# IBM is the first Fortune 500 company to join the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park.

*business · news · 2026-04-29 · Chicago Sun-Times*

## Key points

- IBM will open a FutureNow Chicago delivery center at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, creating 750 jobs.
- IBM committed to hiring one-third of qualified graduates from a new City Colleges apprenticeship program.
- The new Quantum Works building, anchored by IBM, is expected to open in 2028 as an innovation hub.
- City Colleges will support 500 apprentices at IBM, aiming to expand inclusive talent pipelines in quantum computing.

**Companies:** IBM
**Countries:** United States

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