Zoom scavenger hunts, Champagne deliveries: With office parties canceled, Chicago companies get creative

As many large Chicago companies begin nudging employees back to the workplace, executives and human resources departments are weighing how soon, and how strictly, they should return .....»»

As companies around the nation embrace a hybrid model with work-from-home options, many also are rethinking their office designs. Here's what experts are seeing......»»

The migration back to in-person, office-based work won't happen overnight, and employees might require convincing......»»

Since the pandemic sent workers home last year, a slew of modifications have been made to office buildings to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. Now, as companies prepare to bring workers back, experts say even more changes are on the way......»»

Weddings, holiday bashes and inauguration parties aren't happening. Companies around the country are getting creative, but they're still laying off workers and losing millions......»»

Chicago companies are working to make their offices safe as workers return from COVID-19 shutdowns. It will be the biggest changes to the workplace since the aftermath .....»»

Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (OTC: CRLBF) has canceled a deal to buy Tryke Companies LLC. The Chicago-based co.....»»

Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, has led .....»»

In real estate, seeing is believing.   Although many companies around town are having employees work from home, they’ll still need office space when the effects of the coronavirus begin to fade and business as normal resumes.   So, what’s a.....»»

A San Francisco-based insurance startup that sells coverage to other startup companies is growing its Chicago office as the city continues to become a hotbed for the insurance-tech industry. Vouch, a Y Combinator-backed startup that sells insurance spec.....»»

Fast Radius, a Chicago manufacturing startup that helps companies bring products to market, has opened a satellite office in a manufacturing innovation center on Goose Island. The office opening is part of a new partnership Fast Radius has inked w.....»»

After a slow year in 2018, office holiday parties are making a comeback. More than three-quarters of companies surveyed in a recent poll plan to have an office party this holiday season......»»

After a slow year in 2018, office holiday parties are making a comeback. More than three-quarters of companies surveyed in a recent poll plan to have an office party this holiday season......»»

NEW YORK The Hudson Companies Inc. announced the signing of a 6,890 s/f lease with design firm Doberman at The Breeze, a newly renovated, 100,000 s/f creative class office building at 315 Mesero.....»»

The Hudson Companies Inc. announced the signing of a 10-year, 4,570 s/f lease with Ethel’s Club, a social and wellness club catering to people of color, at the Breeze, a newly renovated, 100,000 s/f creative class office building .....»»

In the quest for digital talent, Chicago-a.....»»

The city of London has opened an office in Chicag.....»»

Shifting attitudes on voting can start at the office. We often look to political parties, nonprofit organizations, or political.....»»

A Monday groundbreaking was held at the James R. Thompson Center, which is being redeveloped for Google in downtown Chicago......»»

A notable New York-based firm has moved its Dallas office to downtown from Uptown. Learn why the company decided to make the move, which bucks a narrative of companies leaving the city's center......»»