Will County is a natural business magnet for many reasons: Available, affordable land Will County Land Area:  849 square miles 13th largest county in the state of Illinois 2nd largest in the 6 county Chicago Metro region Between 1990 and November of 2008, Will County added over 98,638 single-family dwelling units (US Census Bureau) The construction cost value of single-family building permits issued in Will County jumped from $80.3 million in 1985 to $274.3 million in January - November of 2008 (US Census Bureau) The total assessed value of all property in Will County increased 20.2% to $22.062 billion in 2007, up from $18.358 billion in 2006 (Will County Supervisor of Assessments) Tremendous highway, rail, water and air transportation accessibility and services 5 interstates Regional and national freight rail connections Intercity and commuter rail services Situated on the Illinois waterway system Minutes from Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports and Lewis airport Opening of Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Center in 2002 in Elwood Recently announced plans for intermodal yards in Joliet, Crete, and Southwestern Will County Available workforce 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) Total employment in Will County has increased 75%, from 106,073 in 1985, to 185,235 in 2000 In 2006, Will County had a total personal income of over $22.5 billion.  This aggregate income ranked fourth in the state and accounted for 4.6% of the state total (BEA)  In 2006, Will County had a per capita personal income of $34,362 (BEA)  The estimated average household effective buying income increased to $69,345 in 2008 from $36,530 in 1985, an increase of 89.8% (Claritas 2008) A tremendous pro-growth attitude among its’ thirty-seven municipalities (24 townships) Since the 2000 Census, Will County was estimated to have gained 171,320 residents, by far the largest numerical increase posted by the state’s 102 counties and 16th highest among the nation’s 3,141 counties (US Census Bureau) Will County’s population has more than doubled (adding 372,680 residents) between 1985 and July 2008, increasing from 328,511 to 701,191 (US Census Bureau, July 2008 estimate) In the year from July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007, Will County’s population grew 16,111 Will County is set to become the state’s 2nd largest county by 2030, behind only Cook County (NIPC) 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 The number of Will County business establishments exceeded 20,000 in 2008 (Claritas 2008) In 2008, the total amount of industrial square footage surpassed 128,371,181 SF.  Additional acreage is designated for a proposed intermodal yard and industrial park in Crete, a distribution park and business park in Southwestern Will County, a business park in Romeoville, and a proposed industrial office/warehouse condominium facility in Bolingbrook.