Why Will County
With its strategic location, access to global markets, and impressive
quality of life, Will County continues to have much to offer to both
businesses and residents.
Additionally:
quality of life, Will County continues to have much to offer to both
businesses and residents.
Additionally:
- Job creation is more than double the national average
- Robust job growth both in goods and services production
- Office & retail occupancy at historic highs
- Home price increases year over year
- Over 190 million square feet of industrial space, leading the Midwest in this development category.
- Home to the region’s largest industrial deals of 2019 including:
- Target / 1.2 million square foot building
- Unis / 827,000 square foot building
- Diageo / 1.5 million square foot build to suit
- S & S Activewear / 750,000 square foot building
- Four strong industrial development corridors:
- I-55
- I-80
- I-57
- I-355
- Three hospitals and a robust system combine to make healthcare one of the County's largest employment sectors.
- Home to several institutions of higher learning including a state university, two leading mid-size private non-profit universities, a nationally-recognized junior college, and three for-profit college campuses.
- Impactful workforce initiatives targeting math, science, technological innovation, and workplace readiness for youth.
- Outstanding public school districts, wide ranging housing opportunities, excellent recreation, entertainment, and shopping destinations.
- Will County Forest Preserve managing 22,000 acres of land and 116 miles of trails for recreational enjoyment.