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ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County OGLE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 8,945 8,769 9,424 10,000 Avg. Winter Temp 10.20 F **.** C County 46,338 45,957 51,032 52,129 Avg. Summer Temp 83.50 F 28.61 C Labor Market 0 180,272 202,394 172,345 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.00 In 86.36 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 20.00 In 50.80 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / CITY      Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2003       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  5    in city   6    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           13          0         27
    Police Department           18          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   4
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   4  Assets $    606,456,730
     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 NO 
 
Remarks
TAX ABATEMENT ALL TAXING BODIES:  90% YEAR 1, 75%
YEAR 2, 60% YEAR 3, 45% YEAR 4, 30% YEAR 5.
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NO. 176 EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 923
ACRES AND A 500,000 SQ. FT. BUILDING LOCATED
ADJACENT TO THE GLOBAL III INTERMODAL HUB IN
ROCHELLE.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-88, I-39                                        
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  11
               Local Carriers  21
          Interstate Carriers  10
          Intrastate Carriers  11

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport NORTHWEST CHICAGOLAND RGL AIRPORT AT ROCKFORD
                     Local NO    17 MI 27 KM
       Commercial Airlines    4   Flights per day    3

    Nearest Public Airport ROCHELLE MUNI AIRPORT-KORITZ FIELD
                     Local YES   0 MI    0 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  4,275 FT   1,304 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 NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    45 MI   72 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           773     1,237       2         2
Chicago            82       131       1         1
Cleveland         422       675       1         1
Dallas            900     1,440       2         2
Denver            930     1,488       2         2
Detroit           361       578       1         1
Kansas City       452       723       1         1
Los Angeles     1,941     3,106       4         5
Memphis           551       882       1         1
Minneapolis       358       573       1         1
New Orleans       970     1,552       2         2
New York          867     1,387       2         2
St. Louis         267       427       1         1
Seattle         2,011     3,218       3         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE  DAILY       
UNION PACIFIC              DAILY       
DUAL ACCESS CITY LEAD TRK  DAILY       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service YES    0 MI    0 KM
Container Service YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
80 MILLION PEOPLE SERVED IN ONE DAY TRUCK DRIVE TO
TWELVE STATES AND CANADA.  ROCHELLE IS LOCATED IN
THE I-39 DISTRIBUTION CORRIDOR.  DUAL ACCESS CITY
LEAD TRACK CONNECTS TO BOTH THE UNION PACIFIC AND
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROADS ELIMINATING
SWITCHOVER CHARGES.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,500,000           5,700,000
            Treatment Capacity        9,216,000          35,020,800
          Average Daily Demand        1,800,000           6,840,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,700,000          10,260,000
               Excess Capacity        6,510,000          24,738,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process SEE REMARKS         
            Treatment Capacity        8,760,000          33,288,000
                  Present Load        2,200,000           8,360,000
               Excess Capacity        6,560,000          24,928,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL UTILIT
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON                                           
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PROCESS: SINGLE STAGE
NITRIFICATION.  NORTHERN IL TECHNOLOGY TRIANGLE IS
MULTI-GIGABIT CAPACITY FIBER OPTIC RING TO SERVE
LOCAL COMMUNITIES.  ELECTRIC RATE  AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  1    Total Number of Beds     52
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    13
            Dentists in Community     9
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
24 PART TIME DOCTORS.  AN EXTENSIVE
EXPANSION/RENOVATION PROJECT INCLUDES AREAS OF
EMERGENCY, IMAGING, LABORATORY, SURGERY AND
INTENSIVE CARE.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4       110       1,800
Junior High               1        50           0
High School               1        70       1,129
Trade & Technical         1         7       1,146
Community College         1       229      10,100
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                1     1,263      25,000

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 19.9

Remarks
ENROLLMENT FOR K-8 IS 1800.  VOCATIONAL.
KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.  NORTHERN IL
UNIVERSITY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ROCHELLE FOODS             PORK PRODUCTS             760  UFCW LOCAL 1546  1980
                         
TOTAL LOGISTICS            FROZEN FOOD STOR/DIS      408                   1985
CONTROL (TLC)            
E & T CONTROLS             AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS       100  AFL-CIO          1969
                         
SARA LEE                                               0                      0
                         
ROCHELLE COMMUNITY         HEALTHCARE                168                      0
HOSPITAL                 
ROCHELLE TOWNSHIP          EDUCATION                 152                      0
HIGH SCHOOL              
DELMONTE FOODS             CANNED GOODS              154  SEE REMARKS      1925
                         
CITY OF ROCHELLE           MUNICIPALITY              120  FOP/IBEW/FIRE       0
                         
AMERICOLD                  FROZEN FOOD STOR/DIS      180                      0
                         
ERIE FOODS                 FOOD PRODUCT MFG           65                   1939
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for ROCKFORD M.S.A.                         
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   172,345
             Unemployed   9,191
             Percentage   5.30%
         Total Employed   163,154
          Manufacturing  21.70%
      Non-Manufacturing  71.40%
            Agriculture   6.90%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1999
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   1
   Number of employees involved     700

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 5 NS       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.49  $ 30.93   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.43  $ 19.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.90  $ 14.61   Office Clerk             $  8.08  $ 13.28
Assembler-Production     $  7.06  $ 15.06   Secretary                $  9.09  $ 14.34
Computer Operator        $  8.60  $ 20.90   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 14.19  $ 18.32
Computer Programmer      $ 18.45  $ 32.54   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.41  $ 16.12
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.14  $ 15.06   Systems Analyst          $ 21.77  $ 36.38
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.89  $ 17.13   Technician               $ 17.72  $ 26.16
Engineer                 $ 22.64  $ 33.71   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.66  $ 24.78
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.59  $ 11.82   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.71  $ 15.79
Laborer                  $ 12.56  $ 25.92   Welder                   $ 11.83  $ 18.52
Machinist                $ 10.00  $ 21.82   Word Processor           $  8.32  $ 12.23

Remarks
Unions for DelMonte Foods: UFCW Local 578 RWDSU.
Other employer: ConAgra.  Wage Rates 2nd Quarter
2007 from IL Dept of Employment Security web site
at www.ilworkinfo.com.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       4        Protestant Churches  23
                 Number of Rooms     255          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      33          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       9      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River LAKE SULE                                         

Remarks
FAMILY WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION CLUB; FISHING
LAKES; HEALTH CLUB WITH INDOOR POOL; CIVIC CENTER.

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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.00%
    City  0.8175%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.7193%          2005       2004              Electricity  1.50%
  School  6.2506%         8.9594%    8.9180%            Natural Gas  1.50%
Other(s)  1.0162%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  8.8037%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
REAL ESTATE TAX ABATEMENT FOR INDUSTRY 90% YEAR 1;
75% YEAR 2.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Jason T. Anderson                    Peggy Friday, Comm/Retail Dev Coord
Director of Econ Dev                 Stephanie Whitmer        
City of Rochelle                     City of Rochelle                   
420 North Sixth Street               420 North Sixth Street             
Rochelle, IL  610681540              Rochelle, IL  610681540
Phone (815) 562-7595                 Phone (815) 561-2058
  Fax (815) 562-9446                   Fax (815) 562-9446

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61068           Rep Dist            70                          
                            Senate Dist        35                           
                            Congressional Dist 16               


Remarks
Jason Anderson E-Mail: janderson@hub-city.net
City Web Site: www.cityofrochelle.net.   Economic
Development Web Site: www.gredco.rochelle.net

Last updated 01/07/2008
Copyright © 2008 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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