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COLONA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County HENRY          
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 2,172 2,234 5,173 5,173 Avg. Winter Temp 27.60 F -2.44 C County 57,968 51,159 51,020 51,020 Avg. Summer Temp 73.20 F 22.89 C Labor Market 0 0 189,450 207,526 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.90 In 88.65 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 29.10 In 73.91 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / ALDERMEN / CITY       Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2008       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 6     in city   8    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         30
    Police Department            9          7          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  21
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   5
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   4 Daily    4 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone YES
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
MSA DATA USED FOR CLIMATE.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community I-74, I-80, I-280, I-88                           
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport QUAD CITY INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines    6   Flights per day   67

    Nearest Public Airport QUAD CITY INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 10,000 FT   3,050 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway See Remarks              
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           645     1,032       2         3
Chicago           150       240       1         1
Cleveland         449       718       1         2
Dallas            796     1,274       2         3
Denver            904     1,446       2         3
Detroit           395       632       1         2
Kansas City       354       566       1         2
Los Angeles     1,943     3,109       4         5
Memphis           442       707       1         2
Minneapolis       423       677       1         2
New Orleans       830     1,328       2         3
New York          911     1,458       2         3
St. Louis         210       336       1         1
Seattle         1,991     3,185       4         6

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NORTHERN-       DAILY       
SANTA FE RR                            
IOWA INTERSTATE RR         DAILY       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service YES   15 MI   24 KM
Container Service YES   15 MI   24 KM

Remarks
MSA DATA FOR MOTOR CARRIER, WATER AND RAIL.  NAME
OF WATERWAYS: GREEN RIVER AND ROCK RIVER.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          810,000           3,078,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,500,000           5,700,000
          Average Daily Demand          480,000           1,824,000
             Peak Daily Demand          580,000           2,204,000
               Excess Capacity        1,020,000           3,876,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        1,000,000           3,800,000
                  Present Load          400,000           1,520,000
               Excess Capacity          600,000           2,280,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier MID AMERICAN ENERGY CO.  
       Electric Supplier MID AMERICAN ENERGY CO.  
Local Telephone Supplier GENESEO TELEPH. CO & SBC                          
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT OTHERS  

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   5 MI    8 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     0
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     6 MI   10 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        21         301
Junior High               1         9         220
High School               0         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 21.6

Remarks
Elem/Jr High combined. U of Iowa 50 m west.
Western IL U 75 m south, has campus in Quad Cities
for Jr's, Sr's  (undergrads) & grad students.  S
Univ of IL 160 M So.  Access to Quad City Grad
Ctr, Black Hawk & Scott Comm Coll Augustana &
Teikyo-Marycrest U BHC Provides/delivers quality
custom training & Prof Dev Seminars for Bus.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
COLONA COMMON SCHOOL       EDUCATION                  65                      0
DISTRICT 190             
ROCK RIVER ARMS                                       50                      0
                         
CITY HALL                                             32                      0
                         
HULL ENTERPRISES INC.                                 15                      0
                         
DAIRY QUEEN STORE                                     20                      0
11309                    
HIGHLAND PACKING                                      18                      0
CO. INC.                 
MOSS MANAGEMENT                                       20                      0
INC.                     
LAVENDER CREST                                        21                      0
WINERY                   

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for QUAD CITIES M.S.A.                      
Annual Average for Year 2008
      Total Labor Force   207,526
             Unemployed  10,779
             Percentage   5.20%
         Total Employed   196,747
          Manufacturing  11.30%
      Non-Manufacturing  88.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2008
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Region 6 NW    

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.28  $ 32.29   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.66  $ 20.61
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.29  $ 12.52   Office Clerk             $  7.93  $ 12.94
Assembler-Production     $  7.96  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.00  $ 14.41
Computer Operator        $ 10.92  $ 20.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 11.75  $ 23.83
Computer Programmer      $ 19.13  $ 33.74   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.29  $ 17.59
Data Entry Operator      $  8.55  $ 11.91   Systems Analyst          $ 20.82  $ 41.39
Drill or Punch Press     $ 10.93  $ 15.32   Technician               $ 16.19  $ 25.66
Engineer                 $ 26.01  $ 44.99   Tool & Die Maker         $ 17.17  $ 24.72
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.09  $ 12.72   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.51  $ 17.16
Laborer                  $ 10.90  $ 21.87   Welder                   $ 12.74  $ 18.26
Machinist                $ 12.41  $ 20.82   Word Processor           $  9.03  $ 15.07

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2008 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      81        Protestant Churches 412
                 Number of Rooms   6,448          Catholic Churches  48
                     Restaurants     866          Jewish Synagogues   2
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   6,000              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses      21               Health Clubs  17
            Public Tennis Courts      63      Public Swimming Pools  12
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River MISSISSIPPI, ROCK, WAPSIPINICON, WEST LAKE        

Remarks
143 PARKS;PLAYGROUNDS;FOREST
PRESERVES;SWIMMING;FISHING;WATER SKIING; MOTOR
BOATING; THE "MARK" CIVIC CENTER-CONVENTION/12,000
SEAT ARENA. MSA DATA .

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2008          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.75%
    City  0.7064%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.8945%          2003       2002              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.6597%         7.6132%    7.5981%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.7984%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.9690%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Judith Gilbert                       Ellen Milliron                     
Econ Dev Director                    Senior Planner/Data Servi
City of Colona                       Bi-State Reg Ciomm                 
100 E 9th Ave/PO Box 170             1504 3rd Ave, PO Box 3368          
Colona, IL  612410170                Rock Island, IL  612043368
Phone (309) 792-0571                 Phone (309) 793-6300
  Fax (309) 792-0586                   Fax (309) 793-6305

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61241           Rep Dist            72                          
                            Senate Dist        36                           
                            Congressional Dist 17               


Remarks
City Web Site: http://colona.govoffice.com,
E-mail: jgilbert@colona.govoffice.com.
Ellen Milliron e-mail:
emilliron@bistateonline.org.  Bi-State Regional
Commission Web Site: www.bistateonline.org.  Paved
bike path along Hennepin Canal, Boat ramp access
to Rock River for recreational purposes.

Last updated 05/28/2009
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