
Candymaker Mars said Thursday it will start construction this summer on a $40 million expansion of its research center on Chicago’s Goose Island, making it the largest innovation hub in the world for the Mars Wrigley line of candy and gum.
The expansion at 1132 W. Blackhawk St. is expected to be finished in mid-2023 and create 30 permanent jobs. The company said that would bring its total workforce on Goose Island to 1,000 people.