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Site Selection Magazine reports Chicago metro area had more projects in 2020 than anywhere else

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* Number 5 per capita, but after the year the city just had, I think people will take the W…

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posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 10:57 am

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Dump on property taxes all you want, but when basically every railroad terminates in your backyard, you don’t have a choice where your multi-modal warehouse goes.

Sorry Indiana.

Comment by North Park Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:20 am
Oh - AWL -

Yesterday, - Barn Burner - dropped some knowledge on public safety.

===Remember how Preckwinkle said that public safety would be at risk unless the Cook county board passed the pop tax? Then after the public outcry, a sensible balanced budget magically appeared.===

So, in Chicago’s Cook County, I’d blame the soda tax failure on your drive by, “… but the Cook County budget”

To the post,

Those who wallow in the negative and then pretend to not point to racial underpinnings… they usually refuse to see good news, they want the division, anger, and hate to be the message.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:25 am
This is again why right wing economic words and policies ring most hollow. Chicago metro has great infrastructure and logistics, and great schools to help build up economic talent. Businesses would greatly appreciate us properly funding education and infrastructure. We don’t need RTWFL zones, gutting pensions, etc.

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:34 am
Looking at the THREE Texas metros behind Chicago, it’s important for the metro to be seen above because those Texas regions are not only competing against Chicagoland but they’d Texas counterparts, with similar (identical, actually) state positives.

Take this win, it’s good for all of Illinois.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:36 am
Hopefully Katrina does not see this or else it will be a nasty St. Patty weekend

Comment by Annonin' Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:37 am
=== It’s great to…===

… read such utterly ridiculous things to “own the libs”, that when I get a chance to circle back time after time to mock it, there’s a funny way remembering who thinks like that.

Like bad art, poor sporting performances, they have lives of their own.

To the post,

It should be noted that Houston’s metro area is also more about Houston’s own land grab to increase size, not adding actual population, giving an inflated sense of Houston’s growth.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 11:45 am
Are these projects just sitting empty, because people keep telling us everyone is fleeing Illinois. Why build it if no one will come, unless maybe Illinois flight is a myth.

Comment by West Side the Best Side Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 12:07 pm
Miami has been getting a lot of press about the tech movement there. Interesting that the numbers do not bear that out.

Chicago is also the city on the list with the best access to massive amounts of fresh water. That could start to be a big issue for cities in the west and Atlanta has had problems with Lake Lanier in the past.

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 12:23 pm
I’m not seeing that specific graph; maybe I’m not looking in the right place. Can someone point me to the proper link as this is all I can find.

https://siteselection.com/issues/2021/mar/the-2020-governors-cups-cover.cfm#:~:text=Total%20projects%20runners%2Dup%20for,new%20jobs%2C%20or%2020%2C000%20sq.

Comment by ddp76 Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 12:30 pm
This is all warehouse construction around the I-55 I-80 corridor due to internet retail traffic. It’s good news, except for the people who live near the warehouses who are fighting tooth-and-nail to stop them, and except for the people who use highways who now have to spend every trip navigating their car through a sea of 53′ tractor trailers being driven by drivers who are half-asleep or under the influence of methamphetamines. It’s good news except for the brick and mortar retailers who are losing the long-term fight against internet commerce. It is good news except for the part-time employees who commute to these warehouses and earn sub-living wage wages. But yes, it is good news.

Comment by MERICA Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 12:37 pm
How could the Chicago area be number 1? Republicans tell us, after all, that hordes of people and businesses are fleeing the state and its purportedly bad business climate, high taxes, and corruption. Either the ranking is wrong, or the GOP is.

Comment by anon2 Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 2:17 pm
I’m confused. I’ve been told for years how badly Illinois stinks for business. Illinois exodus. Blah. Blah. Blah. I know we’ve got problems, but the idea that businesses won’t come here and we should just shut the lights and pack the UHaul is just more GOP silliness.

Comment by Chicago Cynic Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 2:18 pm
@- MERICA - Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 12:37 pm:

===This is all warehouse construction around the I-55 I-80 corridor due to internet retail traffic…the people who use highways who now have to spend every trip navigating their car through a sea of 53′ tractor trailers…===

Good reason to build that Illiana by-pass, it would reduce some of the truck traffic. In addition they need more lanes on I80 and I55, as well as some new bridges. Illiana was going to be heavily funded by federal matching funds. They should look into any available federal money as soon as possible. They should find all the environmental impact studies they did as well as the specs, maps, etc. and make it “shovel ready”.

Comment by DuPage Friday, Mar 12, 21 @ 2:45 pm