CHICAGO (AP) — Nokia is relocating its Mobile Phones Xpress Internet Services group to Chicago, a move officials say will bring about 150 jobs to the city.
In a news release announcing the move from the suburb of Itasca, Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Nokia will also need another 100 more employees in its Chicago office to fill a number of skilled technology jobs.
Nokia’s largest office in North America is already located in Chicago, and the mayor’s office says ultimately the company will have about 1,500 employees working in the city.
Emanuel has pushed to bring more companies to Chicago since taking office last year and his office says Nokia’s move marks the 10th time since then that a company has moved its corporate, regional or divisional headquarters to the city.
