I-80 Industrial Highlights

Easy access to national interstate corridors of I-80 (East-West) and I-39 (North-South)
More than 3,000 employees work in corridor businesses
Overall planned industrial area is less than half built out
All infrastructure in place – sites are “shovel ready”
Excellent car and truck access
Many sites from one-half acre to 100 acres
Price varies by parcel and owner
Sale, build-to-suit or lease

Located at Interstate 80 interchange (Exit 90)
Ten miles from Interstate 39
45 miles from intermodal facilities at Rochelle, IL and Elwood, IL
International flights available at O’Hare and Midway in Chicago area, Rockford, Peoria, Bloomington and Quad Cities — travel times between one and two hours
Local corporate flights at Skydive Chicago (Ottawa) and Illinois Valley Regional Airport (Peru)
Less than one hour from three of five largest Illinois cities — Aurora, Joliet, Naperville
Ninety minutes from downtown Chicago
Logistics center of United States
Ship to two-thirds of U.S. in two days

Available labor pool of both skilled and unskilled
Major training opportunities available at IL Valley Community College (IVCC) located twenty minutes from Ottawa — some training can be done at IVCC satellite campus in downtown Ottawa
IVCC has new 85,000 square foot technology center — CNC and welding are srengths

Dynamic downtown with many unique shops and restaurants
Good public and private schools with strong extracurricular programs and college credit opportunities through local community college
Access to cutting edge health care via OSF hospital system plus cancer, mental health care and prompt care facilities
Located at confluence of Illinois and Fox Rivers plus four State parks in immediate vicinity — many outdoor recreation opportunities — fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, hiking, biking, horseback riding, zip-lining, sky diving and more
Ten annual festivals plus summer concert series
Regional community theater
No traffic congestion
Low crime rates
County seat of LaSalle County