Chicago Business Lists & Directories / Crain's Chicago Business (FREE)
-Numberous lists and directories of top public, private, women-owned, and minority-owned companies.
-Include ranking information and contact information for thousands of key executives, marketing, and human resources contacts.
-Tabs: Privately held, public held, law firms, largest employers, accounting firms, fast 50, MBA directory, banks, investment banks, and all lists.
-No charge to view the top 5 of each category in HTML format.
-Note: Charge for the rest of the lists in pdf or Excel format. Can be expensive for students. Contact information can be found in other sources.
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