This presentation covers the benefits of location businesses in Illinois.

1. 2013 Site Selection Top Metros and States • Chicago #1 • Illinois #3
Why Illinois?

2. Why Illinois?
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Why Illinois?
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Strong and diverse economy
Strategic location and world class
infrastructure
Abundant and highly-skilled workforce
Growth oriented tax and incentive programs
High Quality of Life

3. •Population: 12.8 million in Illinois
(2.7 million in Chicago )
• Illinois’ 2000 foreign firms employ more
than 350,000 residents
•Gross State Product $695 billion (2012)
 5th highest GDP in the U.S.
 Ranked 19th in the world against GDPs
 GDP is larger than the GDP of Sweden and
Switzerland
• Illinois exports over $60 billion annually
Illinois has the 5th largest economy in the U.S.
Strong and diverse economy
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4. Agriculture
and Food
Illinois is a global leader in several industries.
Manufacturing
Bio-
technology
• 3rd largest manufacturing state; value added manufacturing totals $103.7 billion
• 582,900 manufacturing jobs in Illinois
• Agricultural commodities generate more than $13.3 billion annually
• Illinois ranks 6th in exports of agricultural commodities
• 2272 food processors in the state – 2nd largest manufacturing activity
• Illinois ranked #1 in the nation for biotech growth by Business Facilities
• Over 78,910 biotech jobs in the state
• More than 550 companies operate R&D facilities in Illinois
• Home to the world’s top life science companies including Abbott, ADM, Takeda
Technology
and R&D
• 20,000+ programmers in the Chicago area alone
• Home to 144 university research centers, 71 federal centers, 7 tech parks
• Argonne National Labs is one of the nation’s leading research centers on advanced
materials, chemical/energy technology and biotech
• University of Illinois has 2 of the nation’s leading centers dedicated to nanotech
Coal • 30 million short tons of coal produced annually; expected to double in a decade
• 22 current active mines in the state
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5. • Illinois is home to 32 Fortune 500 companies (27 in Chicagoland area) –
compared with 10 in Missouri, 9 in Wisconsin, 6 in Indiana, and 3 in Iowa
• 13 Fortune “Global 500” companies
• 17 Financial Times “Global 500” companies
• 124 major corporate world headquarters
Global business leaders choose Illinois
Strong and diverse economy
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6. Air
Transport
Illinois’ superior infrastructure is the best in the Midwest
and tops in the nation.
Railroads
Interstate
Highways
Waterways
Data
transport
• 3 international airports (O’Hare, Midway and Rockford)
• O’Hare has 2nd highest air traffic in U.S. flies direct to 68 int’l destinations
• Rockford is 2nd fastest growing cargo airport in the U.S.(2008)
• 3 coast to coast interstates pass through Illinois
• 3rd largest interstate system in the nation
• 16,000 miles of state highways
• Illinois is home to over 9,700 trucking establishments
• Illinois is the center of the nation’s rail network
• Chicago is the largest U.S. rail gateway
• 6 out of 7 of the nation’s Class I railways have terminals in Chicago
• 50% of all railroad freight in the U.S. passes through Illinois
• 1,118 miles of navigable waterways
• 13 port districts and waterways provide critical link between Atlantic, Great Lakes,
and Gulf of Mexico
• Port of Chicago handles over 38 million tons of goods and is served by 4 railroads
and 2 interstate highways
• 4,100 miles of new broadband fiber optic cable connects Illinois
• All major interchange carriers have presence in Illinois
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7. Illinois provides unique access to the North American market.
• Located at the industrial and geographic
heart of the nation, Illinois companies enjoy
unrivaled access to markets.
• Nearly one fifth of the Gross National
Product is produced in the Midwest and
nearly half of all the goods and services
created in the U.S. are produced within one
day’s drive of the state line.
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• 42% of North American consumers
are less than 2 day drive away
• 29% of North American industry is
within one day’s truck delivery

8. Illinois has an unparalleled freight and rail transport system.
• Center point of the Interstate highway system
• 3rd largest interstate network in the U.S.
• 2nd among states in miles of freight railroad
•4th in number of freight railroads
• Only gateway where 6 out 7 Class I North
American railroads can interchange traffic
• 50% of U.S. container rail freight passes
through Chicago’s rail yards
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9. Abundant and highly-skilled workforce
Illinois’ large and talented workforce is a critical competitive advantage.
• Illinois’ 6.6 million workforce is double that of the
largest bordering state
• 60% of workers have education beyond a high school
degree, 34% have a bachelor’s degree and 11.5%
have a graduate degree
• 4th largest tech workforce (20,000+ in Chicago)
• 48 community colleges provide training in over 300
different careers/occupations
• Home to Northwestern, University of Chicago and the
University of Illinois
“It’s a real magnet for all the kids who go to
college in the Mid-West. Getting the best
people is paramount to what we do.”
– CEO Accenture PLC
“We have a significant office in Chicago
because it is a world class city that has world
class customers and world class talent. We
locate our offices where top talent wants to live
and work and that’s Chicago”
– Google Spokesman
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10. • 87% of Illinoisans have completed high school or
its equivalent and 34% have earned a bachelor’s
degree or better.
• According to U.S News and World Report,
Northwestern has the #2 program in materials, #3
program in manufacturing, and the top marketing
program in the U.S.
• Illinois has the 3rd largest community college
system in the nation.
• More than 93% of community college students
remain in Illinois to work.
Source: Illinois Community College Board, 2011 Fiscal Year
Abundant and highly-skilled workforce
Illinois’ educational system supports and provides a trained workforce
for the future.
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Illinois universities that rank among the nation’s top universities:
• University of Chicago – Chicago
• University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
• Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago
• Loyola University – Chicago
• Northwestern University – Evanston

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Technical
Assistance
Incentive
Programs
Advantage
Illinois (SMEs)
Employee
Training
• Location and building identification support
• Key regulations and policy insight
• Access to critical governmental agencies, e.g. IDOT
Positive business climate and competitive tax rates
Illinois’ tax and incentive programs create jobs and grow the economy.
• Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE)
• Business Development Public Infrastructure (BDPIP)
• High Impact Business (Enterprise Zone – HIB)
• Large Business Development Program (LBDP)
• Capital Access Program
• Participation Loan Program
• Collateral Support Program
• Invest Illinois Venture Fund
• Technical assistance through DCEO’s Workforce Development Department (linking to
training and hiring resources)
• Employer Investment Program
Foreign Trade
Zones
• FTZs are sites where foreign and domestic merchandise is considered to be in
international trade and not subject to U.S. customs duties
• There are 8 FTZs and 29 subzones located throughout Illinois

12. Illinois’ corporate tax rates are lower than many of its competitors
in the region and country.
Corporate
tax rates
Effective Tax
rates on new
investments
Midwest Other States
• Indiana – 8.5%
• Wisconsin – 7.9%
• Illinois – 7.0%
• Pennsylvania – 9.9%
• New Jersey – 9%
• California – 8.84%
• New York – 7.1%
• Illinois – 7.0%
State Tax Rate National Rank
• U.S. Median
• Michigan
• Missouri
• Indiana
• Illinois
• 7.3%
• 7.2%
• 7.1%
• 6.8%
• 4.6%
• N/A
• 24
• 22
• 19
• 5
• Despite raising taxes
to reduce debt,
Illinois remains
competitive with
states in the Mid-
West and across the
country
• Effective tax rate on
new investment
accounts for all
deductions and
credits offered by the
state
• Illinois’ effective tax
rate on new
investment is the
5th lowest in the
country – 2011 E&Y
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Positive business climate and competitive tax rates

13. Total annual office space rental
costs ($ per sq. ft.)
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Global Market Rents
Chicago office space costs are significantly lower than its
global competitors.
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Positive business climate and competitive tax rates
Hong Kong $235
Tokyo (Inner Central) $161
London (City) $133
New York (Midtown) $120
Toronto $ 61
Washington, D.C. (CBD) $ 98
Boston (CBD) $ 94
San Francisco (CBD) $ 96
Los Angeles $ 79
Chicago (CBD) $ 28

14. Illinois’ high quality of life offers big city advantages
and small town charm.
Chicago is a world class city for culture and amenities
• 150+ THEATER COMPANIES
• 35+ MUSEUMS
• 570 PARKS, 26 MILES OF LAKEFRONT AND 31
BEACHES
• World class sports teams
• Hundreds of music venues
Historic Illinois offers:
• Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln museum
• Fabled Route 66
• Hiking in southern Illinois and boating in Great
Rivers region
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High Quality of Life

15. Why Illinois?
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Why Illinois?
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Strong and diverse economy
Strategic location and world class
infrastructure
Abundant and highly-skilled workforce
Growth oriented tax and incentive programs
High Quality of Life