Will County is a natural business magnet for many reasons:
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Available, affordable land
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Will County Land Area: nearly 850 square miles
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13th largest county in the state of Illinois
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2nd largest in the 6 county Chicago Metro region
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Between 1990 and November of 2010, Will County added over 99,537 single-family dwelling units (US Census Bureau)
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The construction cost value of single-family building permits issued in Will County jumped from $80.3 million in 1985 to $122.6 million in 2010 (US Census Bureau)
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The total assessed value of all property in Will County decreased 2.9% to $22.983 billion in 2010, down from $23.677 billion in 2009 (Will County Supervisor of Assessments)
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Tremendous highway, rail, water and air transportation accessibility and services
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4 interstates
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Regional and national freight rail connections
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Intercity and commuter rail services
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Situated on the Illinois waterway system
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Minutes from Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports and Lewis airport
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Opening of Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Center in 2002 in Elwood
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Opening of Joliet Intermodal Terminal rail-yard in 2010 in Joliet
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Opening of a rail-served Logistics Center in 2007 in Wilmington
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Plans for intermodal yard in Crete
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Available workforce
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Will County was 41st of the 355 largest counties in the US in employment growth between the 2nd quarter of 2007 and the 2nd quarter of 2008 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Total employment in Will County has increased 75%, from 106,073 in 1985, to 185,235 in 2000
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In 2008, Will County had a total personal income of over $26.3 billion. This aggregate income ranked fourth in the state and accounted for 4.8% of the state total (BEA)
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In 2008, Will County had a per capita personal income of $38,716 (BEA)
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The estimated average household effective buying income increased to $69,691 in 2010 from $36,530 in 1985, an increase of 91% (Nielsen Claritas)
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A tremendous pro-growth attitude among its’ thirty-seven municipalities (24 townships)
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Since the 2000 Census, Will County was estimated to have gained 175,350 residents, by far the largest numerical increase posted by the state’s 102 counties and 22nd highest among the nation’s 3,142 counties (US Census Bureau)
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Will County’s population has more than doubled (adding 349,049 residents) between 1985 and 2010, increasing from 328,511 to 677,560 (US Census Bureau)
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The U.S. Census Bureau lists Will County as one of the 100 fastest growing and one of the 100 largest counties in the nation
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Will County is set to become the state’s 2nd largest county by 2030, behind only Cook County (NIPC)
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The Chicago Metropolitan Area Agency for Planning (formerly Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC)) projects that Will County’s population will exceed 1.1 million by the year 2030
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The number of Will County business establishments exceeded 20,000 in 2010 (Nielsen Claritas)
In 2010, the total amount of industrial square footage surpassed 129,000,000 SF. Additional acreage is designated for a proposed 700 acre intermodal yard and industrial park in Crete.