Illinois Ranks #2 In Nation for Corporate Investment
March 2, 2023 4:30PM CST
FILE – In this Sunday, May 31, 2020 file photo, Northbound Lake Shore Drive sits empty of motorists traveling to downtown Chicago as police force traffic off at the 31st Street exit, as part of a security perimeter around the downtown area. Chicago’s City Council voted Friday, June 25, 2021 to add the name of a Black recognized as a key settler of the city to an iconic road. In a compromise, alderman voted to change the name of Lake Shore Drive to Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive. DuSable, a native of Haiti, is considered Chicago’s first permanent, non-indigenous settler. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Site Selection Magazine is naming Illinois the second best state in the nation for corporate projects. The publication noted the more than 400 Illinois projects in 2022, moving the state up from the number three spot in the previous year’s rankings. The issue also named the Chicago metropolitan area as the Top Metro for corporate investment for the 10th straight year.
