Uber’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi announced the opening of the company’s new Freight headquarters in Chicago’s Old Main Post Office, bringing more than 2,000 jobs and $200 million annually in workforce and real estate investments to the Chicago area. Effectively making Uber one of the largest tech companies in Chicago, the company’s newly signed 10-year lease builds on the city’s growing reputation as an international transportation hub and a hotspot for global innovation. As part of the company’s strategy to support Chicago’s tech ecosystem and talent hub at its second-largest office, Uber is partnering with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (CCWP) in an effort to broaden the reach, access and impact of its workforce in Chicago’s communities. To assist in this effort, CCWP will receive more than $80,000 in grant funding as part of Uber’s Community Impact Initiative. With the majority of the hiring set to begin in 2020, Uber will leverage its platform to connect candidates from all parts of the city with local employers.