Metropolitan Chicago is one of the nation's few global economic centers. The region's recovery from the last recession, however, has been markedly slower than recoveries in the nation's other large, mature metropolitan economies. The first ON TO 2050 snapshot report, Regional Economy and Clusters: Building on our strengths, provides a data-focused update on where our region's economy stands today, how it is performing in relation to its peers, and why our regional industry clusters matter.