CHICAGO. HEADQUARTERS FOR INDUSTRY.
The nation’s largest industrial market sets the standard for the rest of the country with an unparalleled transportation network and a reputation for sound economic development. No wonder Industry Week magazine named Chicago “Best U.S. Community for Manufacturing.” IDI’s Chicago office will help you leverage all this city has to offer.
Tops in transportation
Chicago is truly the trucking capital of the U.S., with 200 truck terminals shipping goods to every region of the continental U.S. via 10 interstate highways—the most in the country. Chicago is also the only city in North America served by all six Class-One railroad companies, making it the busiest rail center in all the U.S. Two international airports—O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport—together handle more passenger traffic than any other city in the world. Last but far from least, Chicago is the fifth largest intermodal container port in the world.
Midwest business magnet
Chicago was dubbed the “City of the Future 2007-2008” by The Financial Times’ publication Foreign Direct Investment, which ranked it the best city in North America for investment and economic development. Chicago is the corporate headquarters of 93 publicly traded companies, including 30 Fortune 500 firms. Fifteen-hundred foreign-owned companies have operations in Chicago. And the city boasts a deep and diverse labor force of 4.2 million employees.
High-tech haven
The busiest telecom hub in North America, the city claims status as the world’s largest Internet exchange point. Approximately 347,100 of Chicago’s employees work for 7,100 high-tech companies located in the metro area. This Midwest town has more than twice the number of computer programmers than Silicon Valley and the most in the U.S.
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