Category: News
Customers Benefit from Record Reliability Generated by ComEd
Smart Grid, Infrastructure Upgrades Credited with Historic Service Performance
CHICAGO (March 27, 2014) – ComEd today announced that its power system reliability in 2013 was the best in company history with the fewest customer interruptions, benefitting hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses throughout northern Illinois. Improvements stem largely from the utility’s substantial investments in building a “smart grid,” implementing vast power infrastructure upgrades and delivering exceptional performance by the ComEd workforce – from frontline first responders to backroom engineers and technicians. Continue reading
DuPage County Accounts for Approximately 8% of Illinois’ Overall Private Sector Growth
Governor Quinn recently announced an independent study has identified Illinois as having one of the most thriving private sectors in the nation. The report stated that Illinois created 14% (18,000 plus) net private-sector business establishments from 2009-2012. Choose DuPage took a comparative look at how counties in Illinois contributed to this growth. Continue reading
Spotlight on Oakbrook Terrace
Oakbrook Terrace is the home to corporations like Ferrara Candy Company, Redbox, Graycor, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, BCS Financial and The Joint Commission. With over 4,000,000 square feet of office development that is minutes away from downtown Chicago and O’Hare and Midway Airports, Oakbrook Terrace is a sought after location for corporate headquarters and office users. Continue reading
CCS International, Inc. chose DuPage County for big economy, great quality of life
Warrenville – a Place for Businesses of all Sizes
Warrenville, Illinois is a place for businesses of all sizes, from international corporations to small start-ups. The City of Warrenville possesses the location, transportation network, demographics, workforce, public services, quality of life amenities, and pro-business climate essential for success. Warrenville prides itself on being a business friendly and progressive small town with a proven commitment of working with the business and development community in a professional and helpful manner to accomplish positive business development and expansion outcomes. Continue reading
Spotlight on Oak Brook
From being named Google’s eCity of the State of Illinois, to the long-awaited completion of Oakbrook Center, and several new business and retail developments, 2013 was a great year for Oak Brook, Illinois. The Greater Oak Brook Economic Development Partnership recently provided the following highlights. Continue reading
Illinois Ranks #5 in Nation for Best Corporate Locations
Illinois ranks #5 in the nation for new and expanded corporate facilities, moving up two spots from last year’s seventh place ranking, according to the annual analysis by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier corporate real estate and economic development publications. Continue reading $68 Billion in Illinois Exports Drive Economic Growth, Create Jobs
Illinois is the largest exporting state in the Midwest and the fifth largest in the Country. Illinois exports rose 5.1% to $68.1 billion in 2012 after soaring 30 percent in 2011. Direct exports account for nearly 10 percent of the Gross State Product.
Record $184 Million Year for Illinois Film Industry
lllinois’ film industry generated a record $184 million in spending in 2012, resulting in more than 2,200 full-time equivalent jobs. Governor Quinn signed a 10-year extension of the Illinois Film Tax Credit in 2011, which has paved the way for more productions in Illinois. Continue reading