ScoRE Kankakee County, Illinois
As you cheer on your CHICAGO BEARS at Enjoy Illinois Training Camp this summer, learn more about opportunities in Kankakee County’s dynamic commercial, residential and industrial sectors in three priority development zones:
BOURBONNAIS PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT AREA
- 3,000 total acres @ new I-57 Exit 318
- 1,400 acres industrial TIF property
- Adopted: Land Use Plan by Ratio/Piggush Engineering
- Utilities in place
- 5-year property tax abatement for qualifying new construction
BRADLEY ROUTE 50 COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR
- Highest trafficked artery in Kankakee County
- Location of 1.8 million SF CSL Behring & $180 million Nucor Steel expansions
- Ongoing: Northfield Square Mall Redevelopment Study
- Ongoing: IL Route 50 Corridor Study by Hitchcock Design Group
- 5-year property tax abatement for qualifying new construction
KANKAKEE RIVERFRONT OPPORTUNITY ZONE
- County’s only designated Opportunity Zone. CLICK to download investment prospectus.
- Adopted: Riverfront Master Plan by Hitchcock Design Group
- Underway: Riverfront Master Plan implementation
- Now Available: Historic Tax Credits for qualifying Downtown Kankakee redevelopment
- Special Service Area incentives
- 5-year property tax abatement for qualifying new construction
- NEW: 290-acre Riverfront TIF District
- Anticipated Q4 2019: 500-acre East Court TIF (@I-57 Exit 312)
- #1 metropolitan area for year-over-year growth in the United States*
- $1.7 billion+ in capital investment 2014-2018
- Labor force of 2 million+ within 45 minutes drive
- 45 miles and less than 1 hour drive from Downtown Chicago
- 5-year property tax abatement, sales tax exemption for new construction. CLICK to download our Enterprise Zone incentives brochure.
- CLICK to download: 2019 Market Profile
- CLICK to access 2019 Alliance BoD reports
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Gluten-free Pizza Maker Urban Farmer Expands in Manteno, Illinois
- AAF Flanders Announces 260,000 SF Kankakee Expansion
- Global Bioscience Leader CSL Behring Announces 1.8 Million SF Kankakee Site Expansion
- Food Processor Silva International Doubling HQ in $8 Million Investment
- Nucor to Build Merchant Bar Mill at Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc.
- Brickstone Adds Brewing Capacity
- Hoekstra Transportation Doubles Space at New Kankakee Site
- Urban Farmer Plans Manteno Expansion
- IKO Industries Kankakee Announces Expansion, New Hires
- Food Innovator FutureCeuticals Expands Momence, Illinois, Headquarters
- Aqua America Consolidates Call Center Operations in Kankakee, Illinois
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Connect with us today for more information on the Kankakee County, Illinois, commercial, residential and industrial marketplace. Call 815-935-1177.
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*Area Development magazine 2018 employment, gross metro product and earnings growth ranking **Forbes Best Small Places for Business & Careers 2018