TIFWorks data includes all projects that have been completed and received a grant payment since January, 2011. TIFWorks stimulates business success by funding workforce-training costs for companies located in tax increment financing (TIF) districts. With TIFWorks support, businesses can become better equipped to improve performance and productivity, expand product lines and gain new customers.
This dataset has the following 19 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROJECT NAME | project_name | text | The name of the business that received the incentive. | ComEd Aztec Plastic Co. Latin United Community Housing Association UCAN Easter Seals view top 100 |
| APPLICANT NAME | applicant_name | text | The individual, company or organization requesting the incentive. | St. Augustine College/IWE Apparel Industry Board, Inc. OAI, Inc. City Colleges of Chicago Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago view top 100 |
| ADDRESS NUMBER | address_number | number | The address number of the project location. | 2000 2156 1300 1017 2041 view top 100 |
| ADDRESS NUMBER (HIGH) | address_number_high | number | The high address number if the address is a range. For projects with a single address this field will be blank. | 3443 624 1542 1842 view top 100 |
| STREET DIRECTION | street_direction | text | The cardinal direction of the project street address. | W N S E view top 100 |
| STREET NAME | street_name | text | The name of the street in the project address. | Fulton Carroll North Cicero Devon view top 100 |
| STREET TYPE | street_type | text | The type of street in the project address. | Ave St Rd Blvd Pkwy view top 100 |
| WARD | ward | number | The Aldermanic Ward in which the project is located. | 27 25 24 28 26 view top 100 |
| COMMUNITY AREA | community_area | text | The Community Area, as defined by the City of Chicago, in which the project is located. | Near West Side Lower West Side North Lawndale Humboldt Park West Town view top 100 |
| TIF DISTRICT | tif_district | text | The TIF district in which the project is located. | Kinzie Industrial Corridor Pilsen Industrial Corridor Roosevelt-Cicero Industrial Corridor Northwest Industrial Corridor Pulaski Industrial Corridor view top 100 |
| APPROVAL DATE | approval_date | calendar_date | The date of the contract approving the project. Note: Projects prior to 2017 did not document approval date. | 2018-08-27T00:00:00.000 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000 2017-08-14T00:00:00.000 2017-05-30T00:00:00.000 2017-02-14T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| COMPLETION DATE | completion_date | calendar_date | The date of the Certificate of Completion or other form of confirmation for project completion. | 2013-10-14T00:00:00.000 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000 2012-09-14T00:00:00.000 2014-04-30T00:00:00.000 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| INDUSTRY SECTOR | industry_sector | text | The classification of the business receiving the incentive. | Manufacturing Nonprofit Health Care Retail Food Service view top 100 |
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION | project_description | text | A brief textual description of the project. | Electronic Medical Records Management Management Training Apparel and Sewn Products, Retail Management One-on-One Coaching & Trade Show Workshops & CADcam Training for 17 businesses and OJT for 20 sewers Improving internal workplace communication, Essential management and leadership skills view top 100 |
| INCENTIVE AMOUNT | incentive_amount | number | The dollar amount of the incentive paid to the applicant. | 6005.20 15470.59 5292.61 3611.37 15000.00 view top 100 |
| TOTAL PROJECT COST | total_project_cost | number | The total value of the project, including the incentive received. | 6005.20 15470.59 5292.61 3611.37 15000.00 view top 100 |
| JOBS CREATED: ASPIRATIONAL | jobs_created_aspirational | number | The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs created by the project, without requirement of a Redevelopment Agreement. | 0 1 2 6 3 view top 100 |
| JOBS RETAINED: ASPIRATIONAL | jobs_retained_aspirational | number | The number of existing full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs retained by the project, without requirement of a Redevelopment Agreement. | 1 2 0 3 4 view top 100 |
| LOCATION | location | point | The location of the address columns, geocoded to a format that allows for mapping and other geographic analysis. | {"coordinates":[-87.677188,41.886787],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-87.681432,41.886701],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-87.734874,41.863654],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-87.67788,41.887683],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-87.637382,41.857718],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |