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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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In less than four months, 2,830 homebuyers in 85 counties have reserved more than $360 million in financing, creating an estimated 1,400 new jobs. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: PRIMED TO GROW, THRIVE. Arlington Heights is a growing, thriving community just northwest of Chicago, home to 76,000 residents with an average household income of $95,000.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry, and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area. An overlapping Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district offers a strategic financing mechanism for pending and proposed developments in and around the airport. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS OFFERS ACCESS.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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A Federal Empowerment Zone designation, two Urban Enterprise Zones, flexible financing and low business costs make Cumberland County competitive with all areas of the country. And while a food hub isn’t a new concept, the ideas around how to implement the food hub are drawing attention. averages, depending on employment sector.