Progress we made in 2019 for scooters in Chicago continues into 2020! 1) Launch scooter pilot, keep it alive. ✔️ 2) Prove scooters are a safe transportation option, especially for neighborhoods with limited transit ✔️ 3) Help people get to Chicago 'L' stations and CTA busses ✔️ 4) Bring scooters back ✔️ Client: Lime
The start of the year brought another reminder of the importance of public relations for transportation companies as NPR reported that Amtrak Asked 2 People Who Use Wheelchairs To Pay $25,000 For A Ride. This fiasco comes on the heels of Boeing’s ongoing effort to repair their image after the grounding of their 737 Max
December 13th, 2019. Client: Rivers Casino Source: Daily Herald "Casino owners Rush Street Gaming and Churchill Downs Inc. are awaiting new Illinois Gaming Board rules and regulations on sports betting, and the release of applications for a $10 million sports betting license. That could come by the board's next meeting on Thursday. But casino officials
November 21st, 2019 Client: Gallagher Way / Chicago Cubs Source: NBC5 Chicago. "It will be a winter wonderland at Chicago’s Wrigley Field over the next few months, and all of the action kicks off on Friday as two of Gallagher Way’s biggest attractions open to the public. Friday marks the first day that the Christkindlmarket
Client: Fox Valley Developers The Beacon-News The Aurora City Council this week unanimously approved a development agreement with Fox Valley Developers LLC to turn the former Copley Hospital campus on the near East Side into a mix of senior living, independent apartments, education, neighborhood health care and parks. The $128.5 million development will include $9
Aug 22nd, 2019. Chicago Sun-Times The owners of Illinois’ highest-grossing casino are going all-in with a proposal to operate the newly authorized casino in Waukegan. Churchill Downs Inc. and Rush Street Gaming announced Thursday they’re among the developers vying for the north suburban casino license that’s part of Illinois’ massive gambling expansion signed into
Client: Avalon Heights / Fox Valley Developers Source: WBBM NewsRadio "Plans are moving forward to redevelop what has long been an eyesore in west suburban Aurora. For several years, buildings on the old Copley Hospital campus near Lincoln and Weston have just sat there. It was a major blight on the community, between the
THOUGHTS FROM THE SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL THOUGHT LEADERS By Dennis Culloton When you work at the 2019 speed of business, how do you stay creative and competitive? How do we reach Millenials and Generation Z? How do we get our message out for our clients when legacy news media brands are in the financial red
Culloton Strategies announced today that the public affairs and crisis management firm has rebranded as Culloton + Bauer Luce, adding principal Natalie Bauer Luce as an equity owner. “I am excited to kick off this chapter for our team and to call Natalie my partner. She is simply one of the most skilled communications strategists
Client: Lime Scooter Source: NBC5 Chicago "Shared electric scooters will be hitting the streets of Chicago, and one of the companies participating in the program is offering tips on how to operate and ride them safely...Lime is kicking off Chicago's program with a "First Ride Academy" that will include basics of safe scooter riding and