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The Bon-Temps Campus Plan

A plan to transform the abandoned Bontemps Elementary School building into an indoor urban agriculture ecosystem.
The Future of Warehouse Work

This report looks at technological change in the warehousing industry over the next decade.
Metropolitan Economies in Great Recession

This paper characterizes the economic performance of the 100 largest metropolitan areas during the Great Recession.

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Vox cites CUED's Beth Gutelius on shifts in holiday shopping from stores to e-commerce

Posted on November 10, 2020

A Vox story about how the holiday shopping season will look very different this year, with consumers shifting from in-store store shopping to purchasing online, includes comments from Beth Gutelius on the impacts…

Better Government Association-WBEZ investigative report cites Beth Gutelius

Posted on October 27, 2020

A Better Government Association-WBEZ investigative report on Amazon’s expansion in the Chicago region includes comments from Beth Gutelius, associate director of UIC’s Center for Urban Economic Development. Gutelius discusses wages for warehouse workers…

Report by Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore cited in the Seattle Times

Posted on October 15, 2020

An article from the Seattle Times about Amazon’s turnover rate among front-line workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic features research from Beth Gutelius, associate director of UIC’s Center for Urban Economic Development, and Nik…

Nonprofit Quarterly cites CUED study on direct assistance to immigrant workers during pandemic

Posted on October 08, 2020

Day labor worker centers are responding to the twin public health and jobs crisis by providing cash aid and shifting to “virtual hiring halls.” https://nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofits-pivot-to-develop-virtual-hiring-halls-for-day-laborers/

WBEZ quotes Nik Theodore on the risks warehouse and factory workers face during the pandemic

Posted on September 17, 2020

A WBEZ story about a survey of temporary warehouse and factory workers and their fears of getting COVID-19 includes comments from Nik Theodore, UIC professor and head of urban planning and policy and…

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