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Illinois Office of Business Development
The Illinois Office of Business Development offers complimentary and confidential, end-to-end guidance for companies seeking to invest, expand, or relocate in Illinois, helping companies access Illinois’s unmatched infrastructure, workforce, and innovation networks. Our mission is to drive sustainable job growth by deepening relationships with established employers that reinvest and scale, while attracting new enterprises that plant roots, create high-quality opportunities, and strengthen communities.
Our dedicated statewide and regional teams collaborate seamlessly across state, regional, and municipal levels, and partner with private-sector leaders, nonprofits, educational institutions, utilities, and transportation providers to remove barriers at every turn. Backed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s portfolio of best-in-class incentives, tax credits, and grant programs spanning multiple sectors, we provide the strategic support your business needs to thrive.
Programs and/or services include:
Advancing Illinois Manufacturing (AIM)
Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program (EDGE)
Illinois Apprenticeship Education Expense Tax Credit Program
Employer Training Investment Program
Quantum Campus Enterprise Zone