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Connect with 60,000 Loop Students & Other Loop Businesses! 
LoopUChicago.com will provide a connecting point for students and businesses, rich with features and updated resources, to create a common community that benefits both Loop students and Loop businesses.  Local businesses can use LoopUChicago to reach over 60,000 students who attend one of 20 different Loop area schools of higher education, offering participating Loop businesses a consolidated online tool for promotions, recruitment, networking, and future investment.  

List Student Discounts, News & Events, Job & Internship Opportunities, and More!
LoopUChicago provides a new, exciting and unique opportunity for Loop businesses to connect with Chicago's diverse and dynamic student population and educated workforce.  Businesses can list job openings and internships, offer special coupons and discounts to Loop students to gain new customers, and promote their business, products, services and events.  Each LoopU business profile will feature the company logo, boilerplate, downloadable coupons and promotions, job listings and applications, contact information, maps of store locations, and more.   

• Attract Qualified Candidates & Improve Local Recruitment
• Increase Attendance at Events & Retail Traffic
• Gain Valuable Feedback
• Reach New Customers and Track Coupons & Promotions
• Benefit from Online & Email Marketing Opportunities
• Benefit from Event Sponsorship Opportunities

Higher Education in the Loop & South Loop Impact Study
This January 2005 study examines the impact of over twenty higher education institutions in Chicago’s Loop and South Loop. Sponsored by the Greater State Street Council and Central Michigan Avenue Association, the study shows that the higher education institutions in ZIP codes 60601-60605 (bounded by the Chicago River, Wacker Drive, Roosevelt Road, and the lakefront) have a potent impact on the Chicago economy, as well as the character of the downtown.  
 
In 2009, the study is being re-conducted by DePaul University to examine the ongoing impact that these educational institutions and their student bodies have on the Loop community.

Higher Education In The Loop & South Loop Impact Study PDF