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For more information on the services we can provide to your business, please contact the CAIC offices.
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The CAIC promotes the area's industrial attributes for industrial retention, expansion and attraction. This area, the far south side of Chicago, holds tremendous opportunities for continued industrial development. Not since the days of industrialists Andrew Carnegie, George Pullman and Henry Ford, has this area received so much attention and hold so much promise for the future. The CAIC can assist your business with various incentive programs offered through the City, County and State. Doing so allows your business to increase its competitiveness and profitability.
Industrial opportunities abound in the Calumet Area. Recent investments of both private and public entities have helped position the area for future growth. Whether your company's looking to relocate or grow, the CAIC can assist with:
Industrial Profiles
Available Industrial property listings
Access to Workforce
Access to Rail
Access to Rail
Access Highway
Property Listing
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Available Workforce
The greater Calumet Area has a strong workforce. The CAIC can assist your companies find qualified workers, research training funds and ease your ability to attract and retain your workforce. The CAIC partners with various organizations and educational institutions to provide direct assistance to area companies:
Southeast Chicago Development Commission Workforce Development
Northwest Indiana Workforce Delivery Board
IPL Job Services
United Neighborhood Organization
Olive Harvey College
South Suburban College
Chicago State University
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Rail Access
The area is home to over 1,000 rail yard acres serving the multi-modal transportation needs of firms throughout the region. Rail-dependent establishments will find the Calumet Area with an extensive supply of freight railways including:
CSX
Norfolk Southern
Union Pacific
Canadian National
Metra
Beltway
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Omnitrax
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Water Access
Companies needing access to the great lakes and international shipping lines can find world class stevedores and terminal operators in the Calumet area. With the emergence of the ever changing needs for cargo handling these companies provide the handling techniques and technology for your business' global logistics and distribution methods:
Illinois International Port District
SH-Bell Co.
Kinder Morgan Terminals
KCBX Terminals
Reserve Marine Terminals
Carmeuse Lime
Holcim USA
Beemsterboer Inc.
Midwest Marine Terminals
EmEs Co.
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Highway Access
The Calumet area has access to a tremendous highway system. I-57, I-90, I-94 and I-80 cross the area in all directions. In addition, a heavy lift corridor for trucks with weight limits of 134,000 is accessible through major arterial streets in the area. For more information contact our offices.
Incentive Programs
State Enterprise Zone
Tax Increment Finance District
Planned Manufacturing District
Industrial Corridors
Chicago Business
World Business Chicago
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