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Properties Available to develop in Silvis
Illinois Route 5 (John Deere Expressway)

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Silvis is a member of a large regional area known as the Quad Cities. The Quad Cities region is situated across four counties in Illinois and Iowa. Silvis,Illinois is the first community you come to when entering the Quad Cities from the East on Interstate 88. Only 4 miles from the intersection Interstate 80 & 88 access to markets in Chicago, Des Moines and Omaha are just a few hours away.

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WHY CHOOSE ILLINOIS ?

ILLINOIS has many intrinsic assets, including our centralized location and world class transportation infrastructure, a top notch workforce that is among the most productive in the nation, and businesses sectors valued on the global stage, such as agriculture, technology and manufacturing. 
Illinois exports totaled just over $50 billion in 2010, a nearly 20 percent increase over 2009. Illinois ranks first in          
Midwest for exports and foreign direct investment.
Illinois added 3100 new jobs in September, while the nation added 0. 
Illinois lead the Midwest in job growth in 2010 and was fourth in the nation for new jobs.
The state of Illinois and Chicago were named among the top 10 locations for new and expanded corporate facilities. Illinois ranked eighth among states and Chicago first in the metropolitan areas category in the annual analysis by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier corporate real estate and economic development publications.
Illinois was named one of 10 “business friendly” states that are gaining businesses by U.S. News & World Report. They note: businesses per person in 2008: 0.97; in 2010: 1.01. (August 30, 2011).
Money Rates lists Illinois as the top state for making a living (Source: MoneyRates.com, April 5, 2011).
CareerBuilder named Illinois one of the nation’s top ten states in the nation to find a job.  The rankings were based upon unemployment rates, job creation statistics, as well as the trajectory of Illinois’ unemployment rate, which has declined for 15 consecutive months.
CNN Money named Chicago the nation’s 3^rd most affordable city to do business, citing the city’s strong public transportation system and easy airport access, in addition to  office rents recently averaging about $35 a square foot, according to a Jones Lang LaSalle survey.

For More Economic Development information about Silvis, Illinois
call Jim Grafton 309-792-9181
Silvis, Illinois is the Home of the John Deere Golf Classic played every year in July at TPC Deere Run

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