Overview
- The 28,000-square-foot facility at 7247 S. Chicago Ave. opened with a ribbon-cutting attended by Mayor Brandon Johnson and local business leaders.
- SDI Presence committed to a 10-year lease and has roughly 25 employees already on-site providing a city IT call center.
- In its first 18 months, Xchange trained and placed 55 apprentices in full-time roles, generating more than $3.25 million in wages and benefits.
- Leaders plan to train about 100 apprentices next year, with demand reflected in a waitlist of more than 400 prospective trainees.
- Backers include a $5 million City of Chicago grant and a $500,000 Learning Landscapes prize, with corporate clients such as Peoples Gas, Northern Trust, Aon, MRO and the City deepening involvement.