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NORTHERN ILLINOIS STATELINE REGION

Northern Stateline Region

 

Oregon's location in The Northern Stateline Region has access to all the global connections of Chicago, the third largest multi-modal port system in the world, with key logistics assets such as Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), seven class-I railroads, and the most interstate connections in the United States. With all the connections that Chicago offers, the lack of congestion differentiates the Northern Stateline Region from larger metropolitan areas.

 

Target Industries

 

With Interstates 39 and 90 connecting the Northern Stateline Region to the entire NAFTA region and six class-I railroads connecting the region to east and west coast sea ports, distribution centers can access 75 percent of households in the United States within a 24-hour truck drive. Trucks can be driving highway speeds within five minutes of leaving dock doors with immediate congestion-free interstate access.


With more than 20 percent of the Northern Stateline Region’s workforce employed in manufacturing, the region offers a center of excellence in machinery manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, and fabricated metal product manufacturing. These sub-sectors ultimately support the aerospace, automotive, and other advanced manufacturing industries represented in the Northern Stateline Region by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Nippon Sharyo, UTC Aerospace Systems, and Woodward, Inc.

 

UTC Aerospace Systems – one of the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and defense products. UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services systems and components and provides integrated solutions for commercial, regional, business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms. UTC is also a major supplier to international space programs. UTC Aerospace Systems employs approximately 42,000 people worldwide with approximate annual sales of $14 billion.

 

Low operational costs ensure sustainability for companies in the Northern Stateline Region with industrial infrastructure which offers excess capacity and low costs. An abundant water supply and reliable waste-water treatment is especially attractive to heavy industrial users, such as metal fabricators, and low electricity rates reduce costs for all end-users. While all companies in Illinois enjoy tax-free personal property, exemptions from sales tax on machinery, and no inventory tax or gross-receipts tax, companies in the Northern Stateline Region realize further benefits from Foreign Trade Zone #176 which helps companies optimize their international supply chain.

 

Companies in the Northern Stateline Region capitalize on the global market and are increasingly participating in international trade. With a 32 percent growth in exports 2012-2013, the Northern Stateline Region realized the 37th highest export growth rate in the United States, indicating that the region will become more sustainable with higher wages long-term. International companies are also increasing their interest in the market, with over 100 companies from more than 20 countries investing in and employing individuals in the region.
In the Northern Stateline Region, your company will:

Northern Stateline Region Fast Facts: Cities include Oregon, Belvidere, Freeport, Rochelle, and Rockford
Industries include aerospace production, food processing, healthcare, industrial machine manufacturing, and professional business services
In addition to those mentioned above, employers include Berner Food and Beverage, General Mills, Mondelez International, Packaging Coordinators Inc., Rochelle Foods Inc., and UPS

 

Higher Education

 

Companies in the Northern Stateline Region pull from a labor force of over one million people from a 50 mile radius. Over 75 higher education institutions - including Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois’ College of Medicine, Rock Valley College, Highland Community College, and Rockford University - train a next generation workforce. In 2015, Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College announced a partnership that will allow students to complete a four-year engineering degree from Northern Illinois University at Rock Valley College’s Rockford campus, providing further access to STEM education to Rockford’s youth.

 

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