TOGETHER WE BUILDSOMETHING SPECIAL

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Nearly 5,000 businesses calling Schaumburg home provide our community with valuable jobs, services, and resources that make Schaumburg “Th e Place for Business.” Over the past 50 years, Schaumburg has transformed itself from a small farming community into a thriving economic center, home to more business in Illinois than any other community outside of Chicago. Schaumburg businesses provide support to our 75,000 residents, 80,000 employees, and the northwest suburban area by off ering fi rst-rate services and goods that keep Schaumburg the premier suburban business location in Illinois.

Superb Location and Transportation Options • Intersection of Two Interstate Highways (I-90 and I-290) • I-390 (Former Elgin-O’Hare Expressway) • Metra Station (Milwaukee West District) • PACE Bus Routes • Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART) • Northwest Transportation Center • Woodfi eld Trolley • Schaumburg Regional Airport • Schaumburg Municipal Helistop • Extensive Bike Path System

Diverse Economy • 10 Industrial Parks providing 13.2 million square feet

in over 400 facilities • 67 Shopping Centers totaling 9.5 million square feet • 12.1 million square feet of offi ce space in 90 buildings • 220 Restaurants • 25 Hotels • Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center

Highly Educated Workforce and Institutions of Higher Education • American InterContinental University • Argosy University • Harper College • Illinois Institute of Art • International Academy of Design and Technology • Keller Graduate School of Management • Lake Forest Graduate School of Management • Morris Graduate School of Management • Phoenix University • Roosevelt University • Strayer University

S C H A U M B U R GPROGRESS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING

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As well as being the economic center of the northwest suburbs, Schaumburg is a community of neighbors with fi rst-rate services and amenities that leads to a high quality of life. Our residents can attend a concert in Town Square, take in theater at the Prairie Center for the Arts, visit the Trickster Gallery (Native-owned and operated art gallery), or Legoland Discovery Center, enjoy minor league baseball at Boomers Stadium, utilize the nationally recognized Schaumburg Park District facilities, or attend an improv comedy show in addition to many other unique opportunities that are not available in a typical suburban community. Additionally, the Schaumburg Township District Library is the second-largest public library in Illinois.

2012 Property Tax RatesCommunity City/Village Levy Composite Tax Rate

Schaumburg 0.606 9.414 Elk Grove Village 0.846 9.618 Arlington Heights 1.062 9.640 Palatine 1.200 9.556 Hoff man Estates 1.224 9.975 Streamwood 1.279 10.224 Rolling Meadows 1.483 10.965 Hanover Park 1.939 10.711 Elgin 2.050 10.681

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2013 Chaddick Municipal Development Awardfor Woodfi eld Regional Center Design GuidelinesTh is award recognizes a suburban unit of government that has been innovative in managing the development review process to promote favorable outcomes over a period of four years or more. Th e Chaddick Award identifi ed Schaumburg as utilizing best practices and innovation within land use regulation and control.

2013 Top City Meeting List for the Second Consecutive YearSchaumburg was ranked in Cvent’s list of the top 50 cities for meetings and events in the United States for the second consecutive year. Cvent, a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, developed the ranking based on meeting and event booking activity in the Cvent Supplier Network. Cvent evaluated nearly 5,700 U.S. cities featured on the Cvent Supplier Network to create the list. Activity was tracked between July 2012 and June 2013 and the ranking was then determined by a set of qualifying criteria consisting of: • Unique Request For Proposals Received • Total Room Nights • Awarded Request For Proposals • Awarded Room Nights • Percentage of Qualifi ed Meeting Venues

2013 Governor’s Home Town Awardfor 2012 Annual Recycling EventSchaumburg village employees and volunteers assisted with the coordination and implementation of the annual recycling event hosted by the village, Schaumburg Environmental Committee, School District 54, and Schaum-burg Township District Library. Th e village was delighted that over 126,000 lbs. of electronics, paper, batteries, clothing, and more were diverted from landfi lls during the 2012 event.

2013 Digital Cities SurveyPlaced seventh in the 30,000 and 74,999 population category for performance on a variety of technical fronts such as customer service, network infrastructure, network security, web presence, e-commerce, and more.

GFOA Award for 28th Straight YearTh e village received the prestigious Certifi cate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Offi cers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual fi nancial report/CAFR for the year ended April 30, 2012. Th is is the 28th consecutive year the village has received this award. Th e report was prepared completely by in-house personnel, providing a cost savings to the village.

T H E P L A C E AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

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Major Employers

COMPANY INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES

Motorola Telecommunications 5,000

Zurich American Insurance Co. Finance/Insurance 2,300

Catamaran Insurance 1,300

Career Education Corporation Education 1,100

IBM Computer Systems 950

GE Financial Capital Finance/Insurance 850

Comcast Telecommunications 725

Nation Pizza Products Food Distribution 700

Verizon Wireless Telecommunications 625

Experian Credit Bureaus & Reporting 500

Friendship Village Retirement Services and Residential Options 428

AC Nielsen Marketing Research 400

Nordstrom Retail 350

IKEA Retail 350

Earle M. Jorgensen Steel Distribution 343

Pepsi Beverage 300

Patrick Group Auto Dealership 288

Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center Hotel 268

RSM McGladrey Management Consulting 249

F O R B U S I N E S S

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Many existing and new businesses invested in the village during 2013. Th is past year has seen additional growth as the village continues to work with businesses to grow the local economy. Over 200 new businesses opened in Schaumburg over the past year. Th e following are examples of those who have invested in Schaumburg sites and facilities in 2013:

3D Exhibits Th e Beer Market Bisi Restaurant Compass Properties Cup and Vine Cycle Gear Hertz Hickory River Smokehouse KOTRA McGill Machine Works Microsoft Nissin Cap On Th e Border Panchero’s Mexican Grill Pix 5D Cinema Potbelly Protein Bar Pull’R Holding Company Qdoba Ross Dress for Less Roti Mediterranean Grill SAC Wireless Sake Shigiya UMW Venus Pharmaceutical Machinery

N E WB U S I N E S S

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North Schaumburg Redevelopment Plan and Project Build Something Special with SchaumburgSchaumburg will be creating a new Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District in the northeast quadrant of the village, which contains approximately 1,086 acres and is bounded by I-90, Roselle Road, Algonquin Road, and Arbor Drive. Th e district will create outstanding opportunities for investment and will expand housing, employment, hospitality, retail, and entertainment uses as well as access to the Convention Center to strengthen this area’s prominence in the community. Zurich and Sunstar have already committed a corporate presence within the district with the future construction of their corporate headquarters.

Key attributes of this TIF

Schaumburg’s future is bright with several developments on the horizon:

Schaumburg still has many development opportunities with over 200 acres of green sites and several redevelopment opportunities. Should you have any ques-tions about opportunities for your business to locate or expand in Schaumburg, please contact Matt Frank, Economic Development Manager, at 847.923.3853 or mfrank@ci.schaumburg.il.us.

C O M I N G S O O N !

American Society of Anesthesiologists Arhaus Chick-fi l-A Exotic Motors Fairfi eld Inn & Suites IAI American Inc.

Pleasant Square Ricky B’s Prime Burger House Starbuck’s Sunstar Towne Place Suites Zurich

S h b ’ f i b i h i h l d l h h i

Sunstar

We encourage you to come to Schaumburg and build something special with us. If you are interested in investing in this project, please contact Matt Frank at 847.923.3853 or mfrank@ci.schaumburg.il.us.

• Fund new Tollway Ramps at Meacham and Roselle Roads and I-90;

• Encourage redevelopment of the underutilized properties;

• Improve utilities and infrastructure within the project area;

• Increase the revenue and employment base for the community; and

• Integrate Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and local transit services to promote convenient pedestrian circulation.

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Zurich

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Call 311 in Schaumburg to ask a question, reach a village representative, or to request service.

Schaumburg Business Development Commission Chairperson Darcy Davidsmeyer, Illinois Performance Excellence

J.P. “Skip” Barchfeld, Northwest Flyers, Inc.

Daniel J. Benassi, Entre Commercial Realty LLC / TCN Worldwide

Gary Bublitz, Alfred Campanelli YMCA

Brian Burke, Links Technology Solutions, Inc.

Charles Cimorelli, Inland Commercial

Tim Gerhardt, Allpoints, Inc.

David Gott, Woodfi eld Mall

Kaili Harding, Schaumburg Business Association

Steven Hovany, Strategy Planning Associates, Inc.

Jim Idstein, Kayhan International

George Kalkounos, Chicago Prime Steakhouse

Buddy Knipfer, Motorola

Tony LaFrenere, Schaumburg Park District

Mimi Landwer, MKL Computer Media/PrePress Electronics, Inc.

Leo Lenaghan, Dearborn Construction & Development

Lawrence Mazzeffi , Mazzeffi & Company

Candace Milstein, Wyatt Austin Jewelers

Dr. Mark Mrozinski, William Rainey Harper College

Jerome Mytych, AT&T

Tom Rivera, KRT Productions

John Rippinger, Rippinger Financial Group

Kent Scharringhausen, American Chartered Bank

Lisa Timbo, Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center

Sandra Westlund-Deenihan, Quality Float Works, Inc.

Village Offi cialsVillage President: Al Larson

Village Board of Trustees: Marge Connelly, Tom Dailly, George Dunham, Frank Kozak, Mark Madej, Jack Sullivan

Village Clerk: Marilyn Karr

Village Manager: Brian Townsend

Community Development Director: Julie Fitzgerald

Economic Development Manager: Matt Frank

For more information about Schaumburg, visitvillageofschaumburg.com or call 847.923.3853

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