Uber added 2,000 jobs in Chicago

Uber has hung out the wanted sign in Windy City.

The company planning to ride plans to open a new office in Chicago and add 2,000 people to its workforce over the next three years.

office will officially house the company's freight business and a related engineering hub.

Uber already has around 1,300 workers in Chicago, some with the ride-hailing unit, but most work with freight.

Uber Freight uses the company's app technology to connect senders to trucking companies, and Uber received a fee in return.

The unit had been split between San Francisco and Chicago. Uber wanted to consolidate it in Chicago because of the transportation logistics expertise in the area.

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Uber said Monday that it signed a 1[ads1]0-year lease for office in The Old Main Post Office in the Chicago River area. It said in a statement that it plans to spend over $ 200 million a year in the Chicago region on personnel, property and other expenses.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.