
<p>WELCOME </p><p><strong>ILLINOIS: WHERE YOUR BUSINESS MEETS SUCCESS </strong></p><p>Since people began to settle in the Midwest, Illinois has been a junction connecting people, business and goods necessary for global and </p><p>national economic growth. </p><p>At our core, Intersect Illinois does the same thing. We seamlessly join commerce and community. We connect you to the robust workforce of Illinois– the spirited, adept people behind the Illinois business landscape. </p><p>8/16/2017 2 </p><p>I L L I N O I S - C L E A R C H O I C E </p><p><strong>W I T H A R I C H H I S T O R Y O F F O O D P R O D U C T I O N F R O M G R O W I N G A N D R A I S I N G , T O P R O C E S S I N G , A N D U LT I M AT E LY D I S T R I B U T I O N , I L L I N O I S I S T H E C L E A R C H O I C E F O R L O N G - T E R M S U C C E S S I N T H E F O O D I N D U S T R Y. I N I L L I N O I S , YO U R B U S I N E S S W I L L M E E T I T S G R E AT E S T O P P O R T U N I T Y F O R S U C C E S S W I T H O U R </strong></p><p><strong>U N R IVALED EXPER IEN CE IN FOOD PROCESSIN G </strong></p><p><strong>EXCEPT IONAL TALENT AND INNOVAT ION </strong></p><p><strong>U N PAR ALLELED IN FR AST R U C T U RE N ET WOR K SU PER IOR Q UALIT Y OF LIFE ST RON G PU B LIC SU PPORT & PART N ERSH IPS </strong></p><p><strong>T H E C H O I C E I S C L E A R </strong></p><p>8/16/2017 3 </p><p>A N U N R I VA L E D E X P E R I E N C E I N F O O D P R O C E S S I N G </p><p>8/16/2017 4 </p><p>T O P 3 0 B Y E M P L O Y M E N T – F O O D I N D U S T R Y </p><p>1. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 2. ConAgra Brands, Inc. 3. Dean Foods Co. <br>18. Nationwide Foods, Inc. 19. Nestlé S.A. 20. Newly Weds Foods, Inc. </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">21. PepsiCo, Inc. </li><li style="flex:1">4. El Milagro, Inc. </li></ul><p>5. Ferrara Candy Co. 6. General Mills, Inc. 7. Hershey Company 8. Hormel Foods Corp. 9. Ingredion Inc. <br>22. Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 23. Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. 24. Rich Products Corp. 25. Rose Packing Co., Inc. 26. Stampede Meat, Inc. </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">27. Tate & Lyle P.L.C. </li><li style="flex:1">10. Jacobs Stiftung </li></ul><p>11. Kellogg Co. 12. Kraft-Heinz Co. 13. Mars, Inc. 14. Mary Lee Packaging Corp. 15. McCain Foods Group, Inc. 16. Mondelez International, Inc. 17. Nation Pizza & Foods, L.P. <br>28. Togo Packing Co., Inc. 29. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 30. Treehouse Foods, Inc. 31. Tyson Foods, Inc. 32. WH Group Limited </p><p>8/16/2017 5 </p><p>T H R I V I N G S U P P O R T I N G I N D U S T R I E S </p><p><strong>Home to the largest intermodal system </strong></p><p><strong>>$75B in output </strong><br><strong>2015 </strong></p><p>Logistics, <br>Distribution & Packaging </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Chemicals </li><li style="flex:1">Business Services </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>UIUIC graduates more engineers than MIT, Cal Tech and Stanford combined </strong><br><strong>Contributes </strong><br><strong>$161B to Illinois Economy </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Engineering </li><li style="flex:1">Manufacturing </li></ul><p></p><p>8/16/2017 6 </p><p>TO P R A N K I N G S </p><p><strong>G L O B A L E C O N O M I C P O W E R H O U S E </strong></p><p>▪ Home To 1,800 Foreign-based Companies— $100 Billion In Foreign Direct Investment ▪ Robust International Business Resources Including </p><p>▪ 80+ Consulates/Consuls General ▪ 100+ International/Ethnic Chambers Of Commerce And International Trade-based Organizations ▪ 28 International Sister Cities </p><p>▪ Over 40 Distinct Ethnic Communities With Populations Greater Than 35,000 ▪ #3 Fastest Tech Job Growth in the US <em>CBRE </em>▪ #1 Metro for New and Expanding Companies <em>Site Selection Magazine </em></p><p>▪ #1 Top State for LEED Green Building <em>Business Facilities Magazine 2016 </em>▪ #2 State for Business Creation <em>US Bureau of Labor Statistics </em>▪ #4 Export Leader <em>Business Facilities </em></p><p>▪ #5 Highest GDP in the Nation <em>US Census Bureau </em>▪ #5 Best State to Make a Living <em>MoneyRates.com </em>▪ #17 Largest Economy in the World Bureau of Economic Analysis </p><p>8/16/2017 7 </p><p>EXCEPTIONAL TALENT & INNOVATION </p><p>8/16/2017 8 </p><p>M A G N E T F O R T H E B R I G H T E S T M I N D S </p><p><strong>1 9 2 H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N I N S T I T U T I O N S S TAT E W I D E </strong></p><p><strong>U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S G R A D U AT E S M O R E E N G I N E E R S E A C H Y E A R T H A N M I T, S TA N F O R D & C A L T E C H C O M B I N E D </strong></p><p>▪ #1 Metro for Big Ten Alumni ▪ #1 City for Recent Grads </p><p><em>Choose Chicago </em><br><em>GradSpot.com </em></p><p>▪ Among Top 10 Universities in the World University of Chicago </p><p>▪ 2 Top 20 Universities in U.S. University of Chicago & Northwestern </p><p>▪ Top 5 Computer Science/Engineering University of Illinois <em>U.S. News </em></p><p>▪ University of Illinois #5- ADM Institute for Post-harvest Loss </p><p>▪ <em>University of Michigan #6 </em>▪ <em>Purdue University #9 </em></p><p>▪ Top 5 for Engineering Research Expenditures ▪ Top 5 for Best Prepared Students </p><p><em>U.S. News </em><br><em>Wall Street Journal </em></p><p>▪ Award-Winning & Largest Full-Time, Graduate-Only </p><p>Design Program in the U.S.Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design </p><p>8/16/2017 9 </p><p>S TAT E W I D E C O R P O R AT E TA L E N T P I P E L I N E </p><p><strong>B U S I N E S S / M B A </strong><br><strong>E N G I N E E R I N G </strong></p><p><strong>Graduates Per Year: 37,012 </strong><br><strong>Graduates Per Year: 103,504 </strong></p><p><strong>3 of the Top 10 undergraduate engineering </strong></p><p><strong>schools </strong>within a 2-4 hour drive: University of Illinois, Purdue & Michigan <br>Chicago has two of the Top 10 MBA programs in the world: University of Chicago and Northwestern </p><p><strong>L E G A L </strong><br><strong>I T / C O M P U T E R </strong></p><p><strong>Graduates Per Year: 8772 </strong></p><p><strong>Graduates Per Year: 28,758 </strong></p><p>Chicago has <strong>2 of the Top 10 Law Schools in the U.S. </strong>for Career Prospects: </p><p>University of Chicago & Northwestern </p><p><strong>University of Illinois is one of the nation’s </strong></p><p><strong>Top 10 undergraduate computer science programs in the U.S </strong></p><p>8/16/2017 10 </p><p>F O O D S A F E T Y I N N O VAT I O N L E A D E R S H I P </p><p><strong>I F S H - I N S T I T U T E F O R F O O D S A F E T Y A N D H E A LT H , </strong>h o u s e d a t </p><p>C o r n P r o d u c t s I n t e r n a t i o n a l ' s f o r m e r H Q c a m p u s a n d s t a f f e d b y t h e I l l i n o i s I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y, is the only institute in the country bringing together FDA, food industry, and university researchers to work side-by-side on the development, validation, and implementation of food processing and packaging technologies critical for food safety. </p><p>▪ One of the first Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facilities in the US specifically designed to study the behavior of pathogens and virulent organisms in real-world food processing conditions </p><p>▪ Nation's premier Food Safety Modernization Act training programs </p><p>▪ 5 research platforms in food processing & packaging, food microbiology, chemical contaminants & </p><p>allergens, nutrition, and proficiency testing <br>▪ Strong talent pipeline with Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Food Science and <br>Nutrition graduate and professional student collaboration </p><p>IFSH Member Companies </p><p>8/16/2017 11 </p><p>I N N O VAT I O N & E N T R E P R E N U E R S H I P </p><p>▪ <strong>1</strong><sup style="top: -0.4em;"><strong>st </strong></sup><strong>in the Nation for Food-Related Patents </strong></p><p>▪ Chicago is the <strong>#6 Tech City in the World, </strong>ranked by KPMG Global Technology Innovation Report </p><p>▪ <strong>ICNC (Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago), </strong>one of the largest business incubators in the nation, </p><p>facilitates expansion of startup and established businesses in areas such as food processing </p><p>▪ <strong>National Foodworks Services (NSF) Incubator, </strong>located in Central Illinois next to ADM's Research </p><p>Center, fosters food entrepreneurship through business-to-business collaboration, education in product development, food manufacturing, financing, and marketing; and product development with shared manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and other services </p><p>▪ <strong>Good Food Business Accelerator, </strong>which has helped businesses raise more than $23 million in the last several years, produced the Midwest's leading sustainable food innovation trade show, and trained thousands of farmers and food producers each year </p><p>Juan Luciano | ADM Chairman and CEO </p><p>8/16/2017 12 </p><p>UNPARALLELED </p><p>INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK </p><p>8/16/2017 13 </p><p>D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | A I R </p><p>▪ O’Hare has the Most Flights in the US ▪ Triple-Hub Airport System ORD/MDW <br>Within 4-Hour Flight of all North American Destinations <br>▪ Nonstop Service to 200+ Destinations <br>▪ Most Nonstop Overseas Flights ▪ 65 International Destinations ▪ Most International Cargo Traffic </p><p>8/16/2017 14 </p><p>D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | A I R </p><p>Within A <strong>4-Hour Flight </strong>ofAll Major </p><p>North American </p><p>Destinations – <strong>142 </strong></p><p>Non-Stop & Direct Domestic Routes </p><p>8/16/2017 15 </p><p>G R O U N D D E L I V E RY </p><p>8/16/2017 16 </p><p>D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | R A I L </p><p><strong>ILLINOIS IS THE ONLY STATE WITH ALL SEVEN CLASS 1 FREIGHT RAILROADS </strong></p><p>Freight Access to Over 80% of the Continental US in 72 Hours or Less </p><p>8/16/2017 17 </p><p>D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | R O A D </p><p><strong>3 </strong><sup style="top: -0.45em;"><strong>R D </strong></sup><strong>L A R G E S T I N T E R S TAT E </strong></p><p><strong>H I G H WAY S Y S T E M I N T H E U S </strong></p><p>▪ Over 146,000 Miles of Highway ▪ At the Crossroads of the American Economy ▪ Truck Access to Over 70% of Eastern <br>US Locations in 13 Hours or Less </p><p>▪ 4th in the Nation in Terms of Freight <br>Rate in Ton Miles (Tons of Freight Moved in One Mile) </p><p>▪ 4<sup style="top: -0.45em;">th </sup>Highest in the Nation for Tonnage </p><p>Moved by Trucks on Roadways </p><p>▪ 3<sup style="top: -0.45em;">rd </sup>in the Country in Terms of Value of <br>Freight Flow, Tons of Freight, and Ton Miles of Freight-Flow Trailing Only Texas and California </p><p>▪ The Truck Transportation Industry Ranks <br>3<sup style="top: -0.45em;">rd </sup>in the US with $6.9 Billion Dollars in Economic Output </p><p>8/16/2017 18 </p><p>D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | W AT E R W AY S & P O R T S </p><p><strong>I L L I N O I S H A S T W O M A J O R I N L A N D P O R T S </strong></p><p><strong>& 1 4 WAT E R WAY P O R T S </strong></p><p>▪ 84% of North America’s Fresh Water ▪ 21% of the World’s Surface Fresh Water </p><p>▪ Access to the Gulf of Mexico & <br>Atlantic Ocean </p><p>▪ Illinois is home to the largest inland container port in North America, CenterPoint Intermodal Center (C.I.C) in Joliet, IL. </p><p>▪ 1095 miles of navigable waterways </p><p>▪</p><p>Shipping via waterways result in an average savings of $14 per ton, which results in a $9.2 billion dollar savings in transportation costs </p><p>▪ The Illinois portion of the Ohio River System saves shippers more than 2 billion in transportation costs annually </p><p>▪</p><p>These savings result in more than $11 billion dollars in additional output which provide an extra 100k jobs and $3 billion in realized income </p><p>8/16/2017 19 </p><p>E N E R GY R E L I A B I L I T Y </p><p><strong>T O P P E R F O R M I N G E L E C T R I C R E L I A B I L I T Y </strong></p><p>▪ Sustained results in 2013, 2014 -2015 among the best in the Midwest, and top quartile </p><p>nationally; <strong>2016 best in class </strong><br><strong>C O M P E T I T I V E E N E R G Y M A R K E T </strong></p><p>▪ Over <strong>$41 billion </strong>in rate savings since 1999 </p><p><strong>B U S I N E S S - F O C U S E D E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N C Y P R O G R A M S </strong></p><p>▪ <strong>$70 million in incentives</strong>; $440 million in business customer bill savings since 2007 </p><p><strong>R E G I O N A L R E S O U R C E A D VA N TA G E </strong></p><p>▪ Access to low carbon generation sources supports <strong>environmental initiatives </strong></p><p><strong>E L E C T R I C I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F O R T H E 2 1 </strong><sup style="top: -0.4em;"><strong>S T </strong></sup><strong>C E N T U R Y E C O N O M Y </strong><br>▪ <strong>$2.6 billion smart grid </strong>and system modernization nearly complete – </p><p>Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA) </p><p>** </p><p>Above information supplied by and refers to ComEd </p><p>A V E R A G E P R I C E O F E L E C T R I C I T Y – I N D U S T R I A L S E C T O R </p><p><em>Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-826, Monthly Electricity Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions Report. December 2015. </em></p><p>8/16/2017 21 </p><p>URBAN TO RURAL </p><p>SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE </p><p>8/16/2017 22 </p><p>E XC E P T I O N A L Q UA L I T Y O F L I V I N G </p><p><strong>A B U N D A N T O U T D O O R A M E N I T I E S </strong></p><p>▪ 26 Miles of Lakefront with an 18.5 Mile Lakefront Trail ▪ 580 Parks & 27 Beaches ▪ Over 225 Miles of Bike Lanes & 13,000 Bike Racks </p><p><strong>W O R L D - C L A S S D I N I N G & H O T E L S </strong></p><p>▪ Over 100 Hotels with 37K Hotel Rooms ▪ Over 4,700 Restaurants; 35 Annual Food Festivals </p><p>▪ 38 Craft Breweries </p><p><strong>M A G N I F I C E N T A R T S & C U LT U R E </strong></p><p>▪ Nearly 60 Museums & 90 Art Galleries ▪ Over 30 Film Festivals ▪ 200 Theater Companies & 220 Dance Companies </p><p><strong>E N D L E S S C H O I C E S F O R N I G H T L I F E & E N T E R TA I N M E N T </strong></p><p>▪ Over 225 Music Venues ▪ 1K Outdoor Performances Per Week in the Summer; </p><p>15 Citywide and 50 Neighborhood Music Festivals </p><p>▪ Comedy Legends </p><p>8/16/2017 23 </p><p>A N AT I O N A L L E A D E R I N H E A LT H C A R E </p><p><strong>G R O W I N G T H E N E X T G E N E R AT I O N </strong></p><p>▪ Chicago Ranked #3 Metro in the Nation for Healthcare GRP and Employment in the <br>Industry (Across 366 U.S. Metro Areas) </p><p>▪ 5 of the Top 15 Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. are in Chicago ▪ 20+ Teaching Hospitals ▪ 6 Medical Schools ▪ 7K Biomedical Science and Engineering Students Graduating Every Year ▪ Chicago Metro Ranks Top 25 in the U.S. for the Following Specialties </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">▪ Cardiology (2) </li><li style="flex:1">▪ Geriatrics (2) </li></ul><p>▪ Diabetes & Endocrinology ▪ Ear, Nose & Throat </p><p>▪ Cancer </p><p>▪ Nephrology ▪ Pulmonology <br>▪ Gastroenterology & <br>GI Surgery (2) </p><p>▪ Neurology & <br>Neurosurgery (2) </p><p>▪ Orthopedics (2) </p><p><em>U.S. World News & Report </em></p><p>8/16/2017 24 </p><p>Q U A L I T Y E D U C AT I O N F O R FA M I L I E S </p><p><strong>2 0 0 + H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N I N S T I T U T I O N S S TAT E W I D E </strong></p><p>▪ 3 of the Top 30 Universities in the Country </p><p>▪ University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and University of Illinois </p><p>▪ Above U.S. Average High School Graduation Rate ▪ 86 Nationally Ranked Public High Schools </p><p><em>Illinois State Board of Education 2015 </em><br><em>U.S. News & World Report 2015 </em></p><p>▪ 71% of High School Students Taking College Courses </p><p><em>Illinois State Board of Education 2013 World Business Chicago 2015 </em></p><p>▪ 40 Specialized S.T.E.A.M. Magnet Elementary Schools </p><p>▪ 41 Nationally or Regionally Ranked Hospitals in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area </p><p>8/16/2017 25 </p><p>STRONG PUBLIC </p><p>SUPPORT & PARTNERSHIPS </p><p>8/16/2017 26 </p><p>P U B L I C - P R I VAT E PA R T N E R S H I P S </p><p><strong>Governor Rauner seeks to be strong partners with our business builders. They and the respective economic development organizations commit to: </strong></p><p>▪ Provide best-in-class customer service now and in the future ▪ Assist with temporary and long-term site selection ▪ Expedite permitting and other requirements ▪ Collaborate to serve as a one-stop-shop to clear any bureaucratic red tape </p><p>▪ Support talent acquisition by hosting virtual job fair and connecting companies directly into university pipelines </p><p>▪ Connect companies to the existing ecosystem, including tech and civic organizations, digital initiatives and commissions, etc. </p><p>8/16/2017 27 </p><p>S TAT E O F I L L I N O I S F I N A N C I A L A S S I S TA N C E </p><p><strong>E N T E R P R I S E Z O N E ( E Z ) </strong></p><p>An EZ is a specific area designated by a municipality and certified by the State of Illinois to receive various tax incentives and other economic benefits. Businesses located within an enterprise zones are eligible for a sales tax exemption on building materials and machinery/equipment consumables. Other benefits include: a utility tax exemption on gas, electricity, and telecommunications; an investment tax credit for building, machinery and </p>
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