International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Founded in 1957, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is the global trade association of the shopping center industry.
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
The U.S. Green Building Council
The USGBC is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
NAHB is a Washington, DC-based trade association representing more than 235,000 residential home building and remodeling industry members. Known as the voice of the housing industry, NAHB is affiliated with more than 800 state and local homebuilders associations around the country.
National Association of Theater Owners (NATO)
The National Association of Theatre Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 29,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and additional cinemas in more than 40 countries worldwide. Their membership includes the largest cinema chains in the world and hundreds of independent theatre owners too.
The Chicago Loop Alliance
CLA promotes the Loop as a dynamic, mixed-use district comprised of theater, retail, new residences, the largest college population in the state of Illinois, and some of the world's most recognizable architecture and renowned cultural institutions.
City Year
An "action tank" for national service, City Year seeks to demonstrate, improve and promote the concept of national service as a means for building a stronger democracy. An action tank is both a program and a think tank - constantly combining theory and practice to advance new policy ideas, make programmatic breakthroughs, and bring about major changes in society.
