Communities along US34
     
The U.S. Route 34 Logistics Corridor communities are ready to make economical possibilities available to meet your business and logistics needs. You will benefit from tax credits and a number of business incentives. Plus, economic development organizations will assist with critical tasks such as locating appropriate real estate or streamlining the permit process.
     

Galesburg
  • Over 3 million s.f. of readily available manufacturing and distribution space
  • Construction-ready, 350-acre Logistics Park with Enterprise Zone and incentives
  • Assistance from the Galesburg Regional Economic Development Association (GREDA)

Galva
  • Includes a Foreign Trade Zone and TIF district

Joliet
  • Just a few miles from BNSF’s Logistics Park – Chicago
  • Two universities, one community college and one technical institute
  • Features an Enterprise Zone and TIF district

Kewanee
  • Vocational training available at Blackhawk College
  • Assistance from the Kewanee Economic Development Corporation
  • Offers an Enterprise Zone and Foreign Trade Zone

Mendota
  • Many sites available with both Enterprise Zone and TIF financing
  • Low-interest loan fund
  • Located on I39 and minutes from I80 and I88

Monmouth
  • Offers Enterprise Zone, TIF District and regional bonding authority
  • Access to computer software and manufacturing training centers and six regional higher education institutions within a half-hour drive
  • Assistance through the Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership

Montgomery
  • Estimated industrial labor force of over 6,000
  • Interstate 88 just five miles from major industrial centers
  • Home to several industrial park developments, including two large rail-served facilities
 

Oswego
  • Only 30 miles west of Chicago
  • Assistance from the Oswego Economic Development Corporation

Plano
  • Site of a future cloverleaf on a freeway between I88 and I80 at Route 34
  • Located in the second fastest-growing county in the nation
  • Home to a new satellite college campus and 800 acres of industrial property

Princeton
  • Property and sales tax abatements through Enterprise Zone program
  • City-owned electric utility that offers incentive rates
  • Located on I80

Sandwich
  • Plans for expansion of infrastructure, including roadways and water service
  • Assistance from the Sandwich Office of Economic Development

Somonauk
  • Multiple sites along rapidly growing Route 34 Corridor west of Chicago
  • Updated Comprehensive and Facility plan in effect
  • Centrally located between major interstates and highways of the western suburbs

Yorkville
  • Seat of the fastest-growing county in Illinois
  • Local Revolving Loan Fund
  • An Illinois Competitive Community