\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-b498a5e8\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b498a5e8\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b498a5e8\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align: center; --iconColor: #fff; --iconColorHover: #fff; --shapeColor: rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover: rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover: rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-e8b1961b\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e8b1961b\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-dripicons vcv-ui-icon-dripicons-briefcase\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-dad4f41b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-dad4f41b\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Labor Costs<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-f57b5e87\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-f57b5e87\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chicago offers competitive labor costs, making it a prime environment to attract affordable talent across any industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-3da78438\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3da78438\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3da78438\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align: center; --iconColor: #fff; --iconColorHover: #fff; --shapeColor: rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover: rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover: rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-df3c6a18\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-df3c6a18\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-dripicons vcv-ui-icon-dripicons-graduation\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-246c16aa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-246c16aa\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Talent Pipeline<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a69f145b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a69f145b\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Approximately 145,000 students graduate from Chicago institutions each year, with over 450,000 enrolled.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-8ec77596\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8ec77596\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-b6b0eef8\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b6b0eef8\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b6b0eef8\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-container vce-button--style-outline-container--align-center\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-107d4acc\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-107d4acc\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-animated vce-button--style-outline--border-round vce-button--style-outline--size-medium vce-button--style-outline-animated--color-b-0-84-138--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--border-color-b-0-84-138--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/OkoAdQ8ovLE\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-107d4acc\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-text\">Chicago's Workforce <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-25f420b4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-25f420b4\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-9759f33e\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9759f33e\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9759f33e\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-d45b0ddb\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d45b0ddb\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 1024px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 66.69921875%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1573496130488-f3bd89d03653.jpg\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1573496130488-f3bd89d03653.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"2595078\"  alt=\"\" title=\"photo-1573496130488-f3bd89d03653\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-915d8325\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-915d8325\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-915d8325\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-47efd398\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-47efd398\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 60px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Chicago's workforce over-indexes other large U.S. cities in breadth and cost.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-8e0c5ee4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8e0c5ee4\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Cost of living in Chicago is only 2.5% above the national average -- that's less than most major metropolitan areas on the East and West Coasts. When examining average earnings per job, Chicago ranks in the middle among MSAs, with the average worker earning over $85,000 annually. Chicago offers one of the nation\u2019s largest workforces, driven by the lower costs of living and operating a business.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce\" id=\"el-e986ff89\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-e986ff89\" style=\"--alignment: right; --borderColor: rgb(255, 255, 255); --color: rgb(255, 255, 255); --hoverBackground: #3d3d3d; --hoverColorAnimated: #fff;\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/y0wCyjlfJ0\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-e986ff89\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-100 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-41b20e5a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-41b20e5a\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-8fd7b497\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8fd7b497\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8fd7b497\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-06e1ae6b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-06e1ae6b\"><h3 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">One of the largest and most diverse talent pools in the country<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-74c21c51\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-74c21c51\"><p>The Chicago MSA has over 145,000 higher-education degree completions in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>We place within the top 3 MSAs for the number of master's and doctorate degrees completions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-basic-container vce-button--style-basic-container--align-left\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-basic-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-f4a8c10d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-f4a8c10d\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-basic vce-button--style-basic--border-round vce-button--style-basic--size-medium vce-button--style-basic--color-b-0-84-138--fff\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/nHapbmMDhXI\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-f4a8c10d\">Chicago's Talent Profile<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-0724fa4a\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-0724fa4a\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-0724fa4a\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-f27ca12d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-f27ca12d\"><h3 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">The nation's top universities are in Chicago<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e3cb3999\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e3cb3999\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Two of the Top 3 Business (MBA) Schools in the Country: University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Two of the Top 15 Law Schools in the Country: The Law School at the University of Chicago and The Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Top Business Marketing (MBA) Program in the Country: Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;div class=&#8221;vce-asset-background-simple-item&#8221; style=&#8221;background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-24.jpg)&#8221;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt; 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