TEAM ILLINOIS WELCOMES YOU ILLINOIS - WHERE YOUR BUSINESS MEETS SUCCESS IN NORTH AMERICA

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1 TEAM ILLINOIS WELCOMES YOU ILLINOIS - WHERE YOUR BUSINESS MEETS SUCCESS IN NORTH AMERICA

2 Intersect Illinois mission is to attract new jobs and investment to help support economic growth and prosperity in the State of Illinois. This mission will be accomplished through dynamic partnerships & collaborations with companies, universities, non-for-profit organizations, and the government. Our unifying approach to economic development will create positive measurable results for our communities and position Illinois for continued growth into the future. 5/10/2018 2

3 INTERSECT S SERVICES The generous support from 65+ private companies allows Intersect, A 100% PRIVATELY FUNDED NON- PROFIT COMPANY, to offer the following services, including, but not limited to, the following: Site selection assistance Coordination of site visits Project-specific data analyses Market and competitive analyses Workforce, labor, and wage analyses Introductions to key government, community, education, and business leaders Liaison with Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) regarding state incentive programs *These services are provided at no cost to the end-user 5/10/2018 3

4 ILLINOIS GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROWESS GLOBAL ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE Home To 1,800 Foreign-based Companies $100 Billion In Foreign Direct Investment 80+ Consulates/Consuls General Over 40 Distinct Ethnic Communities With Populations Greater Than 35,000 #3 Fastest Tech Job Growth in the US CBRE #1 Metro for New and Expanding Companies Site Selection Magazine #1 Top State for LEED Green Building Business Facilities Magazine 2016 #2 State for Business Creation US Bureau of Labor Statistics #4 Export Leader Business Facilities #5 Highest GDP in the Nation US Census Bureau #5 Best State to Make a Living MoneyRates.com #17 Largest Economy in the World Bureau of Economic Analysis 5/10/2018 4

5 GLOBAL DESTINATION FOR INVESTMENT HOME TO 1,800 FOREIGN- BASED COMPANIES $100 BILLION IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Robust international business resources including: 80+ Consulates/Consuls General 100+ international/ethnic Chambers of Commerce and international trade-based organizations 28 international sister cities Over 40 distinct ethnic communities with populations greater than 35,000 5/10/2018 5

6 PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE: ABUNDANT WORKFORCE & VIBRANT POPULATION STATE BY STATE COMPARISON POPULATION AGES 40 & UNDER IL OH MI IA MO WI MN IN STATE BY STATE COMPARISON - WORKFORCE IL OH MI IA MO WI MN IN STATE BY STATE COMPARISON - POPULATION IL OH MI IA MO WI MN IN IL ILLINOIS; OH OHIO; MI MICHIGAN; IA IOWA; MO MISSOURI; WI WISCONSIN; MN MINNESOTA; IN - INDIANA 5/10/2018 6

7 MAGNET FOR THE BRIGHTEST MINDS 40% OF ILLINOISIANS HAVE AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR BETTER 192 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS STATEWIDE #1 City for Recent Grads GradSpot.com Among Top 10 Universities in the World University of Chicago 2 Top 20 Universities in U.S. University of Chicago & Northwestern Top 5 Computer Science/Engineering University of Illinois U.S. News Top 5 for Engineering Research Expenditures U.S. News Top 5 for Best Prepared Students Wall Street Journal Award-Winning & Largest Full-Time, Graduate-Only Design Program in the U.S. Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design U OF I GRADUATES MORE ENGINEERS EACH YEAR THAN MIT, STANFORD & CAL TECH COMBINED 5/10/2018 7

8 ILLINOIS INDUSTRY IN FOCUS MANUFACTURING LARGEST Industry in Illinois that Employs Over 579,000 Workers in the State 4 th Largest Manufacturing State in the Nation Products Manufactured Include Aerospace and Auto Parts, Agriculture Machinery, Chemical Products, Metals, Plastics and Rubber Total Manufacturing Industry Exceeds $160B KEY SUB- SECTOR INDUSTRIES $99B Advanced Manufacturing $17B Plastics & Metal Manufacturing $15B Chemical Manufacturing

9 DIVERSE & THRIVING INDUSTRIES HOME TO THE LARGEST INTERMODAL SYSTEM LOGISTICS, DISTRIBUTION & PACKAGING BANKING #1 STATE FOR ACCESS TO CAPITAL 75K+ FARM OPERATORS AGRICULTURE 63 F1000 COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE CORPORATE HQ S #1 IN THE NATION FOR FOOD- RELATED PATENTS FOOD PROCESSING CHICAGO HAS THE MOST DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION IN U.S. LIFE SCIENCES 5/10/2018 8

10 PROMINENT INDUSTRY SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES Chicago Metro Ranked #1 In North America For Financial Services Illinois Ranks Top In Access To Capital BIOPHARMA Illinois Biopharma Cluster Out-Scales California And The East Coast 100+ Biopharma Firms FOOD INDUSTRY Chicago Has The 2 nd Largest Food Processing Cluster In The Nation Illinois Ranks Top In The U.S. With $180B In Food-related Global Sales ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 10% Of The State s Workforce Is Employed In Manufacturing 4 th Largest Manufacturing State In The Nation LOCATION OF ALL FINANCIAL SERVICES, BIOPHARMA, FOOD, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FIRMS 5/10/2018 9

11 GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS HUB 5/10/

12 WORLD CLASS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 200+ SPACES AVAILABLE TO INNOVATORS ACROSS ILLINOIS Incubators Accelerators Co-Working Spaces Technology Parks 5/10/

13 U N PA R A L L E L E D I N F R A S T R U C T U R E N E T W O R K O N LY S T A T E W I T H A L L 7 C L A S S 1 R A I L R O A D S 50% OF ALL PRODUCT BEING TRANSPORTED IN THE U. S. TRAVELS THROUGH M ETRO C HICAGO O V E R 1 4 5, M I L E S O F H I G H WAY

14 AT T H E C R O S S R OA D S O F T H E A M E R I C A N E C O N O M Y O HARE HAS THE MOST FLIGHTS IN THE U.S. W I T H I N 4 - H O U R F L I G H T O F A L L U. S. D E S T I N AT I O N S F L I G H T S T O 6 2 I N T E R N AT I O N A L D E S T I N AT I O N S W I T H N O N S T O P F L I G H T S A DAY 5/10/

15 QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES 86 Nationally Ranked Public High Schools U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT % of High School Students Taking College Courses ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 2013 ENDLESS CHOICES FOR ENTERTAINMENT 10 Professional Sports Teams 1K Outdoor Performances Per Week in the Summer; 15 Citywide and 50 Neighborhood Music Festivals ABUNDANT OUTDOOR AMENITIES 26 Miles of Lakefront with an 18.5 Mile Lakefront Trail Over 225 Miles of Bike Lanes & 13K Bike Racks WORLD CLASS DINING & HOTELS Over 100 Hotels with 37K Hotel Rooms Over 4,7K Restaurants; 35 Annual Food Festivals MAGNIFICENT ARTS & CULTURE Nearly 60 Museums & 90 Art Galleries 200 Theater Companies & 220 Dance Companies 5/10/

16 ILLINOIS CLEAR CHOICE IN ILLINOIS, YOUR BUSINESS WILL MEET ITS GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS WITH OUR GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROWESS ABUNDANT WORKFORCE & VIBRANT POPULATION DIVERSE & THRIVING INDUSTRIES UNPARALLED INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE THE CHOICE IS CLEAR. 5/10/

17 OUR TEAM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU. SELECT USA BOOTH 135 BRENT CASE, CGBP SVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERSECT ILLINOIS NATHAN KROUT MANAGING DIRECT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERSECT ILLINOIS