ABB 2006/7 | State Profiles | Mid West region | Illinois | Governor

On behalf of the people of Illinois and more than 4,800 foreign-owned establishments that call our state home, congratulations to UK Trade and Investment and BritishAmericanBusiness for another successful year of cultivating UK-US business relations.

We are proud of the trade and investment synergy created between the UK and the state of Illinois, and we will continue our relationship through the membership of BritishAmerican Business Inc to attract investors whose ultimate returns can be measured not only in dollar signs, but in long-term stability and growth in the global marketplace.

Thanks to strong and sustained investments from companies in the UK and throughout the world, Chicago, Illinois, was recently named by FDI magazine as the overall “US City of the Future”– a distinction we worked hard to achieve and will work even harder to maintain.

When foreign companies and investors come to Illinois, they do so because their growth depends on access to key North American markets. They demand access to a highly-skilled workforce, minimal transportation and distribution costs, cutting-edge technology, flexible research and development support and abundant and reliable energy sources. And that’s exactly what Illinois delivers.

The Illinois economy is the most diversified in North America. Yet companies and investors choose Illinois not because of its economic stature, but because it is truly a centre of global commerce and a gateway to opportunity.

Rod R Blagojevich
Governor

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