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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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Illinois’ Tenth U.S. percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. An overlapping Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district offers a strategic financing mechanism for pending and proposed developments in and around the airport. Of those jobs, 33.5

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

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Pat Quinn and state agencies are working together to advance Illinois. Quinn launched the Welcome Home Illinois program in April. It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 Quinn said. “I

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Often noted as a microcosm of the entire country, Illinois is the 25th most extensive and the fifth most populous state in the U.S. It is situated at the geographic center of the nation and is the crossroads for a wide range of business sectors, including manufacturing, finance, agriculture, technology and warehousing and distribution.

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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation

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Ralph Korte and Joe Glik, stewards of their own construction and retail legacies respectively, first crossed paths in the early 1970s. Strip malls were still a new venture and a young Todd Korte only came up as high as a groundbreaking shovel on that first project together in Highland, Illinois. Outgrowing their space.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The dedicated technology hub will help accelerate the Fortune 50 company’s technology transformation, serving as the epicenter for the team Lowe’s is hiring to help modernize its IT systems and build future retail experiences. The Utility Account helps rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. The product is already there, on the shelf in the distribution center,” Sheffi notes.

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