The "Hub City"
Rochelle, IL is located at the center of the I-39 Logistics Corridor near the interchange of I-88 and I-39 and the confluence of the two largest railroads in the western U.S. (Union Pacific Railroad—its largest facility in the midwest, Global III Intermodal Port, is located in Rochelle—and the BNSF Railway). Rochelle has long been known as the “Hub City” because of its location at the intersection of these major transportation routes. As part of the greater Chicago market basin and Foreign Trade Zone #176, Rochelle’s primary and secondary trading area fuels $258 million dollars of estimated consumer spending.
Since the railroad’s arrival in 1854, Rochelle has been the hub of rail and highway systems west of Chicago. An independent-minded city with growth on its agenda, Rochelle provides site locations to meet the needs of corporate America with global ties. Rochelle, in the I-39 Distribution Corridor, is within a one-day truck drive of over 80 million Americans. Rochelle is also the home of the Union Pacific’s largest and newest intermodal facility. The “Hub” location gives manufacturing and distribution industries a strategic advantage.
- Real Estate Tax Abatement – 5 year abatement program offers tax abatement FROM ALL TAXING BODIES up to: 90% in year 1, 75% in year 2, 60% in year 3, 45% in year 4 and 30% in year 5.
- Labor force of nearly 300,000 skilled and unskilled workers
- 16,000 workers currently searching for employment
LINKS
The Greather Rochelle Economic Development Corporation: http://www.gredco.rochelle.net/
City of Rochelle: http://www.cityofrochelle.net
Heartland Real Estate Business: I-39 Corridor: The Midwest's Hidden Gem