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BarBri (Chicago) Bixbee (Chicago) Career Education Corporation ( Hoffman Estates) DeVry University ( Naperville) Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (Chicago) Follett Corporation ( River Grove) Kendall College, LLC (Chicago) PrepMe (Chicago) Rand McNally ( Skokie ), a subsidiary of Quebecor World.
Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and candy. [2] In the twenty-first century, companies such as The Kraft Heinz Company , Wrigley , Sara Lee , and Tootsie Roll Industries , all maintain operations within the Chicago metropolitan area .
The intersections of North Ave, Damen and Milwaukee in 2010 in Wicker Park Wrigley Field, from which Wrigleyville gets its name, is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics.
Elwood Staffing ( Columbus) Emmis Corporation ( Indianapolis) Finish Line, Inc. ( Indianapolis) First Internet Bancorp ( Indianapolis) First Merchants Corporation ( Muncie) The Ford Meter Box Company ( Wabash) Guidant ( Indianapolis) Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company ( Greendale) Haynes International ( Kokomo)
Allen Brothers. Alliant Credit Union. Allied Van Lines. Alligator Records. Amalgamated Bank of Chicago. Ambassador (automobile company) American Association of Insurance Services. American Film Manufacturing Company. American Seedsman.
Other nicknames. " Heart of America " – Chicago is one of the largest transportation centers in America, and its location was once near the center of the United States. " The 312 " – a reference to the city's original area code under the North American Numbering Plan before the overlays of area code 773 and later area code 872.
Chicago: US 1869–1930 Company manufactured and sold pianos under the names of M. Schulz, Walworth, Bradford, Irving, and Maynard, and Aria Divina. They were also sold under the names Brinkerhoff (from teens until about 1950s) and Schriver & Sons. Marshall & Wendell: New York: US 1875–1953 Mason & Risch: Ontario: Canada 1871–1972 Mathushek ...
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey.Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League.A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.