Grantor Members:

 

Ameren

Cellular One

Coles County
Regional Planning
Commission

Consolidated Communications

Eastern Illinois University

First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust

Forsythe Land

Company

Frontier

Lake Land College

Benefactor Members:


Agracel

Coles Together

Edgar County Bank & Trust

Metro Communications Company

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Prairie Power Inc.

Shelby Electric Cooperative

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital of Effingham

State Bank of Arthur

Tuscola National Bank

All ECIDC Members

ECIDC Current Newsletter

Published February 1, 2012

Top Site Selection Factors from a 2010 Corporate Survey

(Source:  Area Development Online Newsletter: SFP Insider # 65, November 22, 2011)

According to Area Development's 25th Annual Corporate Survey (2010), the top site selection factors include:

  • highway accessibility
  • labor costs 
  • tax rates, incentives, and exemptions
  • occupancy and construction costs
  • energy availability and costs
  • shipping costs
  • available buildings and shovel-ready sites
  • availability of skilled labor
  • quality of life

For more details on each of these site selection factors, www.areadevelopment.com