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04-24-2008, 01:32 PM
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| oh and cme and cbot dominate chicago, so look into that and you will find out what chicago is known for. | 
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04-24-2008, 02:56 PM
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| All of the above. It's a big city so financial services and marketing are huge. Many of the top ranked accounting grad programs are located near Chicago and haven't been hurt by the competition.
Its ties to the rust belt offers a niche in engineering, planning and managing in manufacturing. | |
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04-24-2008, 05:49 PM
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| Toronto isn't US. San Francisco is a west coast hub for financial services. It wasn't my opinion that it was the big three with Chicago and New York. I read that somewhere/learned it for a class. | |
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04-24-2008, 06:13 PM
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| The usually references are for the top 3 in north america, not the US. | |
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04-24-2008, 06:51 PM
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| I agree that NYC and Chicago would be the #1 and #2 financial centres in North America. But for #3 I would have thought of Los Angeles, with Toronto at #4. Maybe I'm wrong though. Anyone have a link?
And for the OP, I'd say Chicago is known for commodities trading, with specific reference to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. | |
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04-24-2008, 08:26 PM
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| SF is the West Coast destination. With the exception of UBS and CS, Los Angeles is very weak. The tech deals get done in SF. | |
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04-24-2008, 10:30 PM
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| Sex.
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04-24-2008, 10:39 PM
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| for being windy
and deep dish pizza! | |
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04-24-2008, 11:32 PM
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| The reason Chicago is so "clean" is because it is has been almost entirely gentrified.
To give you the gist (based off of a friend who went to school there for a time): it is "cleaner" because it is much more gentrified than New York. That takes out some of the diversity and culture of a town (compared to New York for instance), but that is my opinion.
The public transportation is good, and Hyde Park is a nice area. If you're looking for more a urbane vibe go to Wicker Park. Don't go to Greater Grand Crossings, Washington Park, as well as a few others (after dark). However, the city has cut down on crime significantly. Most areas are fine, there are just a few troubled areas. | |
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04-24-2008, 11:51 PM
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| You guys are leaving out Boston. Its a way bigger and more important a financial centre than either Sf or LA | |
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04-24-2008, 11:57 PM
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| I say #1: NYC, #2: Boston, #3: D.C., #4: Chicago, #5: San Francisco
For U.S. at least, I don't know much about Canada.
Doesn't that sound aboooot right? | |
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04-25-2008, 12:20 AM
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| no, Chicago is definately ahead of DC. No doubt | |
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04-25-2008, 12:33 AM
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| 1. New York 2. Chicago 3. Boston 4. San Francisco | |
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04-25-2008, 01:29 AM
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| Depends on what you're talking about. There is so much in DC involving government projects that it can't be ignored. I'd say it is close to SF in finance and consulting because of governmental and non-profit aspects. | |
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04-25-2008, 10:10 AM
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| DC?? You've got to be kidding me. It's a solid make-work -- i mean, government city. But I wouldn't consider it a financial hub even on the level of Toronto. | |
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