DEKALB COUNTY THRIVING! Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for DeKalb County

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1 DEKALB COUNTY THRIVIN Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for DeKalb County ( ) Kirkland Kingston enoa Sycamore FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Malta DeKalb Waterman Lee Shabbona Somonauk dwich Cortland Maple Park Hinkley D E K A L B C O U N T Y hriving

2 DeKalb County Thriving DEKALB COUNTY THRIVIN Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for DeKalb County ( ) Prepared by Melissa Henriksen, reg Kuhn, Diana Robinson, Brian Harger, Brian Richards, and Andy Blanke FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Financial support for this project was provided by the DeKalb County Community Foundation (DCCF) Any and all comments in this report belong soley to the authors and do not necesarily reflect the views of the NIU Board of Trustees or the DCCF Board i NIU Center for overnmental Studies

3 DeKalb County Thriving FULL REPORT April June 27, 25, 2018 Mark Pietrowski, Jr County Board Chairman DeKalb County overnment 200 North Main Street Sycamore, IL Dear Chairman Pietrowski: On behalf of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), we are pleased to present the DeKalb County Thriving Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy This CEDS Plan presents a comprehensive blueprint for economic development prepared by business and community leaders focused on five major goals designed to attract investment, expand the economy, and create jobs in DeKalb County The DCEDC Board is confident that execution of this plan will strengthen the economy and increase the competitiveness of DeKalb County Moreover, we believe that the implementation process will serve as a unifying force in the county by bringing together communities, companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and community organizations with a shared vision for economic growth The DeKalb County CEDS Plan analyzes the county s strengths and opportunities to expand the local economy by capitalizing on our strengths while mitigating any barriers The planning process included visioning and deliberation by stakeholders, including community and government leaders, residents, and businesses The strategies outlined in this plan are designed to: - Address the skills and employment needs of businesses, institutions, and workers by strengthening relationships with employers, educators, and employment agencies; - Create jobs and expand the tax base by recruiting innovative manufacturing, logistics & distribution, research and technology, and agriculture/food processing; - Contribute to the success of business and industry by strengthening the county s business climate; - Promote DeKalb County as an outstanding place to live, work, and play by branding its unique assets and resources; and - Maximize the economic health of all communities in the county by strategic collaboration, marketing, and communication This plan combines the efforts of DeKalb County overnment together with 14 municipalities; business and industry; education, healthcare and philanthropic institutions; and chambers of commerce and business associations to attract investment, jobs, and tax base by promoting ingenuity and innovation We welcome your support in implementing this dynamic, unified blueprint Sincerely, Chuck Kaiser President DeKalb County EDC 421 N California Street, Ste 200 Building 1B Sycamore, IL (phone) (fax) dcedcorg Paul J Borek Executive Director bottom line Period period EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii NIU Center for overnmental Studies

4 DeKalb County Thriving ACKNOWLEDEMENTS The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation would like to thank the following partners contributing to the preparation of the DeKalb County Thriving Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning process: FULL REPORT The DeKalb County overnment and the DeKalb County Community Foundation for generous funding of the CEDS Plan and the preceding DeKalb County Thriving Economic Development Visioning Process; Northern Illinois University Center for overnmental Studies for outstanding research, presentations, guidance, facilitation and report preparations, in addition to significant in-kind contributions in excess of contracted services; and The DeKalb County Farm Bureau for their participation in and hosting of community meetings for the DeKalb County Thriving Economic Development Visioning Process DEKALB COUNTY CEDS PLANNIN COMMITTEE Name Jay Anderson Cohen Barnes Tim Beasley Darryl Beach Les Bellah Dr Laurie Borowicz Paul Borek Karinne Bredberg Paul Callighan Mike Carpenter Dan Curran Matt Duffy Troy Dukes Sue Elsner ary Evans Jerry Foster Dr Lisa Freeman Jarid Funderburg Anne Marie aura Aaron randgeorge Brian regory Jennifer roce ary Hanson Derek Hiland Organization/Business Northwestern Medicine/Kishwaukee Hospital SundogIT, Inc Heartland Bank & Trust Company President, Village of Waterman Former Village President, Kirkland Kishwaukee College DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation NIU Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships Community Consultant RV Commercial Real Estate Curran Contracting DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Monsanto C21 Elsner Real Estate First National Bank Resource Bank Northern Illinois University OSF Health Foundation City of DeKalb President, Village of Somonauk/Clerk City of Sycamore Northern Illinois University DeKalb County overnment DeKalb County Community Development and Planning EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iii Acknowledgments NIU Center for overnmental Studies

5 DeKalb County Thriving Name Robert Iversen Donald Jones Chuck Kaiser Dr Anne Kaplan Tana Knetsch Curt Lang Tom Matya Kevin McArtor John McCann Jason Michnick reg Millburg Joe Misurelli Becky Morphey Ken Mundy Dr Bill Nicklas Dean Panettieri Mark Pietrowski David Pietryla Karen Pletsch John Rey Alyssa Seegus Jerry Smith James Stoddard Marc Strauss Dan Templin Rose Treml Mark Vicary Jerry Wahlstrom Jolene Willis Organization/Business President, Village of Malta DeKalb Forge/Forge Resources First Midwest Bank Northern Illinois University B95FM/WDKB Radio Mayor, City of Sycamore ZeaMays Holdings, Inc Resource Bank Commonwealth Edison City of DeKalb DeKalb County Farm Bureau City of enoa Clerk, Village of Somonauk Former Mayor, City of Sycamore Kishwaukee College Auto Meter Chairman, DeKalb County Board Nicor as Daily Chronicle/Shaw Media Former Mayor, City of DeKalb City of enoa Mayor, City of DeKalb Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC Foster, Buick, Conklin & Lundgren, LLC DeKalb County Community Foundation Sycamore Chamber Commerce Mayor, City of enoa McCabe Realtors Waterman-Shabbona Business Assocation, DeKalb County overnment FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iv Acknowledgments NIU Center for overnmental Studies

6 DeKalb County Thriving TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I: Executive Summary 1 Section II: Background 3 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and Community Characteristics 6 eographic Context 6 Demographic Trends 7 Housing Trends 9 Education Trends10 Commuting Patterns11 Employment and Business Trends12 Employment Sectors13 Creative Economy17 Business Characteristics18 Public Health19 Public Safety20 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving - Strategic Action Planning21 DeKalb County CEDS oals and Strategies25 Section V: Collaboration and Alignment with other Planning Efforts27 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages29 Location and Transportation Infrastructure29 Superior Performance and Profitable Operations30 Communities Facilitate Speed to Market31 Dynamic Education and Research Partnerships31 Unlimited, Cost-Effective Bandwidth Connects DeKalb County to lobal Marketplace32 DeKalb County s Workforce32 Manufacturing Hub with Access to Extensive Supplier Network32 Culture of Innovation33 Shovel-Ready Development Sites with Pre-Approved Incentive Policies33 Productive Business Climate33 Business Parks34 Healthcare35 Agriculture35 Natural Resources36 Economic Resilience38 FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v Table of Contents NIU Center for overnmental Studies

7 DeKalb County Thriving Section VII: Industry Profiles39 Industry Cluster Profile: Machinery Manufacturing41 Industry Cluster Profile: Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution51 Industry Cluster Profile: Research, Development, and Information Technology61 Industry Cluster Profile: Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing70 Industry Cluster Profile: Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing79 Industry Cluster Profile: Creative Economy88 Action Plan: Implementation98 Appendix A: DeKalb County Economic Development Vision Advisory Council100 Appendix B: DCEDC Board of Directors101 Appendix C: Overall Survey Results, Themes and Summary102 Appendix D: Results from Planning Session One, Visioning and Key Issue Identification112 Appendix E: Results from Planning Session Two, SWOT Analysis, oal Identification and Classification115 Appendix F: oal Ranking119 Appendix : Countywide Infrastructure Plans121 Appendix H: Industry Cluster Definitions185 FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vi Table of Contents NIU Center for overnmental Studies

8 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In October 2015, five organizations with a stake in the economic vitality of DeKalb County, Illinois launched a process to develop a countywide economic development vision and priority activities for the region These partners included DeKalb County overnment, the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), the DeKalb County Community Foundation (DCCF), the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, and Northern Illinois University (NIU) After months of collecting input from across the county, a vision statement was created that highlighted DeKalb County s greatest assets: People + Place + Partnership Make DeKalb County Thrive Six asset-based priorities emerged from the visioning process: Asset People: Place: Partnership: Priorities 1 Developing local leadership 2 Helping connect people to jobs 3 Retaining, expanding, and attracting business 4 Improving infrastructure 5 Supporting community economic planning and coordination 6 Identifying and pursuing funding opportunities Building on this initial community visioning phase, the partners convened business and community leaders from throughout DeKalb County to create and implement a comprehensive economic development strategy or CEDS plan The resulting framework consists of five economic development goals and twenty implementation strategies oal 1: Ensure DeKalb County has a talent pipeline that meets the needs of workers and employers Strategies: 1 Conduct and regularly update a labor market analysis for the county 2 Strengthen the relationship between employers and NIU, Kishwaukee College, and high schools throughout the county 3 Support the development of housing stock that meets the needs of a range of workers 4 Use commuting data to identify new worker recruitment targets oal 2: Identify and recruit target industries Strategies: 1 Identify strong and growing industry sectors 2 Focus recruitment efforts on logistics, agriculture, and other known economic development targets 3 Attract technology-based companies and start-ups to a research and development park in collaboration with NIU 1 Section I: Executive Summary NIU Center for overnmental Studies

9 DeKalb County Thriving oal 3: Create a countywide business climate in DeKalb County that contributes to business success Strategies: 1 Streamline regulations for business location and expansion 2 Convene an economic development boot camp for local officials 3 Encourage the adoption of consistent economic development marketing messages 4 Publicize available economic development tools oal 4: Brand and promote the DeKalb County Experience that focuses on the county s unique assets Strategies: 1 Support entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the county 2 Incorporate the county s innovative agricultural practices into marketing messages 3 Increase awareness of area arts, culture, and entertainment 4 Create and maintain a quality of life dashboard oal 5: Collaborate countywide to maximize the economic health of all communities in DeKalb County Strategies: 1 Market all communities in the county 2 Coordinate and communicate activities between countywide stakeholders 3 Market strategically important development targets throughout DeKalb County 4 Promote opportunities for communities to benefit economically from collaboration 5 Fund infrastructure improvements These goals and strategies are intended to help prioritize and align economic development investments by the DeKalb County overnment, countywide organizations, and individual communities The final step in this planning process is to involve all partners and stakeholders in identifying specific implementation activities and related measures Each goal will have both short-term (ie, 1-2 years) implementation opportunities as well as more complex and resource-intensive activities that may take several years to achieve As a result, while this CEDS framework may serve DeKalb County for the next three to five years, implementation activities will need to be monitored on an ongoing basis and adjusted to ensure countywide priorities are being met and resources are optimized 2 Section I: Executive Summary NIU Center for overnmental Studies

10 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION II: BACKROUND Successful economic development engages community leaders and the private sector in building a strategic roadmap for regional collaboration In October 2015, a process began to create an economic development vision framework and establish countywide priorities for DeKalb County, Illinois, for the next three to five years Five organizations with a stake in the economic vitality of the county co-sponsored and partnered in this process: DeKalb County overnment, DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), DeKalb County Community Foundation (DCCF), the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, and Northern Illinois University (NIU) An advisory council (see Appendix A) consisting of the sponsoring partners and staffed by NIU s Center for overnmental Studies (CS) guided the visioning process and ensured that all stakeholders had an opportunity to participate A kick-off meeting was held in October 2015 to review the strategic visioning process, outcomes, opportunities for community involvement, and timeline for completion In November 2015, the process of creating a vision for DeKalb County s economic development future was launched with the broader community Morning and evening interactive 90-minute summits were held at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau to share data describing the State of the County and gather input from participants on the overall assets and challenges in the county Themes generated at these summits included the following: DeKalb County Summit Themes DeKalb County is a great place to live, work, and play because of its people, competitive location, and business climate However, it lacks a consistent identity and cohesive marketing effort To attract and retain businesses, residents, students, and tourists in the county, dynamic and consistent messaging is needed that all communities can promote The county needs more well-paying job opportunities to attract younger residents and families to the area and encourage them to stay DeKalb County can build on current assets and foster a row Your Own environment anchored by three pillars: student retention, strategically important industries such as manufacturing and agriculture, and a collaborative business environment NIU and Kishwaukee College are assets to the county and many community outreach efforts are underway However, a greater effort should be made to reach smaller communities in the county with fewer resources that still offer many opportunities to students and businesses Thriving, resilient communities are built on innovation and entrepreneurship The county and its partners need to create an environment that fosters entrepreneurship at all ages and across all industries FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 Section II: Background NIU Center for overnmental Studies

11 DeKalb County Thriving After the kick-off summit in November, the advisory council invited all 14 municipalities in DeKalb County to participate in developing the county s economic development vision and priority areas Three participation options were offered: one-on-one interviews with elected and appointed officials, business leaders, employees, students, and/or residents; FULL REPORT facilitated town hall-style community forums to understand each community s economic development assets, needs, opportunities, and resources; and a countywide electronic survey open to anyone who lived, worked, or attended school in DeKalb County Following six months of community data collection, in May 2016 the draft vision and priority areas were shared at the DeKalb County Thriving convening held at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Hundreds of ideas about the economic development future of DeKalb County were discussed and focused on three primary economic development assets: 1 People DeKalb County s greatest asset They share a solid work ethic and actively support their communities Employers, small and large, provide jobs, invest in their workers, and improve the overall quality of life in the county 2 Place Many of DeKalb County s assets are tied to its unique communities and strategic location These include educational resources such as NIU and Kishwaukee College, local and state parks, proximity to Chicago, leading industries in manufacturing, agriculture, logistics and distribution, and healthcare, and available land for development 3 Partnership This visioning process is grounded in the idea of creating alignment and collaboration among the communities to leverage resources Residents and elected officials alike were reassured to hear that communities throughout DeKalb County were experiencing similar challenges that require partnerships to address needed changes These assets were summarized in a one-sentence vision statement: People + Place + Partnership Make DeKalb County Thrive The other major achievement from that convening was the identification of six development priorities that represent opportunities to leverage those three key assets These are summarized below: Asset Priorities People: 1 Developing local leadership 2 Helping connect people to jobs Place: 3 Retaining, expanding, and attracting business 4 Improving infrastructure Partnership: 5 Supporting community economic planning and coordination 6 Identifying and pursuing funding opportunities EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 Section II: Background NIU Center for overnmental Studies

12 DeKalb County Thriving With this initial visioning framework and community input completed, DeKalb County overnment wanted to expand upon the priority areas identified in the grassroots visioning process This next phase would clarify the high-level economic development goals and strategies and identify available implementation resources, potential partners, and desired outcomes In doing this, DeKalb County s economic development vision became a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy or CEDS plan DCEDC took the lead in coordinating business and community partner contributions to the CEDS plan As a public/private partnership working to facilitate sustainable and diversified economic growth in DeKalb County, the DCEDC was a natural convening body The DCEDC Board of Directors (see Appendix B) represents a variety of industry sectors with a vested interest in the economic development of the region and includes representatives from all 14 DeKalb County communities The DCEDC served as the CEDS planning committee The next section focuses on the economic and community characteristics data shared with the CEDS planning committee to give context to the process and inform their decision-making FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 Section II: Background NIU Center for overnmental Studies

13 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION III: DEKALB COUNTY ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS EORAPHIC CONTEXT Throughout this report, a reference region is used to compare economic trends in DeKalb County to that of the larger regional economy The DeKalb County reference region ( the region ) includes DeKalb County plus the adjoining counties of Boone, Kane, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, and Winnebago Commuting patterns show that 508% of people working in DeKalb County live in DeKalb County An additional 232% of DeKalb County workers commute from adjoining counties, a significant share from Cook, Will, and DuPage (202%), but these counties were excluded due to their size Figure 1 illustrates the relationship between the region and the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) 1 Figure 1 DeKalb County Reference Region Relative to Chicago Metro Area Stephenson Winnebago Boone McHenry Lake FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ILLINOIS Bureau 1 The Chicago MSA is defined by the US Census as the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is the third largest MSA by population in the United States Ogle Lee Putnam Marshall LaSalle DeKalb Reference Region Chicago Metro Area Livingston Kane Kendall rundy DuPage Will Cook Kankakee 6 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

14 DeKalb County Thriving DEMORAPHIC TRENDS DeKalb County s population has grown more slowly than that of adjoining counties since 1970 (Figure 2) This trend is primarily explained by long-term out-migration from the City of Chicago and Cook County to the collar counties, including Kane, Kendall, and McHenry DeKalb County grew at a slightly faster rate than the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Boone and Winnebago counties Rockford and Aurora represent key markets for businesses in DeKalb County FULL REPORT Figure 2 Total Population Indexed to DeKalb County Reference Region EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Source: US Census Bureau, ; Woods & Poole Economics Inc, Despite recent declines, DeKalb County and the region are expected to return to growth over the next 10 to 15 years The region is projected to gain 159,238 people, a 98% increase, between 2016 and 2025, including an increase of about 6,700 (62%) in DeKalb County Most of the regional growth is expected to occur in the counties north and east of DeKalb (Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties), with slower growth projected for the Rockford metro area Rural counties to the west and south will remain static or continue to decline More important than the issue of population growth or decline is the aging of the population and its implications for the future workforce and economic vitality Those 65 years of age and older grew by 202% in DeKalb County and 243% in the region between 2010 and 2016 (Figure 3) In addition, older working-age adults (those aged 50 to 64 years) increased by 78% in DeKalb County and by 101% in the region While the under 35 age group still accounts for about half of the total population, recent trends show cause for concern This has serious implications for future economic growth as businesses try to fill new positions or replace retiring workers Public services will need to be reallocated to meet the needs of an aging population, an exercise complicated by the fiscal challenge of generating sufficient revenue from a smaller working-age (and tax-paying) population Effective economic development efforts can attract more students and working-age residents to the area In addition, DeKalb County residents beginning their careers will need training and education consistent with the needs of new and expanding businesses, and the CEDS planning committee expressed their willingness to partner to provide this training and education 7 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

15 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 3 Population Change by Age roup, Age roups DeKalb County Reference Region Percent Change ( ) DeKalb County Reference Region Total 105, ,528 1,596,904 1,603,484-06% 04% Under 18 years to 34 years to 49 years to 64 years years & over Source: US Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Selected Age roups by Sex for the United States, States, Counties and Puerto Rico Commonwealth and Municipios: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 Release date June 2017 Changing demographics play a crucial role in the needs and opportunities of a community, a county, and a region DeKalb County s total population decreased by 632 (-06%) between 2010 and 2016 (Figure 4) Although non-white groups increased significantly, it was insufficient to offset the loss of white residents Black or African-American residents increased by just over 1,100 (160%) while others experienced significant, albeit more modest, increases Hispanic or Latino residents were another source of population growth, increasing by 903 people or 87% between 2010 and 2016 FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Figure 4 DeKalb Population Race/Ethnicity DeKalb County Percent Change Number Percent Number Percent Total 105, % 104, % -06% White 93, , Black or African American 6, , American Indian and Alaska Native Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2, , Two or More Races 1, , Hispanic or Latino 10, , Source: US Census Bureau, Population Division Race alone, not in combination with any other race Person of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States, States, and Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

16 DeKalb County Thriving Recent demographic trends in DeKalb County (ie, slow population decline and increasing diversity) mirror those of the State and especially the Chicago metro area It is important to note that NIU plays an important role in the demographic character of the area An important goal of this CEDS plan is to reverse recent population losses by retaining NIU graduates and attracting young professionals to DeKalb County HOUSIN TRENDS While occupancy characteristics vary slightly between DeKalb County and surrounding counties, there is a sharp contrast in home ownership (Figure 5) In the region, 735% of housing units were owneroccupied in 2016 In DeKalb County, only 576% of housing units were owner-occupied, with 424% occupied by renters This difference may be explained by the large student population living on and offcampus, mainly in the City of DeKalb For example, in the City of DeKalb, 416% of housing is owneroccupied compared to 630% of housing in neighboring Sycamore In 2016, the share of vacant housing units was lower in DeKalb County (60%) than in the region (74%), but both have experienced significant increases since 2010 The proportion of vacant units offered for sale in DeKalb County was lower than that of the region (199% versus 245% in 2016), but DeKalb County has experienced a marked increase between 2010 and 2016 (113%) while the region has seen a slight decline (-01%) About 350% of DeKalb County s vacant housing units are neither for sale or for rent This includes properties that have been sold or rented but are unoccupied as well as properties that have been foreclosed FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Figure 5 Housing Characteristics by Occupancy Status Housing Characteristics DeKalb County Reference Region Change Change Total Housing Units 41,079 41,137 01% 613, ,221-01% Occupied Units 939% 940% -12% 930% 926% -05% Vacant Units 61% 60% 205% 70% 74% 55% Occupied Housing Units 38,484 38,009-12% 570, ,022-05% Owner-Occupied 1 612% 576% -69% 757% 735% -35% Renter-Occupied 1 388% 424% 78% 243% 265% 86% Vacant Housing Units 2,595 3, % 42,859 45,199 55% Vacant - For Sale 2 215% 199% 113% 259% 245% -01% Vacant - For Rent 2 438% 454% 250% 306% 315% 85% Vacant Other 2,3 346% 347% 207% 436% 440% 66% Source: EASI Analytics Inc, Reflects the percentage of occupied housing units 2 Reflects the percentage of vacant housing units 3 This category includes vacant units that have been sold or rented but not occupied, units designated for seasonal occupancy, and migrant workers facilities 9 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

17 DeKalb County Thriving The age of housing in DeKalb County is consistent with that of adjoining counties In DeKalb County and the surrounding region, approximately one-fourth of the housing stock was built in 2000 or after and approximately 500% was built prior to 1980 (Figure 6) These figures exclude renovations of older residences that would make them more competitive with new construction FULL REPORT Figure 6 Percent of Occupied Housing Unites by Year Built Built 1939 or Earlier Built 1940 to 1949 Built 1950 to 1959 Built 1960 to 1969 Built 1970 to 1979 Built 1980 to 1989 Built 1990 to 1999 Built 2000 to 2009 Built 2010 or Later Source: EASI Analytics Inc, 2016 EDUCATION TRENDS 41% 29% 58% 66% 96% 88% 96% 108% 124% 129% 89% 80% Percent of Total Housing Units 147% 161% 156% 152% Reference Region DeKalb County 192% 188% Compared to the region, DeKalb County has a higher percentage of residents that hold post-secondary credentials (410% compared to 363%, respectively, in 2016), due in large part to the presence of Northern Illinois University and Kishwaukee College (Figure 7) DeKalb County has a considerably lower percentage of residents that have not completed high school than for the region (87% compared to 123% in 2016) In both the county and the region, the proportion of those holding post-secondary credentials has increased significantly (104% in DeKalb County and 43% in the region) between 2010 and 2016 The share of high school graduates or ED holders has decreased, but this may be attributable to more adults pursuing post-secondary education opportunities The presence of two institutions of higher education gives DeKalb County a competitive advantage over its neighbors by being able to both produce and attract persons with a high level of skills and expertise in many professional and technical subjects The challenge is to leverage these human assets to create more high-income jobs and high-growth businesses EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

18 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 7 Educational Attainment Trends Education Characteristics DeKalb County Reference Region Change Change Population 25 Years of Age and Older 59,853 60, % 1,025,158 1,045,541 43% No High School Diploma or ED 87% 87% 12% 127% 123% -12% High School raduate or ED 287% 257% -93% 291% 277% -29% Some College, no Degree/Credential 247% 246% 09% 229% 237% 52% Associate Degree 92% 97% 76% 79% 83% 81% Bachelor's Degree or Higher 287% 313% 104% 274% 280% 43% Source: EASI Analytics Inc, 2016 Denotes percentage increase or decrease in category between 2010 and 2016, not change in percentage of total COMMUTIN PATTERNS In 2015, there were 41,132 employed residents in DeKalb County There were 32,856 jobs in DeKalb County, of which 511% were held by residents and 489% by commuters from other counties (Figure 8) There were 24,342 DeKalb County residents that commuted outside of the county, which represented a majority (592%) of employed residents In addition, 6,713 employed residents (163%) commuted to Kane County, primarily to Aurora and Elgin There were also 4,045 residents (98%) that commuted to Cook County, mostly to the suburbs outside of Chicago, and 3,341 (83%) to DuPage County Finally, 1,791 residents (44%) commuted to Winnebago County (ie, the Rockford metro area) A major theme from the DeKalb County Thriving input sessions was a need to create more jobs in DeKalb County so residents can experience an improved quality of life without long commutes to work Figure 8 Commuter Flow for DeKalb County DeKalb Workers Residence Count Share All Counties 32, % DeKalb County, IL 16, % Kane County, IL 2,531 77% Cook County, IL 2,325 71% DuPage County, IL 1,234 38% LaSalle County, IL 1,153 35% Ogle County, IL 1,087 33% Winnebago County, IL 1,067 32% Kendall County, IL % Will County, IL % McHenry County, IL % All Other Locations 4, % Commute In From Other Counties 16,066 24,342 16,790 Live and Work in DeKalb County Commute Out From DeKalb County 32,856 Jobs in Community 41,132 Employed residents Source: US Census Bureau, OnTheMap and LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, 2015; EASI Analytics, Inc 2016 DeKalb Residents Employment Count Share All Counties 41, % DeKalb County, IL 16, % Kane County, IL 6, % Cook County, IL 4,045 98% DuPage County, IL 3,431 83% LaSalle County, IL 1,791 44% Ogle County, IL 1,068 26% Winnebago County, IL % Kendall County, IL % Will County, IL 16, % McHenry County, IL 6, % All Other Locations 5, % Data does not match other counts of employed residents used in this report, due to differences in data definitions and years available The LEHD dataset was the only source available for commuting patterns, but other sources are used for more recent estimates with regards to employment FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

19 DeKalb County Thriving EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS TRENDS DeKalb County employment was not impacted as severely by the recession as the region or the Chicago metro area However, employment in the county has continued to decline since the end of the recession Total employment has decreased since June 2009 by 58% in DeKalb County compared to an increase of 14% in the region and 17% statewide (Figure 9) FULL REPORT Figure 9 Employment Changes through Recent Economic Cycles Location Recession 3/ /2001 Expansion 12/ /2007 Recession 12/2007-6/2009 Post-Recession 7/ /2017 State of Illinois -13% 59% -59% 17% Reference Region -16% 179% -62% 14% DeKalb County -14% 171% -45% -58% Chicago Metro Area -20% 57% -52% -12% Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Labor Market Information Unit, Note: Employment is determined by the Place of Residence method (ie, persons in the labor force are counted according to their place of residence regardless of the location of their employment) In 2016, 624% of DeKalb County residents age 16 and older were in the labor force, either working or actively seeking work (Figure 10) The labor force participation rate is slightly lower in the county than in the surrounding region, where it was 629% DeKalb County s unemployment rate in November 2017 was 41% compared to 45% in the region The difference in labor force participation rates between DeKalb County and the region may be attributable to the larger student population in the county rather than an indication of a tightening labor market Although the proportion of residents 65 years of age and older are similar, its rapid growth has also had some impact on labor force participation, an impact that will likely be magnified over the next decade as the baby boomers continue to age out of the workforce Figure 10 Labor Force and Employment Status Labor Force Characteristics DeKalb County Reference Region Change Change Population 16 Years of Age and Older 84,198 84,351 02% 1,216,392 1,235,253 16% Civilian Labor Force 56,945 52,618-76% 830, ,504-65% Employed 51,785 49,824-38% 741, ,169-12% Labor Force Participation Rate 676% 624% -52% 683% 629% -54% Source: EASI Analytics Inc, 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

20 DeKalb County Thriving Of the seven major occupation groups used to report employment, between 2010 and 2016, Farming, Fishing, and Forestry occupations experienced the highest growth in DeKalb County employment (158%), though they represent the smallest share of total employment (Figure 11) Employment in Management, Business, and Financial Operations was the only other occupational group to show any growth (32%) Although there was a small decline in employment in the Professional and Related occupations, this may reflect job losses in higher education, which have mostly come through attrition The decline in employment in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving occupations was substantial However, it is important to note that manufacturing, which employs most production workers, has had a growing need for new workers to replace the wave of older workers who are retiring, or will retire, over the next 10 to 15 years Even though automation is expected to reduce the overall number of jobs in many industries, the demand for replacement workers is still expected to exceed the available supply An important workforce challenge will be to adequately prepare new workers or re-train experienced ones for occupations that will require higher skill levels than in the past It should be noted, that while a decline was experienced between 2010 and 2016, DCEDC reported that 1,800 jobs have been created by companies in DeKalb County between 2016 and 2017 This positive trend was led by 350 new jobs from the Target Distribution Center in 2016 and 400 new jobs by 3M during 2017 Figure 11 Change in Employment by Selected Occupation roup Occupation roup DeKalb County Reference Region Change Change Total Employment 51,785 49,824-38% 741, ,169-12% Management, Business, and Financial Operations 117% 125% 32% 143% 143% -14% Professional and Related 206% 214% -02% 189% 193% 13% Service 189% 193% -15% 157% 166% 45% Sales and Office 262% 252% -74% 262% 252% -49% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 04% 05% 158% 03% 04% 91% Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 76% 73% -71% 82% 78% -64% Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 146% 137% -97% 164% 164% -13% Source: EASI Analytics Inc, 2016 Population age 16 years and older EMPLOYMENT SECTORS The process of targeting industry clusters begins with identifying sectors that contribute the most to the local or regional economy in terms of employment, wages, or ross Domestic Product Those that contribute the most, either at present or historically, as well as those having a demonstrated competitive advantage, are usually the focus of economic development efforts Because the information presented in the next three tables formed the primary statistical basis for selecting the targeted industry clusters for this CEDS plan, the analysis is presented as a set of summary points listed at the end of this section for healthcare and social assistance, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and educational services FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 13 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

21 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 12 compares employment levels, changes in employment between 2010 and 2016, and location quotients for broad industry sectors in DeKalb County Location quotients (LQs) are the ratio of the employment percentage represented by a given industry in the county to the employment percentage that industry represents nationwide Industries with a location quotient greater than 10 have a higher local concentration and thus are more likely to export goods and services that bring money into the local economy Industries with higher LQs that are increasing over time are usually considered the best prospects for local economic development efforts FULL REPORT Although most industry sectors experienced declines in employment between 2010 and 2016, many showed increases in their employment concentration in DeKalb County This means that the employment losses in these industries were less than the average for the US and that local companies in these industries may have a greater competitive advantage in relation to those in the US in general Figure 12 Employment Trends by Industry DeKalb County, Illinois Employment Location Quotient Change Change Total, All Industries 51,785 49,824-38% % Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting % % Mining, Quarrying and Oil and as Extraction % % Construction 2,712 2,665-17% % Manufacturing 6,364 5, % % Wholesale Trade 1,563 1,481-52% % Retail Trade 6,760 6,098-98% % Transportation and Warehousing 1,925 1,753-89% % Utilities % % Information % % Finance and Insurance 1,879 1,775-55% % Real Estate and Rental and Leasing % % Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,075 1,943-64% % Management of Companies and Enterprises % % Administrative and Support and Waste Mgt Services 1,859 1, % % Educational Services 8,513 8,125-46% % Healthcare and Social Assistance 5,593 6, % % Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,184 1,174-08% % Accommodation and Food Services, etc 4,609 4,836 49% % Other Services 1,954 1,802-78% % Public Administration 1,864 2,008 77% % Source: EASI Analytics Inc, 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 14 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

22 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 13 presents recent trends in employee earnings from 2010 to 2016 and helps identify industries that have higher-paying jobs The timeframe is also significant as it distinguishes industry sectors where compensation is increasing Employee compensation overall has struggled to recover to pre-recession levels and, in some cases, has continued to fall Industries where earnings are increasing is one indicator of growing profitability and economic vitality The comparison of DeKalb County to the region is important because of the relatively high level of commuting by residents to jobs in neighboring counties, especially in the Chicago and Rockford metro areas In general, DeKalb County wages are lower than the region s in all but three industries However, in 9 of 20 sectors, the county s average wage is increasing at a higher rate (or decreasing at a lower rate) than the region These wage differentials may provide an incentive for residents to take comparable jobs within DeKalb County FULL REPORT Figure 13 Trends in Average Compensation per Employee by Industry Sector Industry Sector DeKalb County Reference Region Change Change Total, All Industries $39,034 $40,241 31% $43,650 $45,186 35% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting $2,466 $16, % $7,335 $14, % Mining, Quarrying & Oil & as Extraction $2,841 $3, % $77,436 $50, % Construction $51,148 $48,620-49% $42,250 $47, % Manufacturing $55,690 $65, % $66,106 $70,551 67% Wholesale Trade $53,374 $51,719-31% $60,778 $65,564 79% Retail Trade $24,493 $25,809 54% $25,685 $25,840 06% Transportation & Warehousing $39,773 $48, % $33,845 $36,121 67% Utilities $88,347 $82,955-61% $151,436 $163,892 82% Information $49,992 $43, % $57,263 $57,092-03% Finance & Insurance $35,118 $40, % $35,536 $41, % Real Estate & Rental & Leasing $9,985 $7, % $408 $9,708 2,2794% Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services $23,690 $29, % $41,565 $46, % Management of Companies and Enterprises $37,272 $32, % $91,525 $93,298 19% Administrative & Support & Waste Mgt Services $23,951 $26, % $29,283 $30,096 28% Educational Services $65,272 $60,103-79% $64,496 $63,543-15% Healthcare & Social Assistance $41,457 $41,918 11% $53,397 $52,868-10% Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation $17,670 $13, % $24,588 $16, % Accommodation and Food Services, etc $17,827 $16,325-84% $17,906 $19,505 89% Other Services $15,786 $15,849 04% $26,585 $26,854 10% Public Administration $53,527 $54,287 14% $67,228 $68,530 19% Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc, 2016 Note: Industries that have a higher share of self-employed workers or independent contractors, such as agriculture, mining, or real estate may report lower figures since some or all of a worker s earnings are reported as business or proprietor income EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 15 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

23 DeKalb County Thriving The importance of industries may also be measured by how much they contribute to economic output Figure 14 shows each industry sector s share of DeKalb County s ross Regional Product (RP) The RP represents the value added by the economic activities in a defined geographic area (ie, DeKalb County or the region) minus any intermediate costs of production Industries often contribute much more to the overall economy than their employment or employee compensation levels would suggest because of differences in value created by the goods and services they produce The industries that contribute the largest shares or are increasing their share of total RP are often the best targets for economic development growth efforts For example, educational services accounted for 163% of total employment in DeKalb County in 2016 but generated nearly 200% of the County s RP Manufacturing employed 112% of the total workforce but contributed 126% to total RP In contrast, healthcare and social assistance accounts for 125% of total employment but generates only 88% of the county s RP Figure 14 ross Regional Product (RP) by Industry Sector, 2016 Industry Sector DeKalb County Reference Region Value Percent RP per Employee Value Percent RP per Employee Total, All Industries $3, % $71,559 $65, % $84,068 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting $ $1,989 $ $55,616 Mining & Oil & as Extraction $13 01 $11,722 $ $118,309 Construction $ $95,562 $3, $86,120 Manufacturing $ $128,730 $12, $129,720 Wholesale Trade $ $116,997 $5, $143,720 Retail Trade $ $44,013 $3, $46,407 Transportation & Warehousing $ $80,235 $1, $61,348 Utilities $ $459,943 $1, $472,900 Information $ $158,088 $1, $228,955 Finance & Insurance $ $97,374 $2, $87,342 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing $ $261,411 $7, $273,723 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services $ $48,964 $2, $67,662 Management of Companies & Enterprises $88 02 $42,277 $ $114,950 Administrative & Support & Waste Mgt Services $ $39,511 $2, $42,374 Educational Services $ $68,179 $5, $72,298 Healthcare & Social Assistance $ $52,127 $5, $65,781 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation $ $36,723 $ $44,936 Accommodation & Food Services $ $30,999 $1, $35,180 Other Services $ $23,099 $1, $40,395 Public Administration $ $59,864 $2, $76,525 Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc, 2016 Note: Industries that have a higher share of self-employed workers or independent contractors, such as agriculture, mining, or real estate may report lower figures since some or all of a worker s earnings are reported as business or proprietor income FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 16 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

24 DeKalb County Thriving SUMMARY POINTS Healthcare and Social Assistance is the second largest industry in DeKalb County based on employment and increased employment more than any other sector between 2010 and 2016 (112%) Employee earnings are also above average and rising Although the industry s location quotient is below average, it has been increasing, despite competition from larger regional healthcare facilities in the Chicago and Rockford metro areas FULL REPORT Despite shedding nearly 700 jobs from 2010 to 2016, Manufacturing remains the fourth largest employer in DeKalb County and accounts for nearly 130% of DeKalb County s total RP In addition, average employee earnings are nearly 600% higher than the County average and have increased by 150% Transportation and Warehousing is one of the smaller industries in the County in terms of employment and RP but boasts above average compensation and has demonstrated growth potential The Chicago area is the primary air and ground transportation hub of North America The local and regional road, rail and air networks, along with affordable sites for new development, are significant competitive advantages This industry also provides critical support to other industry sectors such as manufacturing and wholesale trade In addition, as mentioned above, DCEDC reported that 1,800 jobs have been created by companies in DeKalb County between 2016 and 2017 This positive trend was led by 350 new jobs from the Target Distribution Center in 2016 and 400 new jobs by 3M during 2017 Educational Services is not only the largest single employer in DeKalb County, but it also accounts for almost 200% of RP and offers many high-paid, high-skill jobs From the standpoint of economic development policy, the challenge is to take better advantage of the assets produced by local educational institutions (research, innovation, and skilled graduates) and utilize them create new business and job opportunities CREATIVE ECONOMY Another key aspect of economic development is the creative economy The creative economy refers to individuals and businesses aiming to meet community needs in new and imaginative ways in areas ranging from advertising to software development DeKalb County does not currently have a high concentration of employment in creative industries Advertising, architecture, engineering, and computer programming/ design occupations are all high-paying creative industries that are underrepresented in DeKalb County employment compared to the nation (ie, location quotients below 10) 2 Not all creative industries necessarily have high wages, but they can improve perceived quality of life and improve the economy by attracting new residents and businesses within DeKalb County (Figure 15) 2 Culinary arts are included in the creative economy, but data was not readily available on employment in this area Restaurant employment figures from standard sources do not allow for dissection of employment at chains compared to independent restaurants EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

25 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 15 Creative Economy Industries in DeKalb County Industry Sector Advertising, Public Relations & related services Employment (2015) Annual Wage (2015) Location Quotient (2015) Employment Change ( ) Wage Change ( ) 40 $46, % 286% Architectural & engineering services 37 $51, % 140% Specialized design services 7 $47, % -359% Publishing industries, except internet 245 $43, % 24% Motion picture & sound recording industries Custom computer programming services 101 $34, % 107% 49 $74, % -192% Computer systems design services 26 $63, % -363% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, BUSINESS CHARACTERISTICS In terms of employers by size, the business structure of DeKalb County is like that of the region and the state, but the trends since 2009 have varied significantly (Figure 16) In DeKalb County and the region, more than 980% of business establishments employ less than 100 workers Mid-size businesses with employees represent a slightly larger share of business activity in DeKalb County than in the region (200% compared to 181%) DeKalb County experienced a 92% increase in business establishments compared to an 82% increase in the region between 2009 and 2015 Most of the growth was in small businesses with 2-9 employees However, the number of businesses with more than 100 employees decreased and this led to a net loss of employment as discussed above DeKalb County experienced strong growth in small businesses since 2009 and helping those businesses expand will be critical to economic recovery Figure 16 Establishments and Employment DeKalb County 9-County Region Chicago MSA 2015 Total Establishments 4,276 68, ,330 Self-Employed (1 Employee) 542 8,207 42, Employees 2,825 46, , Employees ,310 77, Employees 50 1,003 6, Employees % of Total Self-Employeed 127% 121% 96% 2-9 Employees 661% 683% 712% Employees 200% 181% 175% Employees 12% 15% 15% 500+ Employees 01% 01% 02% DeKalb County 9-County Region Chicago MSA % Change, % 82% 99% Self-Employed -81% 14% 100% 2-9 Employees 153% 122% 124% Employees 44% 03% 21% Employees -57% -51% -59% 500+ Employees 00% -34% -41% FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 18 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

26 DeKalb County Thriving The diversifying population also has affected entrepreneurship in DeKalb County (Figure 17) Between 2007 and 2012, the total number of businesses decreased 110%, with all the declines coming from white-owned businesses The number of businesses owned by Black residents more than doubled and the number of Asian-owned businesses increased 236% More than three-quarters of businesses in DeKalb County are currently owned by white residents, but the share of minority business owners is increasing FULL REPORT Figure 17 Race and Ethnicity of Business Owners in DeKalb County Race/Ethnicity Percent Change ( ) Percent of Total (2012) All Firms 7,815 6, % 1000% White 7,240 6, Black or African American American Indian / Alaska Native Asian Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Some other race Hispanic, Any Race EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Source: US Bureau of the Census, Survey of Business Owners, 2007 and 2012 Data unavailable for 2007 PUBLIC HEALTH A basic measure of population health outcomes is the years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 residents In the period (latest data available), the mortality rate in DeKalb County was 5,216 compared to the regional average of 5,901 For comparison, the state average is 6,300 The only counties in the region with higher mortality rates than the state average are LaSalle, Lee, and Winnebago Mortality rates have decreased since 2010 and DeKalb County improved faster than most neighboring counties The regional average mortality rate decreased 58% regionally compared to a 101% decrease in DeKalb County Another measure of health outcomes is obesity rates, measured as the percentage of the population with a body mass index of 30 or higher In DeKalb County, the obesity rate is 280%, which is slightly lower than the regional average of 300% The obesity rate has increased in the region since 2010, although DeKalb County did not grow as much as other counties About 90% of the DeKalb County population is without health insurance, which is consistent with the regional average The percentage of uninsured has decreased 110% in DeKalb County and decreased by 60% in the larger region Some of the reduction in the uninsured could be explained by implementation of the Affordable Care Act The uninsured rate for children is constant across the region, with 40% of children without insurance Public health has implications for workforce productivity, utilization of public and private healthcare services, and life style preferences that affect consumer markets 19 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

27 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb County is home to Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in dwich, both short-term, acute-care community hospital in DeKalb, Illinois With more than 150 physicians on the voluntary, community-based medical staff and the emergency department, Kishwaukee and Valley West provide 24-hour access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians As part of the Northwestern Medicine network, patients at Kishwaukee and Valley West Hospitals have access to the resources and advantages of world-class care and leading-edge clinical trials at locations across the region In 2017, the hospital began its Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process to address community health needs and disparities across the county PUBLIC SAFETY An ongoing issue in DeKalb County is a perceived high crime rate DeKalb County has a higher index crime rate than most neighboring counties (Figure 18) The only adjoining county with a higher crime rate is Winnebago County with a high concentration of crimes in Rockford The City of DeKalb is addressing areas of high crime activity through community planning efforts and strategic investments in street lighting, cameras, safe routes, and other deterrent measures Successfully lowering crime rates is a quality of life issue translating to a more attractive business climate Figure 18 Crime Rate Comparison County 2015 Population Index Crimes Crimes Per 100,000 Population Reference Region Total 1,601,873 28,276 1,76518 Boone 53,869 n/a n/a DeKalb 105,462 2,173 2,0605 Kane 527,306 7,555 1,4328 Kendall 121,350 1,326 1,0927 La Salle 111,241 2,145 1,9282 Lee 34, ,3157 McHenry 307,283 3,365 1,0951 Ogle 52, Winnebago 288,542 10,971 3,8022 Source: American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates (2015 Population); Illinois State Police, 2015 Uniform Crime Reports Index crimes include willful homicide, forcible rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, larceny over $50, motor vehicle theft, and arson n/a: not available FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 20 Section III: DeKalb County Economic and NIU Center for overnmental Studies Community Characteristics

28 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION IV: DEKALB COUNTY THRIVIN STRATEIC ACTION PLANNIN The CEDS committee was tasked with operationalizing countywide economic development priorities in coordination with partner organizations Participation by DeKalb County municipalities, business organizations, and educational and other institutions was essential to the success of this process (Figure 19) FULL REPORT Figure 19 DeKalb County CEDS Process DeKalb County Economic Development Visioning and Action Planning DeKalb County ED Vision Advisory Council (DeKalb County overnment, DCEDC, DeKalb Farm Bureau, DCCF, NIU) State of the County Summit November 2015 Community Input Forums, Community Interviews, Online Survey, Review of Community Plans EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cortland Kingston Malta Shabbona DeKalb enoa Hinckley Engage Partners in Strategic Planning, and Implementation Kirkland Lee Draft Vision and Priority Areas Maple Park dwich DeKalb County Thriving Summit Input from Survey and Community Forums, Draft Vision and Priority Areas Shared-May 2016 Draft Report: DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb County Economic Development Vision Final Report: DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb County Economic Development Vision Communities in DeKalb County Can Apply for Strategic Planning and/or Implementation DCCF Funding Public Comment Somonauk Sycamore Waterman DeKalb County ED Vision Advisory Council Meets Quarterly to Discuss Progress-Possible Alignment with DCEDC Board 21 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

29 DeKalb County Thriving The Center for overnmental Studies (CS) at NIU facilitated the planning process, provided data and research to the DCEDC team, and wrote the CEDS plan based on feedback gathered at three CEDS planning sessions and follow-up action planning sessions held with the CEDS planning committee Planning occurred in three phases PHASE 1: TAKIN STOCK AND CONDUCTIN A STAKEHOLDER SURVEY Listening to stakeholders is vital to the planning process and key to helping an organization s leadership better understand current policy and operational perspectives, perceptions, and preferences To accomplish this, a stakeholder survey was designed to elicit opinions about DeKalb County s current and future activities In February 2017, the survey was sent to the DCEDC s Board and members, and 91 surveys were completed for a 300% response rate A summary of the key premises and topics that emerged from the survey is presented in Figure 20 Detailed survey results are presented in Appendix C Figure 20 Premises from the DCEDC Survey Cooperation and collaboration among all communities in the county is a must; need a shared vision FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DeKalb County s location in terms of proximity to the Chicago MSA, and access to Chicago and smaller regional cities via highway, rail and the airport is a strong asset for economic growth Higher education is an asset in the county for job creation, workforce development, access to talented, skilled workers, life-long learning, arts, culture and sports activities, and entrepreneurial resources Available land and buildings make DeKalb County attractive to investors and businesses (potential and current) Manufacturing and high-tech firms are underrepresented industries/businesses in DeKalb County; need to understand why these businesses, and others choose not to expand or locate in the county Strategic action planning is needed to set a collective direction; must be action-oriented, have accountability, and have both short- and long-term goals that are measurable and involve countywide partners 22 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

30 DeKalb County Thriving PHASE 2: CONDUCTIN PLANNIN SESSIONS Three CEDS Planning Committee sessions were held All of the sessions used approaches that were highly participatory and interactive During the sessions, individuals had the opportunity to generate and share both individual and group ideas, weigh alternatives, and refine their thinking through dialogue As ideas were shared and debated, the group worked steadily toward a consensus of organizational value, purpose, future directions, and priorities Session One - Visioning and Key Issue Identification Thirty-eight committee members participated in the first planning session held at the DeKalb County Community Foundation on February 23, 2017 Participants identified services, programs, businesses, staffing levels, and other elements they thought should be present in DeKalb County in the next 10 to 15 years They were also asked what issue they thought the County should focus on in the next 12 months Seven major themes emerged from this discussion and are presented below in Figure 21 The detailed results of this session and a related exercise called Surrender or Lead are presented in Appendix D All the information collected in this first planning session helped to inform the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats that was the focus of the Planning Session Two Figure 21 Themes Emerging from Planning Session One FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Focus on strengths and assets of the county and tell a positive story Need to chart a course through productive and efficient planning and implement it All communities in the county need to work together through partnerships and collaboration Infrastructure awareness and modernization are a must to attract businesses Expand markets in the areas of manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and tourism (ie, sports) Public safety and the perception of safety are issues Keep talent in the county with a plan to increase employment and retain young workers after graduation from NIU and Kishwaukee College 23 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

31 DeKalb County Thriving Session Two - SWOT and oal Exploration The next step of the DeKalb County strategic planning process was to review and document the internal and external factors present in the environment that can potentially impact the success of the county, either negatively or positively Building on the exploratory statements and challenges raised in the Surrender or Lead exercise from the first session, participants were asked to identify the constraints and practical difficulties that will make it difficult to achieve the desired future state Participants also were asked to identify the county s strengths and weaknesses The results of this SWOT brainstorming exercise are presented in Appendix E FULL REPORT Session Two also focused on identifying strategic goals and strategies needed to achieve the vision for DeKalb County that was emerging from these planning conversations Participants were asked to identify the three or four most important shortand long-term goals Working in teams, participants classified each goal according to a matrix model of time and complexity Each goal was determined to be either short-term or long-term in its time horizon, and routine or complex in terms of the level and availability of implementation resources The results of this goal classification process are also presented in Appendix E Session Three - oal Ranking and Planning for Action Following the classification exercise in session two, the planning group was asked to rank the goals according to priority The resulting narrowing of short- and long-term goals and strategies required to attain the future vision was an important outcome of this phase of the process and are presented in Appendix F Point values were assigned to each goal by participants and the rankings averaged The lower the score, the higher the priority The planning committee focused on the highest priority goals for their action planning What is SWOT? S (Strengths) and W (Weaknesses), often refer to internal factors such as: Financial resources, such as funding, sources of income and investment opportunities Physical resources, such as your company s location, facilities and equipment Human resources, such as employees, volunteers and target audiences Access to natural resources, trademarks, patents and copyrights O (Opportunities) and T (Threats) often refer to external factors such as: Economic trends, such as local, national and international financial trends Funding, such as donations, legislature and other sources Demographics, such as age, race, gender, political, environmental and economic regulations EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

32 DeKalb County Thriving PHASE 3: DRAFTIN THE STRATEIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK After the planning sessions were complete, CS worked with DCEDC and the CEDS Steering Committee to draft a strategic economic development framework This framework, presented below, is intended to help prioritize and align economic development investments by DeKalb County government and individual communities The final step in this planning process is to involve all partners and stakeholders in identifying specific implementation activities and related measures Each goal will have both short-term (ie, less than one-year) implementation opportunities as well as more complex and resource-intensive activities that will take several years to achieve As a result, while this CEDS framework is intended to serve DeKalb County for the next five years, implementation activities will need to be monitored on an ongoing basis and adjusted to ensure countywide priorities are being met and resources are optimized DEKALB COUNTY CEDS OALS AND STRATEIES oal 1: Ensure DeKalb County has a talent pipeline that meets the needs of workers and employers Strategies: 1 Conduct and regularly update a labor market analysis for the county 2 Strengthen the relationship between employers and NIU, Kishwaukee College, and high schools throughout the county 3 Support the development of housing stock that meets the needs of a range of workers 4 Use commuting data to identify new worker recruitment targets oal 2: Identify and recruit target industries Strategies: 1 Identify strong and growing industry sectors 2 Focus recruitment efforts on logistics, agriculture, and other known economic development targets 3 Attract technology-based companies and start-ups to a research and development park in collaboration with NIU oal 3: Create a countywide business climate in DeKalb County that contributes to business success Strategies: 1 Streamline regulations for business location and expansion 2 Convene an economic development boot camp for local officials 3 Encourage the adoption of consistent economic development marketing messages 4 Publicize available economic development tools FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

33 DeKalb County Thriving oal 4: Brand and promote the DeKalb County Experience that focuses on the county s unique assets Strategies: 1 Support entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the county 2 Incorporate the county s innovative agricultural practices into marketing messages 3 Increase awareness of area arts, culture, and entertainment 4 Create and maintain a quality of life dashboard FULL REPORT oal 5: Collaborate countywide to maximize the economic health of all communities in DeKalb County Strategies: 1 Market all communities in the county 2 Coordinate and communicate activities between countywide stakeholders 3 Market strategically important development targets throughout DeKalb County 4 Promote opportunities for communities to benefit economically from collaboration 5 Fund infrastructure improvements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26 Section IV: DeKalb County Thriving NIU Center for overnmental Studies

34 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION V: COLLABORATION AND ALINMENT WITH OTHER PLANNIN EFFORTS There are many ongoing economic development efforts within DeKalb County that represent innovative and effective practices upon which to build Some of these are county-wide while others are specific to certain municipalities A number of these are described below to illustrate the range of economic development assets that are already in place To avoid planning fatigue and create efficiency while leveraging resources, the DeKalb County CEDS is meant to build on, and align, existing planning efforts Examples of these plans include the following: The DeKalb County Community Foundation ( has been operating in the county since 1993 DCCF s improves the quality of life in DeKalb County by distributing approximately $17 million annually in support of arts and culture, community development, education, environment and animal welfare, health and human services, and non-profit capacity building Through its Community Economic Development rant Program, DCCF is providing an opportunity for communities in DeKalb County to apply for funding to support economic planning or implementation activities A number of municipalities have taken advantage of this program, including Malta, enoa, and Shabbona, and several others are preparing applications Planning efforts in Malta, enoa and Shabbona are described below Malta has recently begun The Malta Seedling Project, a planning effort to revise Malta s vision, goals and strategies for promoting local economic development The outcome for this planning is to revitalize and further develop the local economy, making the region more attractive to businesses and residents enoa began its enoa SOARIN project in 2014 Through this project, the City developed an action plan that included strategies to leverage its assets for economic growth One of the plan elements is increased recreational use of the Kishwaukee River, and the DCCF recently awarded the City a $20,000 grant towards physical improvements along the river The City will cover costs in excess of this amount enoa also created VolksFest, a special event focused on the erman "Volksmarch" (people's walk) tradition that quickly expanded into a regional craft spirits and food festival The Village of Shabbona is investigating several options as it develops an economic growth strategy Located adjacent to Shabbona Lake State Park, one option is increasing tourism-related growth by attracting more visitors and developing businesses to serve the visitors The Village also is investigating the potential for developing new housing to attract additional permanent residents A third option is to develop a technology park on available vacant land A study to evaluate these options is currently underway The City of DeKalb has undertaken several planning efforts with robust economic development components over the past two years The DeKalb Revitalization Plan was prepared for the America s Best Communities Competition This plan addressed economic opportunities citywide with a geographic focus on downtown The plan has multiple components, including improvements to the Egyptian Theater, a food hub, development of a STEAM educational center, enhancement of and arts and entertainment corridor, a business incubator, a co-working space, and improved communications, some of which are being actively researched and/or implemented Consultants were retained to prepare feasibility studies for improvements to the Egyptian and the STEAM center, and activities are underway to the Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (ACE corridor) Expanded communication and publicity efforts have been implemented, and various interest groups are looking into the food hub, business incubator, and co- FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 27 Section V: Collaboration and Alignment NIU Center for overnmental Studies

35 DeKalb County Thriving working space projects The DeKalb 2025 Strategic Plan was completed in 2015 using an extensive public input process While all aspects of the plan have an impact on the City s economy, two components specifically address economic development efforts by focusing on placemaking and community vitality/vibrant downtown The City followed-up completion of the 2025 Plan by reconstituting its Economic Development Commission and charging its members with developing an implementation plan for these two elements The implementation plan was recently completed and provides the City with a prioritized list of economic development projects The next step will be to develop an action plan to implement selected projects A study of the Annie lidden North Corridor is currently underway This plan will address the large residential and commercial area adjacent to Northern Illinois University (NIU) The study area is home to the highest concentration of DeKalb residents and includes significant student and low income family populations Both the City and NIU are committed to revitalizing the study area by improving the quality of life for all its residents It is anticipated that the plan will include the development of new businesses, improvements to housing, additional public spaces, and a strategy to reduce and prevent crime The DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau s (DCCVB s) mission is to generate economic impact within the county The DCCVB is largely funded through the hotel/tax and must spend these funds on marketing and promotion efforts at least 50 miles outside of the county It also receives some funds from local sources, with a number of county communities contributing The DCCVB prepares a visitor s guide, seasonal videos, a website, calendar of events, and numerous other media related promotions DCCVB staff work to attract visitors, groups, meetings, and special events, and works with special groups such as wineries and museums to develop promotions and information brochures The DCCVB website has experienced a 340% increase in visitors over the past year The Village of Maple Park created a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in 2012 to encourage economic development in the village The district encompasses much of the Village To date there has been little activity in the district but this economic development tool remains available to the Village The DeKalb County Enterprise Zone was certified in January 2016 The cities of Cortland, DeKalb, enoa, dwich, Sycamore, and Waterman are participating in the enterprise zone Qualified development in the enterprise zone benefits from development incentives including tax abatements, exemptions, and credits at the state, county, and municipal level The DeKalb County Board, through its Economic Development Committee, has asserted leadership in advancing DeKalb County development by sponsoring and funding the DeKalb County Enterprise Zone application and administrative agreement with DCEDC I n addition the DeKalb County Board cosponsored and funded the DeKalb County Thriving Economic Development Visioning process The DeKalb County Regional Plan Commission is a body of citizens that serve DeKalb County, acting as an advisory group on issues and policies related to planning, land use regulation, and community development Planning Commissioners work to develop plans and implementation policies that affect how the county manages changes in growth and development The Commission has been involved in many community development projects including representation at the CEDS planning meetings FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 28 Section V: Collaboration and Alignment NIU Center for overnmental Studies

36 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION VI: DEKALB COUNTY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAES Through the planning process, a number of competitive advantages were confirmed or identified that built on infrastructure and natural resources in the County LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Highways and Expressways DeKalb County is strategically located on I-88 in the center of the I-39 Corridor, DeKalb County affords congestion-free access to Metro Chicago destinations and Mid-American markets via I-55, I-57, I-80, I-90, and I-94 US Highways 30 and 34 and Illinois State Highways 23, 38, 64, and 72 also intersect DeKalb County, providing additional local and regional transportation connections DeKalb County Rail Service The lobal III Intermodal Facility is located approximately 20 miles west of DeKalb in Rochelle, Illinois, and offers convenient access to I-88 and I-39 Additional information is available in the following: Regional Intermodal Ramp Locations Union Pacific System IL Burlington Northern Railroad System IL Canadian National Railway System New Railroad Track Construction and Planning Process uide DeKalb County Air Service The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport is a full-service, all-weather airport with amenities that include: A full-service Fixed Based Operator (FBO) Aircraft and cargo handling round Power Unit (PU) Aircraft de-icing Conference room with Wi-Fi Jet-A and 100LL Self-serve 100LL on the west side of the FBO hangar Transient hangar facilities and tie down Airport courtesy cars 7,025 ft southwest-northeast primary runway with ILS System 4,200 ft east-west runway FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

37 DeKalb County Thriving Chicago O Hare International Airport is located approximately 60 miles east of DeKalb County communities and offers robust, unparalleled access to global and US locations with services by all key international and domestic air carriers Air freight and customs services are also provided Chicago/Rockford International Airport is located between 25 and 45 miles from DeKalb County communities This airport offers direct flights to Midwestern cities as well as commuter connections to Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis/St Paul Other features include: Customs office and in-bond warehouse on site Foreign trade zone with Sub-Zone status available to DeKalb County fabricators and shippers Extensive business and general aviation repair, service, storage, and fuel facilities Chicago Midway Airport is the third airport offering easy access from DeKalb County Midway Airport is located between 55 and 70 miles from DeKalb County communities and offers a variety of general domestic and North American carriers Public Transportation The Voluntary Action Center (VAC) supports the transportation needs of DeKalb County residents Their TransVAC service offers transportation services for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and the public VAC also collaborates with the cities of DeKalb and Sycamore and Kishwaukee College to provide local bus services In addition, VAC also has a satellite location in dwich, Illinois to serve its more rural residents Huskie Bus Lines provides bus service to and from NIU Several bus routes serve the campus, student housing areas, and shopping areas in DeKalb The FreedomMobile provides door-to-door service for NIU students allowing for transfer to other Huskie routes and Voluntary Action Center (VAC) routes at Walmart, Target, and Kishwaukee Hospital SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABLE OPERATIONS After rapidly attaining top-tier performance among all the company s distribution centers, Target converted their regional distribution center in DeKalb into a national Upstream Distribution Center, employing an additional 400 associates DeKalb County s proximity to vendors and de-consolidators enables Target to generate transportation cost savings by taking advantage of backhaul opportunities Performance and community partnerships inspired 3M to select DeKalb for five distribution center expansions, including four new buildings, during the past eight years DeKalb serves as the main global distribution complex for five of 3M s six business units and export operations to North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 30 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

38 DeKalb County Thriving COMMUNITIES FACILITATE SPEED TO MARKET DeKalb County communities recognize that speed is critical in the development of industrial facilities and routinely expedite review of development plans and building permits to facilitate timely construction The 130,000-square foot SK Hand Tool headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Sycamore Prairie Business Park was completed by Krusinski Construction in only 12 weeks This was critical to re-initiating production after SK s acquisition by IDEAL INDUSTRIES FULL REPORT DYNAMIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS Northern Illinois University and Kishwaukee College provide boundless opportunities for education and training, as well as corporate research and development NIU, the second largest research university in Illinois with 18,000 students, offers nationally-recognized programs including accounting, business management, engineering, and operations management and information systems NIU routinely partners with businesses on management consulting and product development assignments and plays a major role in the development of new life sciences, medical, nanotechnology, engineering, renewable energy and software development applications 3M s fifth DeKalb Distribution Center, a 650,000 square foot facility, was completed in Park 88 by Clayco and Venture One Real Estate in four months Meeting this aggressive deadline was paramount to supporting 3M s ongoing business acquisitions by promptly integrating new products into 3M s global supply chain NIU partnered with IDEAL INDUSTRIES to create the IDEAL/NIU Intrapreneurship Center Interdisciplinary teams of NIU students work with IDEAL leaders to bring new products and technologies to market Kishwaukee College and Waubonsee Community College provide valuable programs in pre-engineering, automated engineering technology, electronics, and logistics & transportation In addition to higher education, DeKalb High School, in the heart of DeKalb County, ranked in the top 100% of high schools nationwide in US News and World Report s 2013 Best High School rankings EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 31 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

39 DeKalb County Thriving UNLIMITED, COST-EFFECTIVE BANDWIDTH CONNECTS DEKALB COUNTY TO LOBAL MARKETPLACE Northern Illinois University has made DeKalb County a hub of high-speed fiber optic networks enabling the provision of virtually unlimited broadband services to companies and institutions at competitive prices NIUNet, Northern Illinois Technology Triangle (NITT), and the DeKalb Advancement of Technology Authority (DATA) interface with all major highspeed regional and international telecommunications networks connecting businesses and entrepreneurs to the fast-shrinking world marketplace Other Illinois Broadband sources: NIU Participation in Broadband Initiatives Illinoisbroadbandorg Fiber Optic Network (DATA) Jan 2014 National Broadband Map DEKALB COUNTY S WORKFORCE The DeKalb County labor market includes over 611,000 workers residing within a 40-minute drive DeKalb and its surrounding counties employ 124,000+ Production, Transportation, and Material Moving workers; 35,000+ Computer, Engineering, and Science workers; and 110,000+ in Management, business, and finance workers Employers can access a sizeable talent pool from Northern Illinois University and Kishwaukee College The Illinois worknet Center, sponsored by the Workforce Development Board of Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb counties and operated by Kishwaukee College, is available to recruit, test, screen, and train candidates for employers Area schools are partnering with industry through the DeKalb Ogle Workforce Development Consortium to coordinate career development activities like internships and job shadowing A variety of high school vocational programs are provided by the Kishwaukee Education Consortium (KEC) MANUFACTURIN HUB WITH ACCESS TO EXTENSIVE SUPPLIER NETWORK Manufacturers thrive in DeKalb County in part because a world class support system is in place to serve engineering, product development, problem-solving and testing operations The County s location between Chicago and Rockford affords easy access to some of the best molding, metal stamping, metal forming, forging, finishing, plating and body panel design and fabrication operations in the Midwest Top notch machine shops are available throughout the region Machine tools, cutting tools and advanced technology are easily accessible FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 32 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

40 DeKalb County Thriving CULTURE OF INNOVATION DeKalb County industry plays a significant role in business innovation Two different forms of barbed wire were invented here, making DeKalb the center for barbed wire production DeKalb AgResearch, now Monsanto, revolutionized agriculture throughout the world with the development of hybrid seed corn After transforming the electrical industry with the introduction of screw-on wire nut connectors, IDEAL Industries continues their innovative work with the Audacy wireless energy management technology and the Power Puck mobile device charging systems Auto Meter develops 200 new products each year to strengthen its position as the worldwide leader in racing industry performance instrumentation Smart Motion Robotics SmartPacker system, pictured to the right, is the egg industry s leading robotic packing solution SHOVEL-READY DEVELOPMENT SITES WITH PRE-APPROVED INCENTIVE POLICIES Cooperative and proactive communities, working in partnership with landowner developers have facilitated the development of industrial parks with shovel-ready sites in nearly every community in DeKalb County DCEDC guides site selectors and business executives in the selection, planning, and development of industrial sites and buildings The DeKalb County Enterprise Zone, administered by DCEDC, provides pre-approved incentive policies in place to assure timely review and approval of industrial projects and development agreements See Appendix for a list of countywide infrastructure Plans PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE DCEDC regularly conducts Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) visits The most recent DCEDC Voice of Industry report quantified BRE survey results, highlighting the outstanding DeKalb County business climate In this survey, DeKalb County ranked above the North American average in all categories of workforce evaluation and DeKalb County public services scored above the North American average in 10 of the 11 categories surveyed In addition, 590% of companies surveyed reported that they planned to expand, with a 930% probability it would be in DeKalb County Through Business Retention and Expansion consultations, DCEDC contributes to industry growth and profitability by connecting companies with valuable resources BUSINESS PARKS Cortland: The Cortland Farm Prime location for future development NWC of Route 38 and Loves Road 110 acres for sale for industrial or commercial use Partially improved with water and sanitary sewer adjoining Access from Loves Road with exceptional frontage along Rt 38 Frontage on the Union Pacific Rail Road Municipal government will consider incentives for development Contact: Mark T Mommsen Martin, oodrich, & Wadell; Phone: ; MarkMommsen@mgwuscom Also Visit the MW Property Listing Website FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 33 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

41 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb: Park 88 Land sites from acres located ¼ mile north of full I-88 Peace Road Interchange; NW corner of Peace Road & Fairview Drive Ideal location for Midwest distribution hub affording distribution, bulk storage, warehousing and manufacturing space Five industrial lots totaling 65 acres are pad ready Build-to-suit sites range from 24 acres to 100 acres Located in the center of the I-39 Logistics Corridor along Union Pacific Railroad within ½ mile of the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and within 1 hour of Chicago O Hare, Rockford and Midway airports Contact: Jason West, Cushman & Wakefield, ; Sean Henrick, Cushman & Wakefield, ; Michael Magliano, Cushman & Wakefield, For information visit Clayco s website FULL REPORT DeKalb: urler & Peace Road -160 acre parcel located on the SWC of I-88 & Peace Road Property is adjacent to the on-ramp to I-88, which is a full interchangecontact: Steve Milner, CCIM/SIOR (smilner@ rvgcommercialcom) or Denise Weinmann, CCIM (dweinmann@rvgcommercialcom) of RV Commercial Phone: (815) DeKalb: ChicagoWest Business Center 343 acre shovel-ready business park located at the southeast corner of I-88 and IL Route 23, between the I-88/Peace Road and I-88 Annie lidden Road interchanges With 5,200 feet of visibility and redundant fiber, high voltage electricity and interstate access, this site is ideal for mission critical, warehousing and distribution and manufacturing Available for sale, build-to-suit, investment or lease All utilities located adjacent to site For information, visit wwwchicagowestbusinesscentercom Contact: Jerry Krusinski, jerryk@krusinskicom, (630) enoa: Crossroads of enoa Business Park Excellent investment property featuring retail, commercial and industrial lots Real Estate Tax abatements are possible and low interest loans ood visibility from State Hwy 23 The 103 acres has been annexed to the City of enoa and is zoned suburban commercial and suburban industrial Contact: Richard Hoffman, Broker, Hoffman Realty, phone: (815) ; hoffreal@atcybernet For more information go to Kirkland: Bull Run Industrial Park 60 acre site sub-divided into fourteen Commercial & Industrial fully improved lots Lots off Route 72 and newly built Brennan Drive on the west end of downtown Lots range from $59,000-$450,205 Contact: Michael Carpenter, RV Commercial (mcarpenter@rvgcommercial com or ) dwich: 110 acre heavy industrial site (Fritsch property) with access to the Burlington Northern ta Fe Railroad, sewer and water nearby, truck route access to IL 34 (Ogden Avenue in the suburbs), and Industrial Zoning pre-annexation agreement approved by City of dwich Contact: Jim Teckenbrock, Executive Director, dwich Economic Development Corporation, phone: (815) ; jteck7@sbcglobalnet Shabbona: Shabbona Industrial Park Located on US Highway 30, east of Challand Road, on the north side of US Highway 30 along BNSF Railroad This 246 acre park has been annexed into the Village of Shabbona Contact: Paul Borek at borek@dcedcorg or (815) Sycamore: Peace Road/Oakland Light Industrial Park Krpan Acres/Thanks America Subdivision Commercial, warehousing, light industrial and office sites adjacent to 3M along Peace Road (frontage available), Wirsing Road, Dosen Drive and Oakland Drive Lots ranging from 1-35 acres are available Contact: Martin Krpan ( ) or Maria Krpan (815) martinkrpan@comcast net Click here for parcel layout Visit for more information Sycamore: Sycamore Prairie Business Park Premier industrial sites from 1-60 acres, located on Peace and Bethany Roads, in the Sycamore Prairie Business Park All utilities available Contact: Dominic Carbonari, phone: (773) or Frank riffin, phone: (773) , Jones Lang LaSalle, or see wwwsycamoreprairiecom EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 34 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

42 DeKalb County Thriving Sycamore: Sycamore Industrial Park 421 N California Street For Sale or Lease Sycamore Industrial Park An 11 building-complex with a mixture of 6 masonry buildings and 5 metal/steel buildings (9 of 11 are 100% sprinklered) 37 interior and exterior docks with 10 drive-in doors Ceiling heights range up to 40 ft clear $798,516 gross 35% occupancy with many long-term tenancies Located on 36 acres Contact: Paul Rogers (rogers@inlandgroupcom or ) or William D Dozier, Jr (dozier@ inlandbrokeragecom or ) of Inland Real Estate Brokerage & Consulting, Inc FULL REPORT HEALTHCARE More than 15 local healthcare facilities offer resources ranging from innovative diagnostics to board certified specialists across a wide range of care and services Northwestern Medicine KishHealth System, which includes Northwestern Kishwaukee Hospital and Northwestern Valley West Hospital, provides health education, fitness and nutrition instruction, chronic disease management, emergency and primary care, home care, and more Northwestern Medicine KishHealth System is also one of the largest employers in the county with 1,732 employees NIU Health Services Northern Illinois University Health Services offers quality care for NIU students Services include ambulatory, medical, and psychiatric healthcare ARICULTURE DeKalb County has been a leader in the state in efforts to preserve farmland and was one of the first counties to limit building of non-farm dwellings in areas zoned for agriculture and make preservation of prime farmland a basic goal in its land use plan and policies Over the years, the county board has sustained its commitment to farmland preservation, while new development was directed to municipalities where public sewer and water was available Agriculture is the predominant land use in DeKalb County Approximately 900% of the county s land area is used for agriculture, including farm houses In 2007, there were 930 farms averaging 399 acres each DeKalb s agricultural environment is very diverse, and agriculture remains the primary land use throughout the county and is an important element of the character and heritage of the county s communities It is the intent of DeKalb County s Stormwater Management Plan to allow the continuation of traditional agricultural practices and land uses if new agricultural buildings do not increase the potential for damage to adjoining and downstream properties from stormwater runoff3 3 Innovative agricultural assets have contributed to the county s economy Two examples are Whiskey Acres and Jonamac Apple Orchard, where agri-tourism has taken root and expanded 3 Source: USDA/NASS, 2012 Census of Agriculture USDA NASS, 2012 Census of Agriculture, Ag Census Web Maps Available at: wwwagcensususdagov/publications/2012/online_resources/ag_census_web_maps/overview/ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 35 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

43 DeKalb County Thriving NATURAL RESOURCES Land and Water Two primary watersheds are located in DeKalb County: one surrounding the Kishwaukee River and the other around the Fox River The watershed consists of surface water (ie, lakes, streams, reservoirs, and wetlands), and larger watersheds contain several smaller watersheds These factors depend on the outflow point; the land that drains water to the outflow point is the watershed for that specific outflow location Watersheds are essential because the streamflow and water quality of a river are affected by activities occurring in the land area above the river-outflow point Floodplains DeKalb County typically receives between 35 and 48 inches of rainfall each year The combination of flat land and rich fertile soils in DeKalb County creates drainage issues The major drainage channel for the northern half of the county is the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River The southern half of the county is drained by several small tributaries which flow into the Fox River Associated with these natural drainage patterns are several floodplains which pose possible problems for development These flood prone areas are generally associated with narrow bands of low-lying land located near the Kishwaukee River and several smaller creeks These areas are well established and recorded on the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) mapping system Potential losses associated with flooding are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in floodplains causing increases in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods or hazardous to other lands which are inadequately elevated, flood-proofed, or otherwise protected from flood damages Although some development may already exist in the floodplain areas, further development within floodplains is strongly discouraged by the county s watershed plan, which generally limits recreational and agricultural uses If development is proposed in floodplain areas, careful consideration of existing natural resources, adjacent land uses, and economic impact must be included prior to construction See DeKalb County s Drainage Districts Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District (formerly the DeKalb Illinois itary District) The primary goal of the Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District is to protect the public health and environment by providing collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater for their customers in an efficient and economical manner In doing so, the district strives to adhere to environmental regulations as established by the Environmental Protection Agency FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 36 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

44 DeKalb County Thriving DEKALB COUNTY STORMWATER MANAEMENT PLAN Outside the floodplains within DeKalb County, another potential source of damages and losses is from stormwater runoff associated with new construction and land uses The intent is that land disturbing activities shall not result in an increase in the rate or location of stormwater runoff from properties, to safeguard adjoining properties from the negative impacts of such runoff FULL REPORT State Park Shabbona Lake State Park Shabbona Lake is just miles west of Chicago, off US 30, with 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and a 319- acre man-made fishing lake Shabbona Lake contains a unique mix of grass-covered meadows, upland mesic woods, bottomland woods, and a native, undisturbed fen, which makes an ideal natural relaxation and outdoor activity location Sedges, cattail, marsh marigolds, horsetail, skunk cabbage, turtlehead, iris, blue joint grass and bulrushes may also be seen at Shabbona Lake Shabbona Lake also includes areas of prairie restoration throughout the park which features prairie grasses such as Big Blue Stem and prairie flowers such as purple cone flower Facilities are available for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and winter sports In addition, Shabbona Lake contains a 15-acre seasonal nesting area for migratory waterfowl such as canvasback, redhead and pintail ducks, and Canadian geese DeKalb County Forest Reserves The mission of the DeKalb County Forest Preserve District is to acquire lands in order to preserve, protect, restore, and restock the flora, fauna, and natural beauties of such lands in their natural state and condition for educational and recreational purposes The forest preserve brochure and a list of forest preserves is available here, with links to additional resources below Adee s Woods Afton Preserve Chief Shabbona County Farm Woods DeKalb/Sycamore Trail The reat Western Trail Hoppe Heritage Farmstead/South Branch Prairie Knute Olson, Jr MacQueen Merritt Prairie PA Nehring Preserve Potawatomi Woods Prairie Oaks Preserve & Swanson rove Russell Woods nauk Sycamore Forest Preserve Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 37 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

45 DeKalb County Thriving o reen The DeKalb County Board is currently engaged in an initiative called o reen to lead in the conservation of water, energy, and natural resources in the county This initiative is intended to promote environmental awareness and provide useful information for county residents and other interested persons Specific focus will be kept on ecologically friendly practices and materials to enhance human and environmental health ECONOMIC RESILIENCE Economic resilience was incorporated throughout the CEDS planning process and is reflected in this plan Its importance was acknowledged at the outset by establishing that improving the resilience of the regional economy was vital after the reat Recession and other economic downturns that came before it Specific ways in which economic resilience are addressed are summarized below The DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) can serve as a central economic data center in the event of an economic downturn, mass layoff, or natural disaster The RPC supports local governments, first responders, community service organizations, economic development agencies, and workforce boards with data and analysis to assist with the response to an economic disruption DeKalb County developed a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan that identifies activities that can be undertaken by both the government and the private sector to reduce the safety and health hazards and property damage caused by floods, tornados, earthquakes, severe summer storms, and snow and ice storms The plan also examines manmade hazards that can impact the county Considerable progress has been made since its adoption For example, residents of a 123-unit mobile home park that was prone to flooding were relocated to other housing and the land repurposed into a park As a result, a June 2015 flood event required no emergency response Strategies to improve workforce development and education around the county s targeted industries will also address resilience, as they will provide programming that can assist businesses and workers affected by adverse economic events Strategies to attract and retain young workers will also improve resilience by providing the skilled workers necessary to mitigate the impacts of retirements and outmigration that threaten the county s economic vitality A key strategy of the CEDS process is assessing gaps in the current labor market and addressing them in collaboration with local employers and educational institutions The goal is to create a talent pipeline that meets the needs of both employers and the under- and unemployed FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 38 Section VI: DeKalb County Competitive Advantages NIU Center for overnmental Studies

46 DeKalb County Thriving SECTION VII: INDUSTRY PROFILES As one component of the economic development plan, the CEDS planning committee was asked to evaluate economic data against their knowledge of the regional economy to identify industries that seemed viable and growing or emerging in the region These industries were determined via dialogue between NIU-CS and DCEDC The search for sectors began with analysis of data from the EDA-funded US Cluster Mapping Project4 4 A suitability index for potential industry clusters was developed based on whether the cluster meets the following criteria: Concentration of 2015 employment is at least 250% higher than the national average (ie, a location quotient greater than 125) Employment increased between 2009 and 2015 Cluster wages are higher than regional or county averages The sector has a positive competitive share of employment growth 5 Regional employment of at least 1,000 or DeKalb County employment of at least 200 After initial review of clusters that met the above criteria, the targeted industries were further vetted based on a series of discussions at the DeKalb County Thriving stakeholder meetings overnment officials, business and community leaders, and the non-profit community have knowledge about trends and opportunities that do not appear in the data for a variety of reasons Discussions at the stakeholder meetings led to the identification of six clusters and sectors to prioritize for future development in DeKalb County: Machinery manufacturing Transportation, logistics, and distribution Research, development, and information technology Fabricated metal products manufacturing Computer and electronic products manufacturing Creative economy, including motion picture and sound recording FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES 4 Full description of the US Cluster Mapping Project, including data sources, can be found at and in Appendix H: Industry Cluster Definitions 5 For more information on shift-share analysis, please see: APPENDICES 39 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

47 DeKalb County Thriving Machinery Manufacturing DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 591 Employment Trend ( ) = +257% Location Quotient (2015) = 29 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $53,450 Transportation, Logistics, & Distribution DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 2,433 Employment Trend ( ) = +76% Location Quotient (2015) = 11 Research, Development & Information Technology DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 344 Employment Trend ( ) = -144% Location Quotient (2015) = 09 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $58,574 Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 595 Employment Trend ( ) = -53% Location Quotient (2015) = 15 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $55,455 Computer & Electronic Products Manufacturing Creative Economy DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 418 Employment Trend ( ) = -53% Location Quotient (2015) = 15 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $42,411 DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 513 Employment Trend ( ) = -183% Location Quotient (2015) = 10 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $35,272 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 14,241 Employment Trend ( ) = +40% Location Quotient (2015) = 39 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $64,185 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 48,188 Employment Trend ( ) = +55% Location Quotient (2015) = 13 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 8,634 Employment Trend ( ) = -65% Location Quotient (2015) = 09 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $71,893 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 16,819 Employment Trend ( ) = -70% Location Quotient (2015) = 28 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $55,170 DeKalb County Region Employment (2015) = 3,803 Employment Trend ( ) = -151% Location Quotient (2015) = 08 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $59,342 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 7,101 Employment Trend ( ) = +52% Location Quotient (2015) = 08 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $43,861 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 40 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

48 DeKalb County Thriving A summary of each cluster follows and includes a short description of the cluster s role in the regional economy, inputs and products, relative concentration of firms and employees, sub-sectors, geographic location of cluster firms, major employers, industry trends, supply chains and related gaps, workforce requirements, and economic impact A set of key take-aways concludes each cluster summary INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: MACHINERY MANUFACTURIN Machinery Manufacturing CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 591 Employment Trend ( ) = +257% Location Quotient (2015) = 29 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $53,450 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 16,241 Employment Trend ( ) = +40% Location Quotient (2015) = 39 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $64,185 The machinery manufacturing cluster consists of businesses that manufacture machinery used in a wide variety of industries (Figure 22) It includes, for example, the manufacturers of agricultural, construction and mining equipment, printing machinery, commercial and service machinery, HVAC equipment, metalworking machinery, engines and turbines, and power tools Principal inputs to the machinery manufacturing cluster include suppliers of stock metals, manufactured components, management services, and various wholesale distributors According to data generated by the IMPLAN economic impact model, 115% of production costs are in wholesale trade and distribution, either to purchase materials or to ship finished products Iron, steel, and other ferroalloys used as raw materials represent an additional 114% of production costs Machinery manufacturing also includes purchases of products from other manufacturing industries, including fluid pumps, motors, generators, ball bearings, semiconductors, lubricating oil, and so on Many sub-sectors are interdependent, such as engine manufacturers who producing components for construction machinery Figure 22: Machinery Manufacturing Cluster Input and Output Examples Industry Inputs Wholesale trade distribution services Iron, steel & ferroalloy products Management services Fluid power pumps & motors Ferrous metals Motors & generators Industry Outputs Agriculture, construction, & mining machinery Printing machinery Commercial machinery Heating, ventilation & cooling equipment Metalworking machinery Engine, turbine, & power transmission Elevators & power tools Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a lance, 2017 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 41 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

49 DeKalb County Thriving REIONAL OVERVIEW The machinery manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County and the surrounding region had 485 establishments in 2015 and employed 16,241 people at an average wage of $64,185 (Figure 23) The cluster also has a higher than average concentration of economic activity in the county and the region, especially the areas in and around Rockford and Aurora, when compared to the nation s economic activity in this cluster overall Figure 23: Summary Characteristics of the Machinery Manufacturing Cluster Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) Firm Change ( ) 00% -36% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) ,241 Employment Change ( ) 257% 40% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) $53,450 $64,185 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Location Quotients (LQs) are used to evaluate local business development opportunities LQs are the ratio of the employment percentage represented by a given industry in the county to the percentage that industry represents in the nation A ratio greater than 10 = higher local concentration and a likelihood of exports from the county; a ratio less than 10 may suggest goods or services are imported into the region This cluster has grown substantially in DeKalb County Employment increased by 257% and the employment location quotient went from 17 to 20 between 2009 and 2015, even as employment in the broader manufacturing sector declined Sub-sectors in the machinery cluster represented in DeKalb County include metalworking, miscellaneous, agriculture/construction/mining, and others (Figure 24) Figure 24: Machinery Manufacturing Sub-Sectors Based on Employment Concentration in DeKalb County Sub-sector Description Establishment LQ Employment LQ Machinery Manufacturing Industry Cluster Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery 31 Disclosure Industrial & Printing Machinery 22 Disclosure Commercial & Service Industry Machinery 16 Disclosure HVAC & Commercial Refrigeration Machinery 19 Disclosure Metalworking Machinery Miscellaneous Machinery (ie, air compressors, elevators, power tools) Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 42 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

50 DeKalb County Thriving Data for employment in some manufacturing sub-sectors was unavailable because of disclosure issues, but the two largest sub-sectors with published employment data in DeKalb County are metalworking machinery and miscellaneous machinery Of the 591 machinery manufacturing jobs in DeKalb County, 380 jobs (642%) are in miscellaneous machinery (ie, air compressors, elevators, power tools) and 64 jobs (110%) are in metalworking machinery The machinery manufacturing cluster is represented by several mid-size and larger employers (Figure 25) Machinery manufacturers are densely concentrated in Kane and Winnebago counties In DeKalb County, most of the machinery companies are concentrated in the cities of DeKalb and Sycamore, although there are mid-sized companies in outlying communities Figure 25 Machinery Manufacturing Cluster: Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and the Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 43 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

51 DeKalb County Thriving The largest machinery manufacturers in DeKalb County are Sonoco and Algus, both of which manufacture custom packaging Henderson Engineering of dwich manufactures air compressors for the removal of moisture from manufacturing systems Most are exported to a variety of international markets Other machinery manufacturers with more than 500 employees in the region include enwoods Holdco LLC, an Oregon-based fabricator of farm machinery, and Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Inc in Rockton Carrier Commercial Refrigeration manufactures refrigerated display shelves for supermarkets and convenience stores Several mid-sized machinery manufacturers are in DeKalb County (Figure 26) Fortune Metal Midwest LLC in dwich builds machinery for recycling scrap metal H A Phillips & Company in DeKalb produces a range of products for industrial refrigeration Cortland-based Dun-Rite Tool & Machine Company provides custom machining for a variety of companies working with metal and the company specializes in large-scale turning operations Figure 26: Major Employers in the Machinery Manufacturing Cluster, DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description Sonoco 250 DeKalb Algus Packaging 125 DeKalb Blister Packaging Machinery, Thermoforming Heat Sealers, and Design Services Heat Sealing Machines, Light-age Thermoforming, and Contract Packaging Henderson Engineering 52 dwich Compressed Air, Natural as Dryers, Dew Point Analyzers and Filters Fortune Metal Midwest, LLC 50 dwich Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing H A Phillips & Company 30 DeKalb Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing Dun-Rite Tool & Machine Company 30 Cortland Construction Machinery Manufacturing Source: The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, Illinois Manufacturers Directory, 2018, and Dun & Bradstreet Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS 6 American machinery manufacturers have faced growing international competition over the past 40 years While more sophisticated machinery has been developed by advanced manufacturers in Japan and ermany, lower-cost machinery produced in China and Mexico has squeezed US machinery makers from both ends With manufacturers offering similar products globally, competition has increased for exporting companies in DeKalb and the surrounding region Increasing adoption of computerized and internet-enabled devices is spreading to machinery makers and is leading to the emergence of autonomous smart machines Smart machines could incorporate performance data for adapting to new production environments over time, reducing labor needs reater use of computer components will require different engineering skills in the design of new machinery, but it also offers opportunities for new markets With rapid technological advancements come changing customer demands, both from households and institutions To meet changing demands, manufacturers are equipping their factories with machinery with flexible configurations For example, metalworking companies have a growing preference for cutting machinery with different types of cutting heads 6 Summarized from industry reports by Hoovers Inc, a Dun & Bradstreet Company INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 44 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

52 DeKalb County Thriving Several opportunities exist within the sector Environmental regulations and fluctuating energy prices have increased the demand for fuel-efficient machinery, offering new avenues for manufacturers that can produce more efficient machinery through such means as using lightweight metals Demand for fuelefficient machinery is especially beneficial for HVAC manufacturers as institutions are driven to replace older heating and cooling infrastructure Although automation is often seen as a threat to manufacturing employment growth, the machinery manufacturing cluster benefits from the trend in the form of increased demand Investment in the construction sector is transitioning from labor to equipment as machinery can now automate some building processes, offering new opportunities in the construction machinery manufacturing sector To meet new product design challenges, advances in CAD software has enabled virtual prototyping, where new product models may be tested digitally before a model is built Further, the emergence of additive manufacturing or 3D printing is rapidly changing how machinery manufacturers operate 3D printing is less capital-intensive than traditional machinery production because it requires less machinery and tools Further, waste is reduced because each product is made with only the amount of plastic required Additive manufacturing is currently being used mainly for rapid prototyping, ie, developing many smaller-scale models of a potential product to identify the optimal product design However, 3D printing may advance to the point where it replaces current mass-production processes SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps along the machinery manufacturing supply chain allow the county to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where in the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Conversely, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low Supply Chain An essential component for an industry sector is the local supply chain While not all inputs (goods or services) that an industry sector needs can be produced in the local economy, it is desirable to meet as many of the sector s needs locally as possible This analysis reveals the source and amount of purchases among the unique niches within an industry Identifying total industry economic outputs and areas outside the region from which goods and services are being purchased helps determine which areas of the industry supply chains are strongest It also assists in identifying the best growth opportunities for DeKalb County value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 45 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

53 DeKalb County Thriving The supply chain information provided shows the flows of trade from both within and outside the region that support machinery-related industries Key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry sector (Figure 27) These gaps are then analyzed in terms of county strengths and potential areas for targeting and support and are placed into a supply chain framework to determine the stages of the supply chain with the strongest presence in DeKalb County To fully develop the machinery manufacturing cluster, economic developers in DeKalb County might consider focusing on those sectors without a strong regional presence at present but have significant potential to develop Figure 27: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, Machinery Manufacturing ($ Millions) Industry Description Local Supply ap Local Inputs ross Inputs Percent Purchased Outside of County Iron and steel and ferroalloy products -$4888 $56 $ % Management of companies and enterprises Other engine equipment Fluid power pumps and motors Ferrous metals Valve and fittings, other than plumbing Motors and generators Machined products Semiconductors and related devices Other motor vehicle parts Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Note: Input figure are in millions of dollars For example, the machinery manufacturing cluster requires $4944 million in inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished product) from iron/steel/ferroalloy products However, only $56 million of this material is produced in the region This suggests an opportunity for an existing firm or new business to satisfy the local demand for metallic production Ferrous metals are another raw material with a large supply gap The machinery cluster requires $1155 million in ferrous metals as production inputs, of which only $73 million was produced in the DeKalb County region Regional Inputs The dollar value of production inputs that are purchased from businesses within the DeKalb County region ross Inputs Total dollar amount of inputs used by the industry within each sector Regional Supply ap Difference between gross and county inputs: a sizeable gap value indicates that a large amount of inputs are imported into the region, rather than produced within Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS Sector ) This industry consists of businesses engaged primarily in forming raw iron or steel into forms usable in other industries Example products of this sector include steel bars and plates, wheels, and iron ore INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 46 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

54 DeKalb County Thriving WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for manufacturing in general, including in the machinery cluster The challenge of a skilled workforce has stemmed from the impending retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation Even as industry employment has experienced a net decline over the past decades (a trend that is expected to continue), the succeeding generations of potential workers are comparatively small in absolute numbers and younger workers are often not disposed to pursue careers in manufacturing The largest employee age group in the machinery manufacturing sector in DeKalb County is pre-retirees, ages (506%, Figure 28) This age group includes eneration X and those born toward the end of the baby boom generation and represent experienced workers that will need to be replaced in the future Seven percent of machinery employees are currently of retirement age, and 364% are of prime working age from years old Lower annual wages for machinery employees under age 25 are likely due to limited work experience Figure 28: Machinery Manufacturing Cluster Employment and Wages by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 Years 56% $31, to 44 Years , to 64 Years , Years and Older 70 52,408 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably, they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Production occupations account for 526% of the employment in the cluster (Figure 29) The next largest employment category is architecture and engineering occupations, which typically have higher wages Ensuring that appropriately skilled production workers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining the manufacturing sector in the region Figure 29: National Machinery Manufacturing Cluster Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Percent of Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Region Median Wage Production occupations 526% $33,079 $34,430 Architecture and engineering occupations ,903 72,646 Office and administrative support occupations ,712 32,235 Management occupations 66 81,756 81,279 Business and financial operations occupations 45 51,504 55,661 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 45 43,979 46,192 Sales and related occupations 36 23,246 23,692 Transportation and material moving occupations 35 30,549 29,674 Computer and mathematical occupations 20 56,701 67,658 All other occupations 25 46,629 45,451 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 47 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

55 DeKalb County Thriving A challenge for employers is the looming demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security projects that 960 openings for production workers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022, with a majority coming from replacements (Figure 30) Figure 30: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Selected Worker Classifications, Workforce Investment Board Region 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Change, Average Annual Job Openings Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Production 27,431 31,295 3, Transportation & Material Moving 21,834 26,920 5, ,044 Management 18,935 21,456 2, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Installation, Maintenance & Repair 9,150 10,794 1, Computer & Mathematical 5,015 6,450 1, Architecture & Engineering 3,983 4, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Workforce Investment Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Items do not sum to totals because not all occupations are shown Because of the competition with surrounding metro areas for workers with specific skills or experience, compensation levels are a concern for local businesses For example, the projected demand for production workers in the counties of Boone, Winnebago, and McHenry is estimated to be 1,059 openings per year between 2012 and The estimated average annual wage for production workers is $33,079 in DeKalb County compared to $34,430 in the region, which includes other areas with a high concentration of machinery firms, such as the Rockford MSA and Elgin This could put local employers at a competitive disadvantage relative to areas offering comparable jobs at higher wages iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends in order to recruit and retain qualified employees ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the machinery manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 79 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $171 million in value-added, as well as an additional $91 million in employee compensation (Figure 31) For every 100 jobs created in the machinery manufacturing cluster in the Reference Region, an additional 97 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $221 million in value-added, as well as an additional $119 million in employee compensation 7 Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 48 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

56 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 31 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Machinery Manufacturing Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $11,932,873 $2,616,907 $2,586,912 $17,136, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $6,656,294 $1,345,010 $1,179,735 $9,181, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $14,317,199 $3,996,176 $3,771,186 $22,084, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $8,030,364 $2,131,059 $1,732,066 $11,893, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 The industries most affected by job creation in the machinery manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County include wholesale trade, restaurants, employment services, truck transportation, hospitals and real estate (Figure 32) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 32 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Machinery Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Jobs Total, All Affected Industries 79 Wholesale trade 9 Limited-service restaurants 4 Full-service restaurants 3 Employment services 3 Truck transportation 3 Hospitals 2 Real estate 2 All other industries 52 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the machinery manufacturing cluster also include business support services, services to buildings and general merchandise retailers though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 33) Developing the machinery manufacturing cluster could have spillover benefits affecting many sectors in DeKalb County INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 49 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

57 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 33 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Machinery Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Job Total, All Affected Industries 97 Wholesale trade 6 Limited-service restaurants 4 Full-service restaurants 3 Employment services 3 Real estate 3 Truck transportation 2 Hospitals 2 All other industries 65 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 KEY TAKEAWAYS The machinery manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County has a concentration of firms that is 29 times the national average and an employment concentration 20 times the national average The surrounding region also ranks above the national average Employment in the machinery cluster has increased considerably in DeKalb and surrounding counties since 2009 DeKalb County has an especially high concentration of employment in manufacturers of miscellaneous machinery, such as air compressors The County s machinery manufacturing cluster is specialized in agricultural and metalworking machinery and has the potential for further development based on their supply chain relationships to other industries in the region or the surrounding metro areas Opportunities likely exist for manufacturers of fluid pumps and motors to work with agriculture/construction/mining machinery manufacturers to develop new locally-sourced products However, more work will be necessary to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of autonomous, computerized smart machines is an opportunity for machinery manufacturers nationally, but especially in DeKalb County with potential technology transfer from the engineering department at NIU Here again, additional research is needed to determine the viability of such opportunities Despite static or declining overall employment in the broad manufacturing industry, the expected wave of retiring baby boomers will create most of the demand for new workers Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the smaller number of younger workers pursuing a career in manufacturing The machinery manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County supports 591 jobs and contributes $705 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 16,241 jobs and contributes for $25 billion to the regional economy INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 50 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

58 DeKalb County Thriving INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: TRANSPORTATION, LOISTICS, AND DISTRIBUTION Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 2,433 Employment Trend ( ) = +76% Location Quotient (2015) = 10 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 49,188 Employment Trend ( ) = +55% Location Quotient (2015) = 13 Consumer and industrial products warehousing, distribution, transportation and logistics is a significant industrial cluster in DeKalb County It includes transportation by ground, water, air, and pipelines; wholesale merchants; courier and messenger services; packing, packaging and labeling services; warehousing; and logistics consulting services (Figure 34) In 2015, it employed over 2,100 workers in 75 million square feet of space For example, 3M maintains a 25 million square foot facility employing over 1,000 workers Target Corporation operates a 15 million square foot distribution center employing 750 Nestle employs 250 at its 860,000 square foot facility and oodyear operates a one million square foot facility with 125 associates Related to transportation, logistics and distribution are several supplier industries which provide products and services necessary for production According to IMPLAN data, 79% of production costs are in refined petroleum products used as fuel Support activities such as advertising, public relations, and related services and management of companies and enterprises each represent 60% of production costs Some sectors are interdependent, such as air traffic control with air transportation and warehousing and storage with truck transportation Figure 34: Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster Input and Output Examples Industry Inputs Refined petroleum products Real estate management Wholesale trade distribution services Insurance Transportation equipment rental & leasing Support activities for transportation, ie, air traffic control, cargo handling Industry Outputs Commercial transportation (air, water, rail, trucking, pipeline) Consumer transportation- scenic & sightseeing; transit & ground passenger services Postal and parcel shipping services Couriers & messengers Warehousing & storage Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a lance, 2017 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 51 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

59 DeKalb County Thriving REIONAL OVERVIEW The transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in the Reference Region, which includes DeKalb and adjoining counties, consisted of 3,916 business firms in 2015 and employed 48,918 (Figure 35) This cluster also had a higher than average concentration of economic activity (firms and jobs) in the region when compared to the nation s economic activity in this cluster overall Employment in the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster grew by 76% between 2009 and 2015 in DeKalb County and the employment location quotient increased from 10 to 11 Regional employment also increased, albeit at a more modest pace (55%) and the employment concentration went from 11 to 12 Figure 35: Summary Characteristics of the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) 159 3,916 Firm Change ( ) 120% 98% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) 2,433 49,188 Employment Change ( ) 76% 55% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Sub-sectors in the transportation, logistics, and distribution cluster represented in DeKalb County include postal service, pipeline transportation, truck transportation, and others (Figure 36) Figure 36: Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Sub-Sectors Based on Employment Concentration, DeKalb County Sub-sector Description Establishments LQ Employment LQ Total Industry Postal service Air transportation 07 Disclosure Truck transportation Transit and ground passenger transportation 11 Disclosure Pipeline transportation 15 Disclosure Support activities for transportation Couriers and messengers 07 Disclosure Warehousing and storage 05 Disclosure Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Data for employment in some transportation sub-sectors is suppressed due to having a small number of firms, but the two largest sub-sectors with published employment data in DeKalb County are truck transportation and postal service Of the 1,264 transportation, logistics, and distribution jobs in DeKalb County, 830 jobs (657%) are in trucking and 151 jobs (119%) are in the public postal service The transportation, logistics and distribution cluster is represented by a number of large and midsize distribution centers, including 3M, UPS, Target, Lowe s Home Improvement, Nestle, oodyear INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 52 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

60 DeKalb County Thriving and Fastenal (Figure 37) Companies are most concentrated around the communities of Rockford and Belvidere, as well as in the eastern parts of Kane, Kendall and McHenry counties from Crystal Lake to Aurora There are also smaller concentrations along the I-80 and I-88 corridors In DeKalb County, the greatest concentration of companies are in DeKalb and Sycamore Figure 37 Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster, Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 The largest transportation company in the region is Emery Air Inc based in Rockford, with 1,000 employees Emery Air provides a range of air transportation services for businesses, including private flights, air shipping, and aircraft maintenance Another major employer is an air traffic control center in Aurora, which is managed by the Federal Aviation Administration and employs 800 Peacock Foods LLC, in eneva, employs 300 as a contract manufacturer and shipper of food for national corporations such as McDonald s and Hillshire Farms Several large and mid-sized transportation companies are also located in DeKalb County (Figure 38) Target converted their regional distribution center serving the reater Chicago region into an upstream distribution center serving one-third of the country and employs 1,000 workers 3M employs 950 workers INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 53 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

61 DeKalb County Thriving in five facilities totaling 25 million square feet Industrial and consumer products from throughout the US are packed and shipped to five continents through the DeKalb distribution campus Nestle, Panduit and oodyear also distribute products throughout the region and country from the their DeKalb facilities United Parcel Service has a distribution center in the city of DeKalb, offering ground and air shipment of packages, including returns First Student Inc offers busing services for local public schools, as well as charter school bus rentals for group events The transportation sector also includes public post offices, with the United States Postal Service branch in DeKalb employing 64 workers Blackhawk Moving & Storage Inc in Sycamore offers comprehensive relocation services for households, businesses, and governments, including handling and transporting possessions across states Figure 38: Major Employers in the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster, DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description Target 1,000 DeKalb Retail Consumer Products 3M 950 DeKalb Industrial and Consumer Adhesive and Diversified Products Nestle 250 DeKalb Consumer Food and Beverage Products United Parcel Service Inc 158 DeKalb Couriers & Express Delivery Services First Student Inc 150 DeKalb Charter Buses oodyear 125 DeKalb Tire Distribution United States Postal Service 64 DeKalb Postal Service Blackhawk Moving & Storage Inc 45 Sycamore eneral, Long-Distance Freight Trucking Source: DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS Environmental regulation is changing the trucking industry EPA mandates improving fuel efficiency for heavy trucks, which affects trucks, built after 2013, and full long-term compliance with EPA mandates would nearly double the fuel efficiency of heavy trucks by 2027 Trucking companies have a vested interest in reducing fuel expenses, but some have expressed concerns for the ability of truck manufacturers to design vehicles with continuously improving fuel efficiency On-demand trucking is also changing the way goods are shipped Like the popular Uber application for consumer ride sharing, applications are now being used to connect shippers and carriers as needed Ondemand trucking reduces administrative costs and allows shippers to employ new carriers Several opportunities exist within the transportation, logistics, and distribution cluster for DeKalb County Tablet computers are becoming more widespread in the trucking industry, streamlining delivery of products Many in-vehicle tablets include basic management and dispatch software, but others now include bar code readers, signature recording, and attaching radio frequency identification tags Improvements in portable technology allow some truckers to expand their services by becoming couriers, providing logistics services, or working for larger carriers The transportation, logistics, and distribution cluster benefits from the growth of e-commerce As more consumers make online purchases, online retailers need to ship more products Increased online shopping, including the purchase of international goods, is increasing demand for overseas shipping INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 54 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

62 DeKalb County Thriving Environmental regulations are driving the development of heavy trucks that run on alternative fuels such as liquefied natural gas Transitioning to alternative fuels requires a significant initial investment, but the investment can be recouped in long-term fuel cost savings Carrier companies with natural-gaspowered vehicles sometimes have a competitive advantage as shipping companies pressure carriers to use them to reduce transportation costs and meet their own environmental sustainability targets Autonomous personal automobiles are currently in development and that technology could eventually apply to commercial freight vehicles Driverless trucks and unmanned cargo ships are currently being designed Autonomous vehicles will reduce the need for vehicle crews and support systems, but significant technological and regulatory obstacles remain before they can be used Robotics is also impacting warehouses and distribution centers Many warehousing tasks have historically been done manually because machines have been prohibitively expensive and immobile However, cost decreases and improvements in computing power and sensors are making machines more suitable for handling goods to be shipped Uses of robotics in warehousing include driverless forklifts, automated shuttles that retrieve goods for workers, and computerized arms that lift and locate designated items These machines require significant up-front investment, but they can reduce labor/operational costs, prevent accidents, and improve order accuracy SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps in the transportation, logistics, and distribution supply chain represent opportunities for DeKalb County to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where along the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Conversely, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster The supply chain information provided shows estimated flows of trade both within DeKalb County and from outside the region that support transportation, logistics, and distribution-related industries The key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry cluster (Figure 39) These gaps are then analyzed in terms of county strengths and potential areas for targeting and support and are placed into a supply chain framework to determine the stages of the supply chain with the strongest presence in DeKalb County To fully develop the transportation, logistics, and distribution cluster, economic developers in DeKalb County should consider sectors without a strong regional presence now but having significant development potential INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 55 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

63 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 39: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster ($ Millions) Industry Description Local Supply ap Local Inputs ross Inputs % Purchased Outside of County Transportation, Logistics and Distribution Cluster $-367 $401 $ % Real Estate Management of Companies and Enterprises Insurance Carriers Advertising, public relations, and related services Management consulting services Petroleum refineries Electric power transmission and distribution Non-depository credit intermediation and related activities Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets Source: IMPLAN, 2015 For example, the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster require $254 million in gross inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished output) from refined petroleum products However, only $205 million of this commodity is produced in the County with the balance being purchased elsewhere However, the potential to close this gap locally is limited due to natural resource constraints Another, more actionable supply gap in the County exists in management consulting services, which requires $63 million in gross inputs, but only $13 million is purchased locally This suggests an opportunity for existing local firms or new businesses to fill more of the demand for this service WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Freight Transportation Arrangement (NAICS Sector ) This industry comprises establishments engaged primarily in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers This sector includes freight forwarders, shipping agents, and customs brokers Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for employers across all industry sectors, including in transportation, logistics, and distribution The challenge of finding and retaining skilled workers has stemmed from the impending retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation Even as industry employment has experienced a net decline over the past decades (a trend expected to continue), the succeeding generations of potential workers are comparatively small because of recent demographic trends The largest employee age group in the transportation, logistics, and distribution cluster in DeKalb County is pre-retirees ages at 487% (Figure 40) This age group includes baby boomers and represent experienced workers that will need to be replaced in the future Nearly 60% of transportation employees are currently of retirement age, and 389% are of prime working ages Lower annual wages for employees under age 25 could be explained by limited experience INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 56 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

64 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 40: Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster Employment and Wages by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 67% $44, , , ,973 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably, they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Approximately 646% of employment in the cluster is in transportation and material moving occupations (Figure 41), including packing, packaging, material moving and fork lift operators which are all essential to the transportation, logisitics, and distribution industry in DeKalb County The next largest occupational category is office and administrative support occupations, with 172% of employment Both occupation types typically have lower wages, but this cluster plays a critical role in the supply chains of other industries Ensuring that appropriately skilled transportation, logistics, and distribution workers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining the cluster in the region Figure 41: National Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Cluster Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Share of Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Region Median Wage Transportation and material moving occupations 646% $30,549 $29,674 Office and administrative support occupations ,712 32,235 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 62 43,979 46,192 Management occupations 33 81,756 81,279 Business and financial operations occupations 19 51,504 55,661 Production occupations 17 33,079 34,430 Sales and related occupations 16 23,246 23,692 All other, ie, protective service, computer operation 36 44,666 45,314 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 A challenge for employers is the looming demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security estimates that 1,044 openings for transportation workers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022, with a slight majority coming from replacements (Figure 42) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 57 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

65 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 42: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Selected Worker Classification, Local Workforce Area 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Average Annual Job Openings Change, Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Production 27,431 31,295 3, Transportation & Material Moving 21,834 26,920 5, ,044 Management 18,935 21,456 2, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Personal Care & Service 9,296 11,064 1, Installation, Maintenance & Repair 9,150 10,794 1, Arts/Design/Entertainment, Sports/Media 3,806 4, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Local Workforce Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Items do not sum to total because not all occupations are listed Due to competition with surrounding metro areas for workers with specific skills or experience, compensation levels are a concern for local businesses The estimated average annual wage for transportation workers is $30,549 in DeKalb County compared to $29,674 in the region Wages for transportation workers are higher in DeKalb County than in other areas with a high concentration of transportation, logistics, and distribution firms, such as the Rockford MSA and Elgin This could put local employers at a competitive advantage relative to other areas offering comparable jobs at lower wages iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends to recruit and retain qualified employees ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 61 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $134 million in value-added, as well as an additional $64 million in employee compensation (Figure 43) For every 100 jobs created in the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in Reference Region, an additional 71 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $158 million in value-added, as well as an additional $76 million in employee compensation Further development of this cluster will expand the impacts the sector already generates in DeKalb County INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 58 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

66 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 43 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Transportation, Logistics and Distribution Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $9,378,496 $2,060,676 $1,961,239 $13,400, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $4,533,005 $972,296 $898,664 $6,403, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $10,398,923 $2,777,994 $2,635,166 $15,812, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $4,956,691 $1,410,486 $1,217,198 $7,584, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 The industries most affected by job creation in the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in DeKalb County include employment services, real estate and limited service restaurants (Figure 44) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 44 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Transportation, Logistics and Distribution Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Jobs Total, All Affected Industries 61 Employment services 4 Real estate 4 Limited-service restaurants 3 Full-service restaurants 2 Postal service 2 Hospitals 2 All other industries 44 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the transportation, logistics and distribution cluster also include employment services, real estate and limited service restaurants though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 45) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 59 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

67 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 45 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Transportation, Logistics and Distribution Cluster on Other Industries, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Job Total, All Affected Industries 71 Real estate 5 Employment services 4 Limited-service restaurants 2 Full-service restaurants 2 Hospitals 2 Postal service 2 Retail - eneral merchandise stores 2 Services to buildings 2 All other industries 39 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 KEY TAKEAWAYS The transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in DeKalb County has a concentration of firms that is commensurate with the national average and an employment concentration 11 times the national average The surrounding region also ranks above the national average in concentration of business establishments Employment in the transportation sector has increased moderately in DeKalb and surrounding counties since 2009 The transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in DeKalb County is specialized in truck transportation and has the potential for further development based on their supply chain relationships to other industries in the region or the surrounding metro areas Opportunities likely exist for providers of transportation support services to work with transportation and warehousing companies to develop new locally-sourced services However, more work will be necessary to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of autonomous, computerized smart machines presents an opportunity for warehousing companies nationally, but especially in DeKalb County with potential technology transfer from the NIU College of Engineering Further research is needed to determine the viability of such opportunities The expected wave of retiring baby boomers will create most of the demand for new workers Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the relatively limited number of available younger workers The transportation, logistics and distribution cluster in DeKalb County supports 2,433 jobs and contributes for $3935 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 49,188 jobs and contributes for $73 billion to the county s economy INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 60 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

68 DeKalb County Thriving INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOY Research, Development & Information Technology CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 344 Employment Trend ( ) = -144% Location Quotient (2015) = 09 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $58,574 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 8,634 Employment Trend ( ) = -65% Location Quotient (2015) = 09 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $71,893 The research, development, and information technology (RDIT) cluster contains all businesses related to the application of information technology and development of new products and services, including consulting and telecommunications (Figure 46) This cluster includes software publishers, data processing, internet service providers, and wholesale merchants of computer and electronic products The RDIT cluster is part of an Information Technology and Telecommunications cluster defined by the Purdue Center for Regional Competitiveness, which also includes computer and electronic products manufacturing The manufacturing side of this cluster is discussed in a separate industry cluster profile for this report Related to the RDIT cluster are several supplier industries which provide materials, products and services necessary for production According to IMPLAN data, 166% of production costs are in wired telecommunications such as fiber optic internet About 104% of input costs are advertising and public relations services, and another 100% is in semiconductors and related electronic components Telecommunications appears as both an input and an output in the cluster because internet services supplied by the IT sector are used in the Research and Development (R&D) sector Figure 46: RDIT Cluster Input and Output Examples Industry Inputs Wire & wireless telecommunications Advertising & public relations Semiconductors & electronic components Real estate Architectural & engineering services Industry Outputs Electrical contractors Merchant wholesale of computer & electronic products Software publishers Telecommunications Data processing & internet services Telecommunications consulting services Research & development services Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a lance, 2017 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 61 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

69 DeKalb County Thriving REIONAL OVERVIEW The private RDIT cluster in the DeKalb County region, which includes DeKalb and adjoining counties, had 1,724 establishments in 2015 and employed 8,634 people at an average wage of $71,893 (Figure 47) The cluster has a lower than average concentration of economic activity in the region according to BLS data, but this data excludes R&D activities at public universities such as NIU Figure 47: Summary Characteristics of the RDIT Cluster Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) 95 1,724 Firm Change ( ) 00% -29% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) 344 8,634 Employment Change ( ) -144% -65% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) $58,574 $71,893 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Employment in the private RDIT cluster declined 144% in DeKalb County but the employment location quotient remained constant since 2009, suggesting that declines in the region were consistent with national trends Sub-sectors in the private RDIT cluster represented in DeKalb County include electrical/ wiring contractors, telecommunications, computer systems design services, and others (Figure 48) Figure 48: RDIT Sub-Sectors Based on Employment Concentration in DeKalb County Sub-sector Description Establishments LQ Employment LQ Cluster Total Electrical & wiring contractors (residential & nonresidential) Telecommunications Data processing, hosting & related services 02 Disclosure Computer systems design & related services, ie, custom programming Other management consulting services, ie, environmental impact analysis 06 Disclosure Scientific research & development services Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Data for employment in some RDIT sub-sectors is suppressed due to having a small number of firms, but the two largest sub-sectors with published employment data in DeKalb County are electrical contractors and computer systems design service Of the 344 RDIT cluster jobs in DeKalb County, 155 jobs (451%) are in electrician services and 93 jobs (270%) are in computer systems design services, such as custom programming The private RDIT cluster in DeKalb County and the region is represented by several mid-size and larger employers, with the largest company employing 2,000 (Figure 49) RDIT companies are densely concentrated in many cities along the Fox River to the east of DeKalb County In DeKalb County, most of the RDIT companies are located within DeKalb and Sycamore INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 62 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

70 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 49 Research, Development, and Information Technology Cluster, Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 The largest R&D firm in the region is Fermilab in Batavia with 2,000 employees Fermilab is managed by the federal Department of Energy to conduct research on particle physics, including the development of particle accelerators Another major R&D firm in the region is OMRON Automotive Electronics Inc with 565 employees in St Charles OMRON designs electronic equipment for automobiles, including power steering controls, on-board electronics charging stations, and keyless entry systems Several mid-sized research/development/it firms are located in DeKalb County (Figure 50) The Monsanto Company has a 216-employee laboratory in Waterman where biologists develop new seeds for agriculture sectors such as corn farming The Cellco Partnership, which manages the DeKalb offices of Verizon Wireless, has 76 employees After sustained success in the design of precision attachments for agricultural planters, Dawn Equipment Company, 50 employees, was named the Most Innovative Company in the Chicago Area this year by Crain s Chicago Business Virgil Cook & Son Inc is an electrical services company with 25 employees involved in the installation of IT equipment Encap Inc in DeKalb, employs 20 and offers environmental consulting services for land improvement projects, such as converting a portion of land in the Sycamore Park District into a prairie In addition, Frontier Communications Corporation, Sundog IT, OC Creative, Transware,and CMJ Technologies provide services in the RDIT cluster with 15, 13, 12, 10, and 6 employees, respectively INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 63 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

71 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 50: Major Employers in the RDIT Cluster, DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description Monsanto Company 216 Waterman Research & Development in Physical, Engineering, & Life Sciences Cellco Partnership (Verizon) 76 DeKalb Wireless Telecommunication Carriers Dawn Equipment Company 40 Sycamore Agricultural Attachments, Planters Virgil Cook & Son Inc 25 DeKalb Electrical Contractors & Other Wiring Installation Contractors Encap Inc 20 DeKalb Administrative Management & eneral Management Consulting Services Frontier Communications Corp 15 Sycamore All Other Telecommunications Sundog IT 13 DeKalb IT Consulting and Managerment OC Creative 12 DeKalb Marketing Agency and Video Production Company Transware 10 Sycamore Engineering Services for Nuclear and Computing Industries CMJ Technologies 6 Sycamore IT Consulting and Managerment Source: DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and Dun & Bradstreet Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS 8 State and federal government agencies rely heavily on basic and applied research and are often the primary consumers of R&D firms Because R&D companies depend heavily on government contracts, they are often more vulnerable to economic downturns overnment funding for research shifts with policy priorities, such as healthcare, defense, and renewable energy Economic downturns also limit demand for these services in the private sector as companies may opt to reduce risks until economic conditions improve Information technology and engineering positions are among the most difficult to fill and many organizations choose to fill them with guest workers or international students Reliance on H-1B visas for labor in the RDIT cluster may prove controversial in cases where qualified local workers are available Concerted effort may be needed to encourage young adults to pursue education in the fields of research and IT if the talent pipeline is to be filled by local employees Adding to the challenge of a skilled local workforce for IT, math and science scores on standardized tests have declined in high schools nationwide However, the number of NIU graduates with bachelor s degrees in engineering and engineering technology has increased between 2010 and 2015, while the number of graduates in math, chemistry, biology, and physics has remained relatively unchanged 9 An ongoing challenge for RDIT companies is intellectual property management Patent rights on new products are essential for attracting development partners and avoiding infringement lawsuits from designers of similar products Conversely, RDIT firms must take steps to prevent infringement of their own patents by competitors Several opportunities exist within the RDIT cluster Automation is revolutionizing the broad manufacturing sector in areas such as machinery, metal products, and electronic products Manufacturers are increasingly adopting computerized smart machines that can perform complex tasks which previously required manual labor The RDIT cluster will be critical for designing advanced manufacturing equipment used in other sectors Environmental regulations and a growing public awareness of climate issues are increasing demand for alternative energy across a range of business sectors Transportation, logistics, and distribution companies are being pressured to reduce their fossil fuel use via new vehicles designed with improved fuel efficiency The manufacturers of these vehicles require R&D services to meet the challenge of designing marketable vehicles that use alternative energy 8 Summarized from industry reports by Hoovers Inc, a Dun & Bradstreet Company 9 Northern Illinois University, Department of Institutional Research Data Book , Table D-3 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 64 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

72 DeKalb County Thriving As healthcare costs continuously increase, investment in technology may offer a way to contain and eventually reduce costs Healthcare IT, improved medical devices, and telemedicine are all areas with growing demand for R&D services SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps in the RDIT supply chain represent opportunities for DeKalb County to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where along the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Additionally, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster The supply chain information provided shows the flows of trade both within DeKalb County and from outside the region that support IT-related industries The key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry cluster (Figure 51) These gaps are then analyzed in terms of county strengths and potential areas for targeting and support and are placed into a supply chain framework to determine the stages of the supply chain with the strongest presence in DeKalb County To fully develop the RDIT cluster, economic developers in DeKalb County should consider focusing on those sectors that currently lack a strong regional presence but have significant potential to develop Figure 51: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, RDIT ($ Millions) Industry Description Regional Supply ap Regional Inputs ross Inputs Percent Purchased Outside of County Semiconductors & related devices $-2239 $06 $ % Wired telecommunications Advertising, public relations, & related services Real estate buying & selling, leasing, managing, & related services Cable & other subscription programming Architectural, engineering, & related services Motion pictures & videos Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services Broadcast & wireless communications equipment Telephone apparatus manufacturing Source: IMPLAN, 2015 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 65 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

73 DeKalb County Thriving For example, the RDIT cluster requires $2245 million in inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished product) from semiconductors and related devices However, nearly all of this material is produced outside the region Another supply gap in the region exists in wired telecommunications, such as fiber optic internet The RDIT cluster requires $2478 million in telecommunications inputs, of which only $1274 was produced in the DeKalb County region WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for employers across must industry sectors The challenge of hiring and retaining a skilled workforce has stemmed from the impending retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation The largest employee age group in the RDIT cluster is prime working age adults, ages (518%, Figure 52) This age group includes Millennials beginning their careers after postsecondary education About 50% of RDIT workers are currently of retirement age, and 329% are of pre-retirement ages Figure 52: RDIT Cluster Employment and Wages by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 Years 105% $38, to 44 Years , to 64 Years , Years & Older 49 45,389 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Approximately 455% of employment in the cluster is in computer and mathematical occupations (Figure 53) The next largest employment category is management occupations, with 106% of employment Both occupation types generally pay higher-than-average for the county and the region Ensuring that appropriately skilled computer/mathematics workers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining the R&D cluster in the region Figure 53: National Research and Development Cluster Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Percent of Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Region Median Wage Computer & mathematical occupations 455% $56,701 $67,658 Management occupations ,756 81,279 Office & administrative support occupations ,712 32,235 Business & financial operations occupations 94 51,504 55,661 Life, physical, & social science occupations 73 51,046 61,169 Architecture & engineering occupations 60 66,903 72,646 Sales & related occupations 50 23,246 23,692 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations 16 38,525 30,326 All other industries, ie, maintenance, material moving 44 41,521 40,448 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (NAICS Sector ) This industry comprises establishments engaged primarily in manufacturing semiconductors and related electronic components Related products include infrared sensors, fuel cells, transistors, and silicon wafers INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 66 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

74 DeKalb County Thriving A challenge for employers is the looming demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security projects that 277 openings for computer and mathematics workers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022, with a majority coming from new positions being created, rather than replacements (Figure 54) In addition, there is expected to be 159 annual openings in architectural and engineering occupations and 72 annual openings in life/physical/social science occupations Figure 54: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Selected Worker Classification, Workforce Investment Board Region 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Management 18,935 21,456 2, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Computer & Mathematical 5,015 6,450 1, Architecture & Engineering 3,983 4, Arts/Design/Entertainment, Sports/Media 3,806 4, Life, Physical & Social Science 1,641 1, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Workforce Investment Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Items do not sum to total because not all occupations are shown Because of the competition with surrounding metro areas for workers with specific skills or experience, compensation levels are a concern for local businesses The estimated average annual wage for computer/ mathematics workers is $56,701 in DeKalb County, or 162% less than the average salary of $67,658 for the same position in the larger region This could put local employers at a competitive disadvantage relative to other areas offering similar jobs at higher wages iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends to recruit and retain qualified employees ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the research, development and information technology cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 90 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $117 million in value-added, as well as an additional $73 million in employee compensation (Figure 10) For every 100 jobs created in the research, development and information technology cluster in Reference Region, an additional 111 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $170 million in value-added, as well as an additional $111 million in employee compensation INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 67 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

75 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 55 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Research, Development and Information Technology Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $6,858,157 $2,636,677 $2,161,063 $11,655, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $5,032,413 $1,285,169 $984,703 $7,302, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $9,707,936 $3,606,737 $3,658,118 $16,972, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $7,445,375 $1,964,542 $1,678,461 $11,088, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 The industries most affected by job creation in the research, development and information technology cluster in DeKalb County include employment services, real estate, and restaurants, as well as many types of business services (Figure 56) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 56 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Research, Development and Information Technology Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Jobs Total, All Affected Industries 90 Employment services 20 Real estate 7 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services 3 Full-service restaurants 3 Limited-service restaurants 3 Management consulting services 3 Legal services 3 Office administrative services 3 All other industries 43 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the research, development and information technology cluster also includes hospitals, though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 57) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 68 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

76 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 57 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Research, Development and Information Technology Cluster on Other Industries, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Job Total, All Affected Industries 111 Employment services 19 Real estate 9 Management consulting services 7 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services 4 Full-service restaurants 4 Limited-service restaurants 4 Hospitals 3 Legal services 3 All other industries 59 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 KEY TAKEAWAYS The private RDIT cluster in DeKalb County has an employment concentration slightly below the national average The surrounding region also ranks below the national average in concentration of business establishments, although these figures exclude R&D activities at public universities Employment in the RDIT cluster has decreased slightly in DeKalb and surrounding counties since 2009 Most private RDIT employment in DeKalb County is in electrical contractors and computer design services such as custom programming The county RDIT cluster has the potential for further development based on its supply chain relationships to other industries in the region or the surrounding metro areas, especially in the computer and electronic products manufacturing sector, due to demand for electronic components Opportunities likely exist for providers of semiconductors and other electronic components to work with RDIT companies to develop new locally-sourced products However, more work will be needed to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of autonomous, computerized smart machines presents an opportunity for RDIT, but especially in DeKalb County with potential technology transfer from the engineering department and other scientific fields at NIU This would require further research to determine the viability of such opportunities The expected wave of retiring Baby Boomers will create most of the demand for new workers Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the relatively limited number of available younger workers The research, development and information technology cluster in DeKalb County supports 344 jobs and contributes for $441 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 8,634 jobs and contributes for $11 billion to the regional economy INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 69 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

77 DeKalb County Thriving INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURIN Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 595 Employment Trend ( ) = -53% Location Quotient (2015) = 15 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $55,455 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 16,819 Employment Trend ( ) = 70% Location Quotient (2015) = 28 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $55,170 The fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster contains businesses related to the manufacturing of metal products from nails and screws to boilers and building frames (Figure 58) The cluster is divided into sub-sectors based on the uses of its end products These include metal forges and manufacturers of hand tools, structural metals, tanks, threaded products, and heat-treated metals Figure 58: Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster Inputs and Products Industry Inputs Iron, steel, & ferroalloy products Aluminum sheets & plates Wholesale trade distribution services Aluminum products Nonferrous metal shaping Industry Outputs Forging & stamping Cutlery & hand tools Architectural & structural Boiler, tank, & shipping containers Machine shops & threaded products Coating, engraving, & heat treating Other, ie, vaults, drinking fountains Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries At A lance, 2017 Related to fabricated metal products manufacturing are several supplier industries which provide materials, products and services necessary for production According to IMPLAN data, 191% of production costs are in iron/steel products such as steel bars that are shaped into the desired products Aluminum sheets and plates represent an additional 123% of production costs Some fabricated metal products manufacturing sub-sectors may be interdependent, such as engine manufacturers that produce components for construction metal products, or hand tools manufacturers that use metals processed by heat treating firms The firms in the cluster also purchase services as inputs, such as distribution services that bring inputs to their location REIONAL OVERVIEW The fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in the DeKalb County region, which includes adjoining counties, had 687 establishments in 2015 and employed 16,819 people at an average wage of $55,170 (Figure 59) DeKalb County firms account for 35% of regional employment in this cluster Rockford and Aurora have much higher employment concentrations INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 70 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

78 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 59: Summary Characteristics of the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) Firm Change ( ) 143% -14% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) ,819 Employment Change ( ) -53% 70% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) $55,455 $55,170 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 The fabricated metal products cluster in DeKalb County gained new firms between 2009 and 2015, but total employment decreased 53% compared to a 70% increase in the larger region This trend is consistent with the broader manufacturing sector, which decreased in DeKalb County Sub-sectors in the fabricated metal products cluster represented in DeKalb County include cutlery and hand tools, machine shops, coating/engraving/heat treating metals, and others (Figure 60) Figure 60: Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Sub-Sectors Based on Employment Concentration in DeKalb County Sub-sector Description Establishments LQ Employment LQ Industry Cluster Total Forging & stamping 36 Disclosure Cutlery & hand tools 63 Disclosure Architectural & structural metals 12 Disclosure Boiler, tank, & shipping containers 43 Disclosure Machine shops & threaded products Coating, engraving, & heat-treating metals Other, ie, vaults, drinking fountains 12 Disclosure Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Data for employment in some manufacturing sub-clusters is suppressed due to having a small number of manufacturers, but the two largest sub-sectors with published employment data in DeKalb County are machine shops and coating of metals Of the 595 fabricated metal products manufacturing jobs in DeKalb County, 184 jobs (301%) are in machine shops and 75 jobs (126%) are in the coating of metals The fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County and the larger region is represented by several mid-size and larger employers, with the largest company employing 1,000 (Figure 61) Metal products manufacturers are densely concentrated in Kane, McHenry, and Winnebago counties In DeKalb County, most of the metal products companies are located within DeKalb and Sycamore, although there are mid-sized manufacturers in other areas, such as Sycamore Precision in enoa (85 employees) and Alfredo s Iron Works Inc in Cortland (23 employees) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 71 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

79 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 61 Fabricated Metal Products Cluster Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and the Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 Several large and mid-sized metal products manufacturers are in DeKalb County (Figure 62) Custom Aluminum Products manufactures a diversified array of aluminum products, employing approximately 150 people in enoa The DeKalb Forge Company, a division of Forge Resources roup (FR), produces closed die forging of carbon, stainless steel, alloys, and aluminum and employs 100 people Sycamore Precision in enoa is a machine shop that fabricates metal products components such as valves and pistons and employs 100 people CST Industries Inc, located in the city of DeKalb, manufactures storage tanks for oil, gas, wastewater, etc, and employs 85 people Precision Enterprises is an aluminum casting foundry that machines aluminum parts for a variety of industries including medical equipment and employs approximately 80 people FR fabricates parts for the aerospace, heavy truck, mining, railroad, construction, agriculture, recreational vehicle and motorcycle industries Alfredo s Iron Works, Inc in Cortland manufactures ornamental metal works, such as fences and outdoor furniture and employs 23 people INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 72 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

80 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 62: Major Employers in the Fabricated Metals Cluster, DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description Custom Aluminum Products 150 enoa Extruded Aluminum Doors, Windows, Diversified Product Shapes, Fabrication & Finishing DeKalb Forge Company 100 DeKalb Iron & Steel Forging Sycamore Precision 100 enoa Machine Shops CST Industries Inc 85 DeKalb Prefabricated Metal Building & Component Manufacturing Precision Enterprises 80 Somonauk Aluminum Castings and Machining Alfredo s Iron Works, Inc 23 Cortland Ornamental & Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing Source: DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, Illinois Manufacturers Directory, 2018, and Dun & Bradstreet Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS 10 Demand for fabricated metal products typically follows the business cycle closely due to the nature of the industries that use metal products Major institutional users of metal products include construction companies and automotive manufacturers, both of which are typically sensitive to recessions Another challenge facing metal products manufacturers is the offshoring of larger manufacturers that purchase their products As companies move overseas in pursuit of lower labor costs, they typically purchase components from local suppliers at the new location instead However, scientific and technological advances are improving the competitiveness of metal products manufacturers in the US The development of powder metal parts allows manufacturers to fabricate products like automotive parts at a lower cost and with lighter weight, which in some cases improves product performance The average motor vehicle now contains approximately 40 pounds of powder metal parts Additionally, metal products manufacturers are investing in production software and equipment that can be set up and change functions faster, allowing them to better meet time-sensitive needs of customers This trend is driven by the adoption of just-in-time inventory management practices by other manufacturing sectors Several opportunities exist within the cluster As fabricated metal products are increasingly being used in more sophisticated products such as autonomous machines, the components also require tighter specifications and more engineering Manufacturers that invest in new production skills and technology will be well-positioned in the competition to supply the fabricators of advanced products Lasers are being incorporated into metalworking equipment for cutting and welding, reducing production costs and improving precision Laser-assisted arc welding can be used in rapid, repeated production of parts directly from CAD files, eliminating the need for manual tooling As production technology becomes more versatile, some metal products manufacturers can diversify their offerings with nonmetallic products For example, a manufacturer of metallic door frames could also produce plastic or wooden frames To meet new product design challenges, advances in CAD software have enabled virtual prototyping where new product models can be tested digitally before a model is built Further, the emergence of additive manufacturing or 3D printing is rapidly changing how metal product manufacturers operate 3D printing is less capital-intensive than traditional production because it requires less metal products and fewer tools Further, waste is reduced because each product is made with only the amount of metal required Additive manufacturing is currently being used mainly for rapid prototyping, ie, developing many smaller-scale models of a potential product to identify the optimal product design However, 3D printing may advance to the point where it replaces current mass-production processes 10 Summarized from industry reports by Hoovers Inc, a Dun & Bradstreet Company INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 73 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

81 DeKalb County Thriving SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps in the fabricated metal products supply chain represent opportunities for DeKalb County to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where along the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Conversely, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster The supply chain information provided shows the flows of trade both within DeKalb County and from outside the region that support metal products-related industries The key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry cluster (Figure 63) These gaps are then analyzed in terms of county strengths and potential areas for targeting and support and are placed into a supply chain framework to determine the stages of the supply chain with the strongest presence in DeKalb County To fully develop the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster, economic developers in DeKalb County might consider focusing on those sectors without a strong regional presence currently but with significant development potential Figure 63: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, Fabricated Metal Products Cluster ($ Millions) Industry Description Regional Supply ap Regional Inputs ross Inputs Percent Purchased Outside of Region Iron & steel & ferroalloy products $-5171 $59 $ % Aluminum sheets, plates, & foils Management of companies & enterprises Aluminum products Rolled, drawn, extruded, & alloyed copper Machined products Steel wire Nonferrous metal, except copper & aluminum, shaping Balls & roller bearings Paints & coatings Source: IMPLAN, 2015 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 74 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

82 DeKalb County Thriving For example, the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster requires $523 million in intermediate inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished product) from iron/steel/ferroalloy products However, nearly all this material is produced outside the region This suggests an opportunity for an existing firm or new business to satisfy the local demand for metallic products Another closely related opportunity is aluminum sheets and foils The fabricated metal products cluster requires $1577 million in aluminum sheets/plates/foils, of which only $24 million was produced in DeKalb County WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for manufacturing in general, including in the metal products cluster The challenge of finding and retaining a skilled workforce has intensified due to the retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation Even as industry employment has experienced a net decline over the past decades (a trend that is expected to continue), succeeding generations of potential workers are smaller in absolute numbers and younger workers are not choosing careers in manufacturing The largest employee age group in the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County is pre-retirees, ages 45-64, at 572% (Figure 64) This age group includes experienced workers that will need to be replaced in the future An estimated 50% of metal products employees are currently of retirement age, and 329% are of prime working ages Lower annual wages for metal products employees under age 25 could be explained by limited hours in seasonal or temporary/internship positions as young adults complete their postsecondary education Figure 64: Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster Employment and Wages by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 Years 49% $35, Years , Years , Years & Older 50 59,777 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (NAICS Sector ) This industry comprises establishments engaged primarily in forming raw iron or steel into forms usable in other industries Example products of this sector include steel bars and plates, wheels, and iron ore Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably, they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Approximately 614% of the employment is in production (Figure 65) The next largest employment category is office/administrative support occupations, which typically have lower wages Ensuring that appropriately skilled production workers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining this manufacturing sector in the region INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 75 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

83 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 65: Fabricated Metal Products Cluster Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Percent of National Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Region Median Wage Production occupations 614% $33,079 $34,430 Office & administrative support occupations ,712 32,235 Management occupations 56 81,756 81,279 Transportation & material moving occupations 50 30,549 29,674 Architecture & engineering occupations 38 66,903 72,646 Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations 37 43,979 46,192 Business & financial operations occupations 30 51,504 55,661 Construction & extraction occupations 29 61,541 59,224 Sales & related occupations 25 23,246 23,692 All other occupations 17 52,145 50,914 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 As mentioned above, a major challenge for employers is the looming demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security projects that 960 openings for production workers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022, with a slight majority coming from replacements (Figure 66) Figure 66: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Selected Worker Classifications, Workforce Investment Board Region 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Production 27,431 31,295 3, Transportation & Material Moving 21,834 26,920 5, ,044 Management 18,935 21,456 2, Construction & Extraction 11,778 15,169 3, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Architecture & Engineering 3,983 4, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Workforce Investment Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Because of the competition with surrounding metro areas for workers with specific skills or experience, compensation levels are a concern for local businesses For example, the projected demand for production workers in the counties of Boone, Winnebago, and McHenry is estimated to be 1,059 openings per year between 2012 and The estimated average annual wage for production workers is $33,079 in DeKalb County compared to $34,430 for the larger region 11 Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 76 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

84 DeKalb County Thriving Although only a 41% difference, this could put local employers at a competitive disadvantage relative to other areas offering similar jobs at higher wages iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends to recruit and retain qualified employees ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 71 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $155 million in value-added, as well as an additional $91 million in employee compensation (Figure 67) For every 100 jobs created in the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in Reference Region, an additional 73 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $158 million in value-added, as well as an additional $94 million in employee compensation Figure 67 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $11,097,331 $1,905,840 $2,542,291 $15,545, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $6,972,689 $992,777 $1,159,608 $9,125, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $10,310,531 $2,506,943 $2,957,955 $15,775, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $6,640,613 $1,370,218 $1,358,733 $9,369, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 The industries most affected by job creation in the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County include wholesale trade, employment services, restaurants, real estate and hospitals (Figure 68) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 68 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Jobs Total, All Affected Industries 71 Wholesale trade 5 Employment services 4 Limited-service restaurants 4 Full-service restaurants 3 Real estate 2 Hospitals 2 Truck transportation 2 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services 2 All other industries 46 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster also include business support services, services to buildings and general merchandise retailers though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 69) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 77 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

85 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 69 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Job Total, All Affected Industries 73 Wholesale trade 6 Employment services 4 Limited-service restaurants 3 Full-service restaurants 3 Real estate 3 Hospitals 2 Truck transportation 2 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services 2 Retail - eneral merchandise stores 2 Services to buildings 2 Business support services 2 All other industries 44 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 KEY TAKEAWAYS The fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County has a concentration of firms that is 24 times the national average and an employment concentration 15 times the national average The surrounding region also ranks above the national average Employment in the metal products cluster has decreased slightly in DeKalb County since 2009, although employment grew moderately in surrounding counties DeKalb County has an especially high concentration of employment in firms that coat, engrave, and heat-treat metals The county fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster is specialized and has the potential for further development based on its supply chain relationships to other industries in the region and the surrounding metro areas Opportunities likely exist for machine shops to work with metal products manufacturers to develop new locally-sourced products However, more work will be needed to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of autonomous, computerized smart machines offers opportunity for fabricated metal products manufacturers to develop more advanced computer components, but it will require investment in engineers and new technology This would require further research to determine the viability of such opportunities The expected wave of retiring baby boomers will create most of the demand for new workers, despite static, or even declining, overall employment in the manufacturing overall Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the relatively limited number of potential younger workers The fabricated metal products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County supports 595 jobs and contributes for $834 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 16,819 jobs and contributes for $18 billion to the regional economy INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 78 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

86 DeKalb County Thriving INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS MANUFACTURIN Computer & Electronic Products Manufacturing CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 595 Employment Trend ( ) = -83% Location Quotient (2015) = 15 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $42,411 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 16,819 Employment Trend ( ) = -151% Location Quotient (2015) = 08 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $59,302 The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster contains all businesses related to the manufacturing of electronic products ranging from computers to medical instruments (Figure 70) This cluster includes manufacturers of communications/wireless equipment, audio/video equipment, electronic components, instruments such as navigation systems and measuring equipment, and media recording equipment Related to computer and electronic products manufacturing are several supplier industries which provide materials and services necessary for production According to IMPLAN data, 118% of production costs are in wholesale trade distribution services, as many products in this cluster are exported from the region Electrical components such as capacitors, resistors, and circuit boards represent 305% of production costs Some computer and electronic products manufacturing sub-sectors may be interdependent, such as semiconductor and electronic component manufacturers producing parts for wireless equipment or medical instruments Figure 70: Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster Inputs and Products Industry Inputs Wholesale trade distribution services Printed circuit boards & assemblies Semiconductors Capacitors & resistors Miscellaneous electronic components Intellectual property management Industry Outputs Computers & peripherals Communications Audio/video Semiconductors & electronic components Instruments (ie, medical, navigation) Magnetic & optical media reproduction Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a lance, 2017 REIONAL OVERVIEW The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in the region, which includes DeKalb and adjoining counties, had 153 establishments in 2015 and employed 3,803 people at an average wage of $59,342 (Figure 71) The cluster has a higher than average concentration of business establishments in the region, especially the surrounding Rockford metropolitan area and the northwest suburbs of Chicago, when compared to the nation s economic activity in this cluster overall INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 79 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

87 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 71: Summary Characteristics of the Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) Firm Change ( ) -333% -83% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) 418 3,803 Employment Change ( ) -83% -151% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) 42,411 59,342 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Between 2009 and 2015, the computer and electronic products cluster lost employment and businesses in both DeKalb County and the region This trend is consistent with the broader manufacturing sector, which decreased in DeKalb County Nevertheless, the cluster has potential for further development as a supplier for other emerging manufacturing sectors Sub-sectors in the computer and electronics cluster represented in DeKalb County include communications equipment, audio/video equipment, electronic components, and electronic instruments (Figure 72) Figure 72: Concentration of Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Sub-Sectors Based in DeKalb County Industry Sub-sector Establishments LQ Employment LQ Industry Cluster Total Communications equipment 38 Disclosure Audio & video equipment 60 Disclosure Semiconductors & electronic components Electronic instruments 11 Disclosure Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Data for employment in some manufacturing sub-clusters is suppressed due to having a small number of manufacturers, but the largest sub-sector with published employment data in DeKalb County is semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing Of the 418 computer and electronic products manufacturing jobs in DeKalb County, 269 jobs (301%) are in electronic components The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County and the region is represented by several mid-size and larger employers (Figure 73) Electronics manufacturers are densely concentrated in Kane, McHenry, and Winnebago counties In DeKalb County, Ideal Industries and Auto Meter are in Sycamore, with mid-sized manufacturers in other areas such as reenlee Textron Inc in enoa, RB Manufacturing Inc and raphic and Industrial Circuits (IC) in Kirkland INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 80 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

88 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 73 Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster: Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 The largest electronic products manufacturer in the region is Schneider Electric Buildings LLC, based in Rockford, with 500 employees Schneider Electric manufactures electrical building control fixtures such as thermostats, smoke detectors, and audio door stations Other manufacturers with more than 200 employees include Watlow in Richmond and the Danaher Motion Company in Marengo Watlow makes temperature control systems, including heaters, temperature sensors, and control software The Danaher Motion Company makes motion sensor equipment for machinery and components that allow machinery to be controlled by computers or mobile devices Several large and mid-sized machinery manufacturers are in DeKalb County (Figure 74) Ideal Industries Inc headquartered in Sycamore, manufactures testing and measuring equipment for electricians, wireless networks, and environmental monitoring Auto Meter Products Inc makes dashboards, speedometers, fuel gauges, and related accessories for motor vehicles reenlee Textron Inc in enoa manufactures electrical and wireless network testing devices RB Manufacturing Inc in Kirkland prints custom circuit boards for larger electronics products, such as coin-operated pool dart games IC is a contract manufacturer of printed circuit board assemblies for small to mid-sized companies INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 81 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

89 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 74: Major Employers in the Computer and Electronics Cluster, DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description Ideal Industries Inc 350 Sycamore Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring & Testing Electricity & Electrical Signals Auto Meter Products Inc 130 Sycamore Totalizing Fluid Meter & Counting Device Manufacturing reenlee Textron Inc 90 enoa Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring & Testing Electricity & Electrical Signals raphic and Industrial Circuits (IC) 80 Kirkland Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing RB Manufacturing Inc 23 Kirkland Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing Source: The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, Illinois Manufacturers Directory, 2018, and Dun & Bradstreet Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS 12 Over the past several decades, computer capacity has proliferated, driving a continuous increase in demand for semiconductors and other electronic components However, the rate of improvement for computers may decrease unless new materials or manufacturing processes emerge Larger electronics product manufacturers typically spend upwards of 150% of revenue on research and development Because technology rapidly advances, product lifecycles have shortened and companies must constantly develop new and improved products to remain competitive In some cases, products can be improved by adding new functions, such as consolidating several electrical testing operations in one device Inventory management is critical in this cluster to avoid having an excess of outdated products Related to the trend of continuous product improvement, larger electronic component companies make equity investments in smaller companies to gain access to new technology Electronic testing equipment is often sold to the communications industry, and growth in emerging markets such as China and Brazil create new export opportunities for instrument manufacturers Approximately 750% of output in the national electronics sector is exported Historically, electronics manufacturers have primarily sold to customers in the industries of defense, communications, and electronic components However, new business opportunities exist in supplying components for robotics and internet-enabled household devices Developing products for these sectors poses unique challenges compared to conventional electronic products, which will require investment in new engineering and design skills As computer and electronic products are increasingly being used in more sophisticated products such as autonomous machines, the components also require tighter specifications and more engineering Manufacturers that invest in new production skills and technology will be well-positioned in the competition to supply the fabricators of advanced products Smart machines are being adopted in the machinery and fabricated metal products manufacturing clusters, among others 12 Summarized from industry reports by Hoovers Inc, a Dun & Bradstreet Company INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 82 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

90 DeKalb County Thriving SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps in the computer and electronics manufacturing supply chain represent opportunities for DeKalb County to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where along the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Conversely, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster The supply chain information provided in Figure 75 shows the flows of trade both within DeKalb County and from outside the region that support electronic products-related industries The key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry cluster These gaps are analyzed in terms of county strengths and potential areas for targeting and support and are placed into a supply chain framework to determine the stages of the supply chain with the strongest presence in DeKalb County To fully develop the electronic products manufacturing cluster, economic developers in DeKalb County might consider focusing on those sectors without a strong regional presence currently but that have significant potential to develop Figure 75: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing ($Millions) Industry Description Regional Supply ap Regional Inputs ross Inputs Percent Purchased Outside of Region Other electronic components, ie, LCD screens -$484 $12 $ % Broadcast & wireless communications equipment -471 < Printed circuit assemblies (electronic assemblies) Semiconductors & related devices Management of companies & enterprises Electricity & signal testing instruments Computer terminals & other computer peripheral equipment Computer storage devices -129 < Bare printed circuit boards Turned products & screws, nuts, & bolts Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Note: Supply-chain gap and input figures are in millions of dollars INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 83 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

91 DeKalb County Thriving For example, the computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster requires $496 million in inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished product) from miscellaneous electronic components such as LCD screens However, only $12 million of this material is produced in the region This suggests an opportunity for an existing firm or new business to satisfy the local demand for electronics production Another closely related opportunity is printed circuit assemblies The electronics sector requires $458 million in printed circuit assemblies, of which only $300,000 was produced in DeKalb County For example, R B Manufacturing Inc in Kirkland manufactures circuit boards and may be able to play a larger role in the local electronic products supply chain WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for manufacturing in general, including in the electronics sector The challenge of a skilled workforce has gained urgency as a result of the impending retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation Even as industry employment has experienced a net decline over the past decades (a trend that is expected to continue), succeeding generations of potential workers are comparatively small in absolute numbers and many of these younger workers have not chosen to pursue careers in manufacturing The largest employee age group in the computer and electronic products manufacturing sector in DeKalb County is pre-retirees, ages 45-64, at 576% (Figure 76) This age group includes those born toward the end of the baby boom generation and represents experienced workers who will need to be replaced in the future Another 1 in every 10 (117%) of electronics employees are currently of retirement age This sector could face labor shortages as the most experienced employees retire, without a targeted effort to train new workers in this sector Figure 76: Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster Employment and Earnings by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 Years 35% $28, Years , Years , Years & Older ,965 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (NAICS Sector ) This industry comprises establishments engaged primarily in making electronic components other than circuit boards; semiconductors, capacitors, resistors, coils, transformers, or connectors Example products include LCD screens, cathode ray tubes, and power switches Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably, they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Approximately 280% of the employment and 184% of the wages in the cluster are in production (Figure 77) The next largest employment category is engineering occupations, which represent the largest share of wages in the cluster Ensuring that appropriately skilled production workers and engineers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining the manufacturing sector in the region INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 84 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

92 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 77: National Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Share of Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Region Median Wage Estimated Share of Cluster Wages, County Production occupations 280% $33,079 $34, % Architecture & engineering occupations ,903 72, Computer & mathematical occupations ,701 67, Management occupations ,756 81, Office & administrative support occupations 90 31,712 32, Business & financial operations occupations 78 51,504 55, Sales & related occupations 34 23,246 23, Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations 24 43,979 46, All other, ie, transportation, design, bldg maintenance 35 46,417 44, Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 A challenge for employers is the looming demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security claims that 960 openings for production workers and 160 jobs for architects and engineers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022, with a majority coming from replacements (Figure 78) Figure 78: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Worker Classification, Workforce Investment Board Region 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Production 27,431 31,295 3, Management 18,935 21,456 2, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Installation, Maintenance & Repair 9,150 10,794 1, Computer & Mathematical 5,015 6,450 1, Architecture & Engineering 3,983 4, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Workforce Investment Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Items do not sum to total because not all occupations are listed Because of the competition with surrounding metro areas for workers with specific skills or experience, compensation levels are a concern for local businesses For example, the projected demand for production workers in the counties of Boone, Winnebago, and McHenry is estimated to be 1,059 openings per year between 2012 and The estimated average annual wage for production workers is $33,079 in DeKalb County, almost 40% lower than the average of $34,430 for the region This could put local 13 Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 85 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

93 DeKalb County Thriving employers at a competitive disadvantage relative to other areas offering similar jobs at higher wages iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends to recruit and retain qualified employees ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 55 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $116 million in value-added, as well as an additional $65 million in employee compensation (Figure 79) For every 100 jobs created in the computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in Reference Region, an additional 87 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $199 million in value-added, as well as an additional $106 million in employee compensation Figure 79 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $8,050,083 $1,753,449 $1,817,185 $11,620, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $4,790,457 $904,498 $828,839 $6,523, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $12,980,477 $3,608,875 $3,327,354 $19,916, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $7,119,914 $1,902,130 $1,528,431 $10,550, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 The industries most affected by job creation in the computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County include wholesale trade, employment services, restaurants and hospitals (Figure 80) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 80 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Total, All Affected Industries 55 Wholesale trade 6 Employment services 3 Limited-service restaurants 2 Full-service restaurants 2 Hospitals 2 Truck transportation 2 Real estate 2 Management of companies and enterprises 2 All other industries 34 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Jobs INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 86 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

94 DeKalb County Thriving Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster also include business support services, services to buildings and general merchandise retailers though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 81) Figure 81 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Total, All Affected Industries 87 Wholesale trade 11 Employment services 4 Limited-service restaurants 3 Full-service restaurants 3 Real estate 3 Hospitals 3 Truck transportation 2 Business support services 2 Services to buildings 2 Retail - eneral merchandise stores 2 All other industries 52 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 KEY TAKEAWAYS The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County has a concentration of firms that is 23 times the national average and an employment concentration 15 times the national average The surrounding region also ranks above the national average in location quotients for this cluster Employment in the electronic products cluster has decreased slightly in DeKalb and surrounding counties since 2009 The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County is specialized in electronic components and testing instruments and has the potential for further development based on their supply chain relationships to other industries in the region and the surrounding metro areas Opportunities likely exist for electronic components manufacturing shops to work with testing device manufacturers to develop new locally-sourced products However, additional research and analysis will be necessary to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of autonomous, computerized smart machines offers opportunities for electronic products manufacturers to develop more advanced products to sell to other manufacturers, but it will require investment in engineers and new technology This would require further research to determine the viability of such opportunities The expected wave of retiring baby boomers will create most of the demand for new workers, despite static, or even declining, overall employment in the manufacturing industry overall Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the relatively limited number of potential younger workers The computer and electronic products manufacturing cluster in DeKalb County supports 418 jobs and contributes for $432 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 3,803 jobs and contributes for $11 billion to the regional economy Job INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 87 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

95 DeKalb County Thriving INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILE: CREATIVE ECONOMY Creative Economy CLUSTER SUMMARY DeKalb County Indicators Employment (2015) = 513 Employment Trend ( ) = -183% Location Quotient (2015) = 10 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $35,272 DeKalb County Region Indicators Employment (2015) = 7,101 Employment Trend ( ) = +52% Location Quotient (2015) = 08 Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) = $43,861 The creative economy cluster includes businesses involving the application of individual creativity to deliver new products and services or that contribute to improved quality of life This includes a broad array of products and services that range from architecture and design services to motion picture and sound recording, among others (Figure 82) Related to the creative economy are several supplier industries which provide products and services necessary for production in DeKalb County According to IMPLAN data, 91% of production costs are in real estate or property expenses An additional 60% of input costs are management consulting services and 85% is in advertising and promotional services Advertising appears as both an input and an output in the creative economy because successful advertising campaigns require creativity and many forms of art require active marketing so that the works remain financially sustainable for the artists Independent artists, writers, and performers also appear on the input and output sides because they sometimes work for other sectors in the creative economy, ie, freelance writers contributing articles for newspapers Figure 82: Creative Economy Input and Output Examples Industry Inputs Real estate Management consulting Architecture & engineering Advertising & promotional services Employment services (ie, booking agencies) Independent artist, writers, performers Industry Outputs Art dealers Publishing (except software) Libraries, archives, museums & historical sites Architecture & design services Advertising & promotional services Motion picture & sound recording Independent artist, writers, performers Source: Adapted from 2015 IMPLAN data and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a lance, 2017 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 88 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

96 DeKalb County Thriving REIONAL OVERVIEW The creative economy in the DeKalb County region, which includes DeKalb and adjoining counties, had 941 establishments in 2015 and employed 7,101 people at an average wage of $43,861 (Figure 83) The cluster has a concentration of business activity and employment consistent with the national average Figure 83: Summary Characteristics of the Creative Economy Indicator DeKalb County Reference Region Number of Firms (2015) Firm Change ( ) -91% 28% Firm Location Quotient (2015) Employment (2015) 513 7,101 Employment Change ( ) -183% 52% Employment Location Quotient (2015) Average Annual Earnings per Job (2015) $35,272 $43,861 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 Employment in the creative economy declined 183% in DeKalb County while the employment location quotient remained constant since 2009, suggesting that declines in the region were consistent with national trends Sub-sectors in the creative economy represented in DeKalb County include motion picture and sound recording, book and newspaper publishing, and support activities for video production such as advertising agencies and suppliers of stage lighting (Figure 84) Figure 84: Creative Economy Sub-Sectors Based on Employment Concentration Sub-sector Description Establishments LQ Employment LQ Industry Cluster Total Libraries & archives (includes local government) 96 Disclosure Museums & historical sites (Public Sector) 59 Disclosure Other professional equipment & supplies; Merchant wholesalers (incl stage lighting equipment) 14 Disclosure Art dealers 08 Disclosure Book & Newspaper Publishing Motion Picture, Video Production, & Sound Recording Architectural Services 04 Disclosure Interior Design Services 10 Disclosure raphic Design Services 10 Disclosure Advertising Agencies Photographic Services 09 Disclosure Fine Arts Schools 07 Disclosure Performing Arts 02 Disclosure Museums & Historical Sites (Private Sector) 14 Disclosure Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, 2015 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 89 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

97 DeKalb County Thriving Data for employment in some sub-sectors of the creative economy is suppressed due to having a small number of firms, but the two largest sub-sectors with published employment data in DeKalb County are publishing, libraries/archives, and motion picture/sound recording Of the 513 creative jobs in DeKalb County, 245 jobs (470%) are in publishing, 138 (269%) are in libraries, and 101 jobs (197%) are in motion picture and sound recording The creative economy in DeKalb County and the region is represented by several mid-size employers, with the largest company employing 420 (Figure 85) Creative companies are densely concentrated in many parts of the region including Rockford, eneva, Crystal Lake, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Aurora In DeKalb County, most of the creative companies are located within DeKalb, Sycamore, and enoa Figure 85 Creative Economy: Firms by Employment Size, DeKalb County and Reference Region Source: Decisiondatanet, 2017 The largest firm in the regional creative economy is Rockford Newspapers Inc publisher of The Rockford Register Star with 420 employees Another major player in the creative economy is the Kane County Cougars minor league baseball team The Cougars employ 300 people, including catering and event staff at Northwestern Medicine Field in eneva Another major employer is textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which employs 250 people in its eneva facility INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 90 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

98 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb County has several mid-sized cultural businesses (Figure 86) American Marketing & Publishing, LLC, employs 330 in the production of HomePages-branded community telephone directories Upstaging Inc in Sycamore employs 168 and offers a range of preparation services for performances, such as stage lighting and designing/installing stage scenery Upstaging has provided services for events ranging from Taylor Swift concerts to World Wrestling Entertainment shows Sycamore Speedway has 50 employees and hosts stock car races Another company in the motion picture industry is Solotech of Quebec, Canada, which recently established operations in DeKalb employing 20 workers with plans to expand to serve the live performance video, lighting, sound and staging industry Figure 86: Major Employers in the Creative Economy Cluster in DeKalb County Business Name Employees City Industry Description American Marketing & Publishing LLC 330 DeKalb Directory & Mailing List Publishers Upstaging Inc 168 Sycamore Other Specialized Design Services Sycamore Speedway Inc 50 Sycamore Racetracks Energym ymnastics Inc 27 enoa Nature Parks & Other Similar Institutions AMC Cinemas Inc 22 DeKalb Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) Solotech of Quebec 20 DeKalb Live Performance Video, Lighting, Sound and Staging MorningStar Media 15 Sycamore Nunnally Enterprises Inc dba Vertigo 13 Cortland Full Service Marketing and Advertising Firm Offering Web Development, raphic Design and Video Production Agents & Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Public Figures and Specializing in Theatrical Flight Source: The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, Illinois Services Directory, 2018, and Dun & Bradstreet Inc, 2017 INDUSTRY TRENDS- NATIONAL MOTION PICTURE AND SOUND RECORDIN INDUSTRY 14 The motion picture industry faces high costs with minimal guarantees of success Larger studios make significant expenditures in market research to determine financial feasibility of various productions, but they cannot predict public acceptance of individual films Disappointing sales at theaters can also result in lower secondary sales such as digital rentals or home video purchases, and many motion pictures are not financially successful Motion picture producers frequently explore new ways to manage costs, such as crowdfunding via online platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, simplifying production, or filming in lower-cost locations Another trend affecting the production and consumption is movement of consumers from cable and satellite TV to online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu Video content creators are increasingly marketing their works toward a small number of online streaming services rather than TV networks The average amount of time Americans spend watching TV has remained stable over the past decade, but the share of that viewing time spent on cable is decreasing An ongoing concern for all digital media companies is piracy By some estimates, the US economy loses up to $58 billion annually due to illegal consumption of video productions and music Larger music and video companies are pressuring electronics manufacturers to design tablets, smart TVs, and other mediaviewing devices with features that prevent them from playing media obtained illegally Media companies have also lobbied for federal intervention to prevent piracy, although enforcement of such laws has its own challenges Several opportunities exist within the motion picture and sound recording sector As more consumers 14 Summarized from industry reports by Hoovers Inc, a Dun & Bradstreet Company Reports are not specific to the DeKalb region INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 91 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

99 DeKalb County Thriving shift from cable TV to streaming services, companies such as Netflix and Hulu have developed original feature films and series to compete for viewers Smaller film studios may have an opportunity to reach wider audiences by producing content for these companies Crowdfunding provides opportunities for smaller music and video creators to initiate products with less reliance on conventional funding methods Through online platforms such as Kickstarter, content creators can post proof of concept videos online and collect pledges from individuals interested in seeing the production completed Crowdfunding platforms typically allow funding seekers to offer various rewards for pledging specific amounts, ie, delivering signed actor photographs to those who pledge more than $100 and arranging private lunches between the director and individuals who pledged more than $10,000 for the project Special effects companies and other providers of post-production video editing services can expand their business by offering services for advertising agencies and video game companies As consumers show a stronger preference for visual effects-intensive media in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, other companies are also using visual effects to create eye-catching products Some forecasters predict that digital advertising revenue will have grown up to 160% by 2018 while the electronic games market could reach $100 billion Driven by headset technology such as the Oculus Rift, some video producers are designing motion pictures intended for virtual reality (VR) VR devices can offer a more immersive viewing experience than conventional display screens Although sophisticated VR devices remain prohibitively expensive for most consumers to date, lower-cost options such as oogle Cardboard are emerging, and VR films may become more widespread VR videos require extensive post-production editing compared to conventional media, offering expanded business opportunities for visual effects companies SUPPLY CHAIN This analysis examines three aspects of supply chain: the value of supply chain inputs; the amount of inputs being produced outside DeKalb County for the industry segments studied (represented in most cases by the gap between total input purchases and inputs purchased within the region); and stages along the supply chain that are areas of competitive advantage or that provide an opportunity to attract businesses Areas with large gaps in the creative economy supply chain represent opportunities for DeKalb County to capture the most value from a specific stage in the production or delivery of products and services This may inform strategy by indicating where along the value chain an investment will have the highest impact on the regional economy and may indicate opportunities for business retention or expansion Conversely, stages along the supply chain that are underperforming also offer opportunities for business attraction and/or entrepreneurship It is important when reviewing data relating to industry inputs to compare both the supply gap as well as the total value of inputs, as certain services or components that maintain a high percentage may be of low value to the regional economy Similarly, certain inputs, regardless of the total value purchased outside the region, may be of high strategic importance to the region in efforts to build a stronger industry cluster The supply chain information provided shows the flows of trade both within DeKalb County and from outside the region that support creative industries The key sectors that may be appropriate targets for expansion appear as imports (gaps) from outside the county, but still within the industry cluster (Figure 87) These gaps are analyzed in terms of strengths and potential areas for targeting and support, and are placed into a supply chain framework for DeKalb County To fully develop the creative economy, economic developers in DeKalb County might consider focusing on those sectors without a strong regional presence currently, but with significant development potential INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 92 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

100 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 87: DeKalb County Key Supply Chain aps, Creative Economy ($ Millions) Industry Description Regional Supply ap Regional (NAICS ross Sector Percent ) Purchased Inputs Inputs Outside of County This industry comprises establishments engaged $76 primarily $275 in advising businesses 723% and Motion pictures and videos -$199 Management consulting services -189 organizations 212 on 401 marketing issues 472 Related services include customer relations management, 204sales forecasting 388 and management, 474 and Architectural, engineering, & related services -184 Advertising, public relations, & related services -148 new 172 product development 320 consulting 461 Insurance Promotional services for performing arts & sports & public figures Management of companies & enterprises Independent artists, writers, & performers Printed materials Marketing research & all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, & technical services Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Note: The input and supply-chain gap figures are in millions of dollars As indicated in Figure 87, the creative economy in DeKalb County requires $275 million in inputs (ie, the products or services required to create a finished product) from motion pictures and video footage However, nearly three-quarters (723%) of this material is purchased outside the region Another supply gap in the region exists in management consulting services, such as marketing consulting The creative economy requires $401 million in consultation inputs, of which only $212 million was provided by firms in the DeKalb County region These suggest opportunities for an existing firm or new business to satisfy regional demand WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT, SUPPLY AND DEMAND Marketing Consulting Services Retaining a skilled local workforce has been an ongoing issue for businesses in general The challenge of hiring and retaining a skilled workforce has gained urgency from the impending retirement of experienced workers in the baby boom generation Even as industry employment has experienced a net decline over the past decades, the succeeding generations of potential workers are comparatively small in absolute numbers INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 93 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

101 DeKalb County Thriving The largest employee age group in the creative economy is prime working age adults, ages years, at 421% (Figure 88) This age group includes Millennials beginning their careers after postsecondary education An estimated 55% of cultural employees are currently of retirement age, and 303% are in the pre-retirement age group of years Lower wages in the under 25 age group likely reflect part time, seasonal jobs for youth Figure 88: Creative Economy Employment and Wages by Age roup, DeKalb County Age roup Percent of Total Employment Average Annual Earnings Under 25 Years 222% 10, Years , Years , Years and Older 55 26,697 Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2015 Note: Although the words "wages" and "earnings" are often used interchangeably, they are different Wages refers to compensation paid by an employer on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis Earnings can include wages paid by an employer but also other sources such as interest, dividends, and contractor or business income Approximately 406% of employment in the motion picture/sound recording sector is in arts/design/ entertainment occupations (Figure 89) DeKalb County offers jobs in those occupations that are on average 270% higher than comparable jobs throughout the region, suggesting that local employers have a comparative advantage The next largest two employment categories make up 271% of occupations related to this cluster, but are in relatively low wage, low skill jobs Ensuring that appropriately skilled arts/entertainment workers are available at competitive compensation rates will be critical to maintaining the creative economy in the region iven the intense competition for skilled workers, companies will need to monitor compensation trends to recruit and retain qualified employees Figure 89: National Motion Picture and Sound Recording Staffing Patterns Occupation Type Percent of Cluster Employment County Median Wage All Industries Regional Median Wage Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations 406% $38,525 $30,326 Personal care & service occupations ,706 21,660 Food preparation & serving related occupations ,017 19,835 Office & administrative support occupations 91 31,712 32,235 Sales & related occupations 75 23,246 23,692 Management occupations 37 81,756 81,279 Business & financial operations occupations 31 51,504 55,661 Construction & extraction occupations 16 61,541 59,224 Computer & mathematical occupations 14 56,701 67,658 All other industries 25 50,807 49,682 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Illinois Department of Employment Security, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2016 A challenge for employers is the demand for replacement workers as older workers retire The Illinois Department of Employment Security projects that 148 openings for arts and entertainment workers will become available per year between 2012 and 2022 for the three-county region comprising DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall counties A majority of these job openings are projected to be replacement positions (Figure 90) INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 94 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

102 DeKalb County Thriving Figure 90: Occupational Employment, Projected Demand by Selected Worker Classification, Workforce Investment Board Region 5 Occupation Type Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Number Percent rowth Replacements Total Total, All Occupations 282, ,489 51, % 5,215 6,645 11,860 Office & Administrative Support 38,831 44,430 5, ,461 Sales & Related 29,095 34,025 4, ,390 Production 27,431 31,295 3, Food Preparation & Serving 20,427 25,189 4, ,229 Management 18,935 21,456 2, Construction & Extraction 11,778 15,169 3, Business & Financial Operations 10,482 12,916 2, Personal Care & Service 9,296 11,064 1, Computer & Mathematical 5,015 6,450 1, Architecture & Engineering 3,983 4, Arts/Design/Entertainment, Sports/ Media 3,806 4, Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Employment Projections Workforce Investment Area 5 includes the counties of DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall Items do not sum to total because not all occupations are listed ECONOMIC IMPACT For every 100 jobs created in the creative economy cluster in DeKalb County, an additional 25 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $43 million in value-added, as well as an additional $18 million in employee compensation (Figure 91) For every 100 jobs created in the creative economy cluster in Reference Region, an additional 40 jobs are supported or created in other industry sectors This also results in the generation of another $60 million in value-added, as well as an additional $36 million in employee compensation Figure 91 Economic Impact Summary of 100 New Jobs Created in the Creative Economy Cluster, DeKalb County and Reference Region Indicator Direct Effect Indirect Effect Induced Effect Total Effect Multiplier Employment (DeKalb County only) Value-Added (DeKalb County only) $2,954,165 $737,259 $618,853 $4,310, Employee Compensation (DeKalb County only) $1,214,742 $351,836 $280,485 $1,847, Employment (Reference Region) Value-Added (Reference Region) $3,490,978 $1,199,161 $1,339,559 $6,029, Employee Compensation (Reference Region) $2,282,597 $661,447 $615,239 $3,559, Source: IMPLAN, 2015 INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 95 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

103 DeKalb County Thriving The industries most affected by job creation in the creative economy cluster in DeKalb County include employment services, real estate and limited service restaurants (Figure 92) These job impacts are the result of business-to-business purchases by companies within the cluster, as well as by the household spending of their employees Figure 92 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Creative Economy Cluster on Other Industries, DeKalb County Industry Impacted in DeKalb County Total, All Affected Industries 25 Creative economy cluster 3 Employment services 3 Real estate 1 Full-service restaurants 1 Limited-service restaurants 1 Hospitals 1 Monetary authorities and depository credit intermediation 1 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services 1 All other food and drinking places 1 All other industries 13 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Similar impacts can be measured in the Reference Region where the industries most affected by job creation in the creative economy cluster also include employment services, real estate and restaurants though the number of jobs created or supported differs somewhat (Figure 93) Figure 93 Employment Impacts of 100 New Jobs Created in the Creative Economy Cluster on Other Industries, Reference Region Industry Impacted in Reference Region Total, All Affected Industries 40 Creative economy cluster 7 Employment services 4 Real estate 2 Full-service restaurants 2 Limited-service restaurants 1 Hospitals 1 Wholesale trade 1 Marketing research and all other miscellaneous professional, scientific, and technical services Retail - eneral merchandise stores 1 All other industries 20 Source: IMPLAN, 2015 Job 1 Jobs INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 96 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

104 DeKalb County Thriving KEY TAKEAWAYS The creative economy cluster in DeKalb County and the surrounding region has an employment concentration consistent with the national average Employment in the creative economy cluster has decreased significantly in DeKalb County since 2009, although it grew in surrounding counties Most of the creative economy employment in DeKalb County is in publishing, libraries/archives, and motion picture/sound recording The creative economy in DeKalb County has the potential for further development based on supply chain relationships with other industries in the region and the surrounding metro areas, especially in the management consulting sector, due to the need to market creative works such as music and video content Opportunities likely exist for providers of marketing consulting services to work with motion picture companies to develop new locally-sourced products However, more work will be necessary to identify and develop those opportunities The emergence of crowdfunding and the transition by consumers from cable TV to online streaming services provide opportunities for smaller motion picture companies to secure funding and reach broader audiences The expected wave of retiring Baby Boomers will create most of the demand for new workers Since other industries will experience the same challenges, competition for skilled workers will be brisk given the relatively limited number of available younger workers The creative economy cluster in DeKalb County supports 513 jobs and contributes for $432 million to the county s economy In the Reference Region, the cluster supports 7,101 jobs and contributes for $11 billion to the regional economy INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 97 Section VII: Industry Profiles NIU Center for overnmental Studies

105 DeKalb County Thriving ACTION PLAN: IMPLEMENTATION oal Strategies 1 Ensure DeKalb County has a talent pipeline that meets the needs of workers and employers 2 Identify and recruit target industries a Conduct and update a labor market analysis b Strengthen employer relationship with NIU, Kishwaukee College and high schools c Support development of worker housing d Use commuting data to identify new worker recruitment targets CEDS Implementation - oal, Strategy, and Indicators Alignment a Identify strong and growing industry sectors b Focus recruitment on logistics, agriculture, and other known targets c Attract tech-based companies to an R & D park in collaboration with NIU Lead Organization/ Conveners Kishwaukee College / NIU / DCEDC Convener: Dr Laurie Borowicz, Kishwaukee College»» DCEDC Executive Committee»» NIU Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships»» NIU Facilities Management Convener: Paul Borek, DCEDC Support Needed Resources»» Illinois worknet Center»» Kishwaukee Education Consortium (KEC)»» DOWDC»» Regional Office of Education»» Waubonsee Community College»» Indian Valley Vocational Center (IVVC)»» Municipalities»» NIU CS»» Kish College»» Illinois worknet Center»» NIU Business»» NIU Engineering»» I-39 Logistics Corridor»» City of DeKalb»» INTERSECT IL Potential Performance Indicators»» Labor Market Analysis»» Skills gap analysis»» Refined Industry Cluster/ Supply Chain Analysis»» Target Recruitment Software»» Data on supply and demand»» Job vacancy data»» Placement rates»» Employer satisfaction with referrals»» New jobs»» New companies»» New start-ups»» NIU engagement»» Patents»» Capital investment»» New industrial parks»» Spec building(s)»» New Industrial EAV»» Industrial EAV %»» New food processing / distribution/production companies FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 98 Action Plan NIU Center for overnmental Studies

106 DeKalb County Thriving oal Strategies 3 Create a countywide business climate in DeKalb County that contributes to business success 4 Brand and promote the DeKalb County Experience that focuses on the county s unique assets 5 Collaborate countywide to maximize the economic health of all communities in DeKalb County a Streamline regulations for business location and expansion b Convene Economic Development (ED) Boot Camp for local officials c Encourage adoption of consistent ED marketing messages d Publicize available ED tools a Support entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the county b Incorporate the county s innovative agricultural practices into messaging c Increase awareness of area arts, culture, and entertainment d Create and maintain a quality of life dashboard a Market all communities in the county b Coordinate and communicate activities between countywide stakeholders c Market strategically important development targets d Promote opportunities for communities to benefit from collaboration e Fund infrastructure improvements CEDS Implementation - oal, Strategy, and Indicators Alignment Lead Organization/ Conveners»» DeKalb County overnment»» Individual Municipalities Convener: Jolene Willis, DeKalb County overnment Economic Development Coordinator»» DCEDC»» Interagency Public Relations & Marketing Committee Convener: Paul Borek, DCEDC»» DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission Co-Conveners: Jolene Willis, DeKalb County overnment Economic Development Coordinator and the Regional Planning Commission Support Needed Resources»» DCEDC»» DeKalb County Regional Plan Commission»» ComEd»» Nicor as»» Chambers of Commerce»» Business Associations»» DeKalb Area Ag Heritage Association»» NIU Research & Innovation Partnerships»» INTERSECT Illinois»» DCEDC Public Relations & Marketing Committee»» DeKalb Co Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCCVB)»» Chambers of Commerce»» Business Associations»» Proudly DeKalb»» DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission»» DCEDC»» Municipalities»» Kishwaukee College»» DCCVB»» Chambers of Commerce»» Business Associations»» Branding Analysis»» Marketing and Advertising Plan»» Community Economic Development»» Marketing Fund Potential Performance Indicators»» Building permits»» Business testimonials»» Enterprise zone projects»» Business satisfaction (customer service feedback)»» Participation in ED Boot Camp»» Establish food hub»» Establish farm-to-table»» Network/distribution/sales outlets»» New food processing / distribution/production companies»» Development of brand strategy»» Execution of brand»» Promotion program»» No of media placements»» Recognition of brand»» Increased participation by communities in countywide initiatives»» Increased no of community, institutional and business engagement activities FULL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES APPENDICES 99 Action Plan NIU Center for overnmental Studies

107 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX A: DEKALB COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION ADVISORY COUNCIL Council Member Paul Borek Bob Brown ary Hanson Kevin McArtor reg Millburg Mark Pietrowski Mary Supple Daniel Templin Anita Zurbrugg Staff Melissa Henriksen Brian Richard Diana Robinson Organization, Title DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, Executive Director DeKalb County Board and Economic Development Committee DeKalb County Administrator Resource Bank, Commercial Advisor, DeKalb Community Foundation Board DeKalb County Farm Bureau, Manager DeKalb County Board Chair, Associate Director of External Programming, NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences DeKalb County Economic Development Coordinator DeKalb County Community Foundation, Executive Director DeKalb County Community Foundation, Program Director NIU s Center for overnmental Studies, Research Associate NIU s Center for overnmental Studies, Assistant Director NIU s Center for overnmental Studies, Director 100 Appendix A NIU Center for overnmental Studies

108 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX B: DCEDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLASS OF 2020 Jay Anderson, SVP & President Northwestern Memorial Healthcare/ Kishwaukee & Valley West Hospitals Mike Carpenter, Real Estate Broker RV Commercial Real Estate Dan Curran Curran Contracting Co ary Hanson, Administrator DeKalb County CLASS OF 2019 Cohen Barnes, President/CEO SundogIT, Inc Dr Laurie Borowicz, President Kishwaukee College Paul Callighan, Community Consultant Sue Elsner, Managing Broker/Owner Century 21 Elsner Realty ary Evans, Vice President- CLASS OF 2018 Matt Duffy, Executive Director DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Troy Dukes, Manager of Production Plant Monsanto Dr Lisa Freeman, President Northern Illinois University Anne Marie aura, City Manager City of DeKalb Brian regory, City Manager City of Sycamore Jim James, Chairman & CEO IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC Don Jones, President DeKalb Forge Company/Forge Resources roup Chuck Kaiser, Senior Vice-President First Midwest Bank John McCann, Economic Development Business Manager ComEd, an Exelon Company David Pietryla, Manager of Community Relations & Economic Development Nicor as Dean Panettieri, VP & COO Auto Meter Products, Inc John F Pappas, Owner-Operator Pappas Developments, LLC/Cornerstone LLC Cortney Strohacker, Executive Director enoa Area Chamber of Commerce Dan Templin, Executive Director DeKalb County Community Foundation/DCCF Business Development First National Bank Jarid Funderburg, Strategic Philanthropy Officer OSF Healthcare Foundation Tana Knetsch, Owner and Operator B95FM/WDKB Radio Station Tom Matya, Business Development Manager ZeaMays Holdings, Inc Mike Wiersema, Senior District Manager Waste Management of Illinois Non-voting Ex-officio Municipal Leaders James Baenziger Village of Kingston Darryl Beach, President Village of Waterman Ryan J Block, President Village of Kirkland Kathleen Curtis, President Village of Maple Park Aaron randgeorge, President Village of Somonauk Claudia Hicks, President Village of Shabbona Robert Iversen Village of Malta Jennifer Jeep Johnson, Supervisor DeKalb Township Curtis E Lang, Mayor City of Sycamore Rose Treml, Executive Director reater Sycamore Area Chamber of Commerce Jerry Wahlstrom, Realtor McCabe Realtors Jennifer Walker, Brand Manager Tate & Lyle Sam Walt, Operations Manager WALT, LTD Mike Milano, eneral Manager Target Upstream Distribution Center reg Millburg, Manager DeKalb County Farm Bureau Jim Stoddard, Partner Klein, Stoddard, Buck & Lewis, LLC Marc Strauss, Attorney First Midwest roup Nancy Nelson, President Village of Hinckley Richard Olson, Mayor City of dwich Mark Pietrowski, Jr, Chairman of DeKalb County Board DeKalb County Board Jerry Smith, Mayor City of DeKalb Russell Stokes, Mayor Town of Cortland Mark Vicary, Mayor City of enoa 101 Appendix B NIU Center for overnmental Studies

109 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX C: OVERALL SURVEY RESULTS, THEMES AND SUMMARY Cooperation and collaboration among all communities in the county is a must; need a shared vision DeKalb County s location in terms of proximity to the Chicago MSA, and access to Chicago and smaller regional cities via highway, rail and the airport is a strong asset for economic growth Higher education is an asset in the County for jobs creation, workforce development, access to talented, skilled workers, life-long learning, arts, culture and sports activities, and entrepreneurial spirit and resources Available land and buildings make DeKalb County attractive to investors and businesses (potential and current) Manufacturing and high-tech firms are underrepresented industries/businesses in DeKalb County; need to understand why these businesses, and others choose not to expand or locate in the county Strategic action planning is needed to set a collective direction; must be action-oriented, have accountability, and have both short- and long-term goals that are measurable and involve countywide partners QUESTION 1 What are the three most distinct economic development resources or assets in DeKalb County that create a competitive advantage in attracting investment and business? (Number in parenthesis represents frequency) Access and transportation assets (26) Includes highways, rail and airport with highways being mentioned most often Higher Education (20) Includes NIU and Kish College Fiber (11) Available land/space (10) Includes Park 88 Includes land available for commercial, industrial and residential development Workforce (7) Proximity to Chicago MSA (6) eneral location was cited 3 times and not counted in the 6 for Chicago Existing businesses 5) All types of businesses including industrial, retail and restaurants Assorted other responses each mentioned 3 times or less Lifestyle (3) Incentives (2) Health system (2) Partnerships (2) Public schools (1) Organizations (1) Rochelle infrastructure (1) Agricultural land (1) 102 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

110 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 2 Name three of the most important economic actors or agents that can help improve the economic development climate in DeKalb County? For ex: a specific business, governmental agency, non-profit, etc Higher Education (17) Most often NIU with Kish College also mentioned DCEDC (16) DeKalb County (9) City of DeKalb (6) Other Municipalities (4) No specific cities mentioned, just general statement of municipalities State of Illinois (4) Includes legislature, IDOT, DCEO Lifestyle (4) Includes Egyptian, family services, retail and entertainment, live local Cooperative climate between county and cities (2) Park 88 (2) Utilities/Fiber (2) Each of the following was mentioned once: Workforce, Enterprise Zone, Existing businesses, District 428, Northwestern Medicine, Farm Bureau, TransVAC, Opportunity House, Intersect Illinois, Chambers of Commerce 103 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

111 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 3 What are three of the most important activities that these economic development actors/ agents in DeKalb County need to accomplish in the next 1-3 years? Which actors do you see performing/leading the activities? For example: Activity X, Actors/Agents X=Expanding the technology park near campus, NIU and DCEDC Marketing/promoting DeKalb County (10)- DCEDC (mentioned most frequently), County, City of DeKalb Workforce development (8)-DCEDC, NIU, Kish College, County, City of DeKalb, State, high schools, businesses Encourage business growth (7) Technology park and tech jobs (3)-NIU Promote EZ (2)-DCEDC Entrepreneurship (1) Ag businesses (1)-Farm Bureau Fill vacant buildings with retail and restaurants (1) Coordination among entities (6) Develop business friendly incentives and policies (4)-DCEO, DCEDC, chambers Develop more shovel ready sites (3)-DCEDC, County, City of DeKalb, Utilities Improve NIU/DeKalb relations (3)-NIU, City of DeKalb, DCEDC Retain young adults (2)-NIU, Kish College row tax base, stabilize budget (2) row health system (2)-Northwestern Improve downtowns (2)- municipalities Improve Egyptian (1) Metra (1) Improve access to and from the north (1) 104 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

112 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 4 Rank the opportunities for economic development and/or revitalization in DeKalb County in the next 1-3 years (list is not exhaustive) You can only use each ranking once with 1 being the most important and should be addressed immediately and 10 being the least important A 10 does not mean it s not important overall, this will only help to prioritize strategies Lower average rating is higher overall importance DeKalb County is/has Answer Options Rating Avg Developing or maintaining infrastructure that supports distribution, advanced manufacturing, and other industries 319 Encouraging job creation/retention in growth industries that increases disposable income 400 Focusing on workforce development and promotion to address concerns of investors/businesses about the (small) size of the labor market and the distance from the more densely populated and diverse urban center Defining the county as a thriving logistics hub for businesses serving regional, national, and global markets 462 Encouraging a varied economic base incl industry, services, commercial, and retail 481 Creating an entrepreneurial environment with small and large business growth and success (ie, mentoring, business incubation, co-working space, etc) Working with county high schools to help students engage in entrepreneurial activities and experiential leaning opportunities to encourage high educational attainment Enhancing quality of life opportunities including the arts, recreational activities, diverse entertainment, housing options, and others Creating an environment that is attractive to a diversity of age groups (ie, young adults, seniors, etc) 719 Supporting a business community that reflects the population diversity in the county 759 QUESTION 5 Additional ideas not listed in ranking question Smaller communities in DeKalb County could benefit from more assistance in tourism and community development/main street programs, entrepreneurship outreach, etc et governmental agencies to communicate better We need to brand ourselves to what we will become Ensuring that Comprehensive Plans for the County as a whole and within each community throughout the County are up to date and reflect the desired capacity of various communities to support economic development opportunities Promote and facilitate linkages to NIU assets and resources for business development 1- Develop a customer service attitude among all development and permitting authorities 2- Revise ordinances to permit the redevelopment of property as a matter of right 3- Update and coordinate development approval requirements 4- Provide a central contact for programming in support of entrepreneurial activity (not a place, but programming), to include assistance in visioning for an idea, equipment necessary to bring a product to commercialization, business and marketing plan development, intellectual property protection strategies, etc Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

113 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 6 What, if any, business sectors are lacking (under-represented) in DeKalb County that, if present, would add significantly to the County s economic vitality? Manufacturing/assembly/fabrication (14) High tech/engineering (11) Restaurants/entertainment/lodging (8) Entrepreneurs/start-ups (3) Retail (3) Ag businesses (2) The following were each mentioned once: Tourism/recreation, Housing, National defense, Hispanic businesses, Transportation, Food processing, Renewable energy, IT data center, Research and development, External education-steam, Pharma/life sciences QUESTION 7 If you were selling DeKalb County to potential residents, employees, or businesses, what are the top three quality of life benefits that you would promote? Access to education (14)-mostly NIU, also some K12, particularly in the smaller districts Location (12)-mostly proximity to Chicago and suburbs, smaller cities besides Chicago (Rockford, Bloomington, etc,) Recreation/arts/cultural opportunities (12) Small town/family friendly, strong communities/rural (10) Quality healthcare (4) Transportation options (4) Low cost of living (4) Workforce (3) Housing (2)-senior housing, general housing Safety (2) The following were each mentioned once: Retail, Diversity, Economic incentives, Social services 106 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

114 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 8 What three challenges/barriers in DeKalb County hinder the recruiting of employees, businesses, and/or promoting DeKalb County as a place to do business? Crime/safety (9) Location (6); Too far west; Competition from suburbs Poor housing selection and quality (6) Lack of arts and entertainment (6) High taxes (5) State of Illinois financial situation (4) Unfriendly business climate (3)-perceived and actual mentioned Lack of available workforce (3) Lack of quality available buildings for businesses (2) Infrastructure needs (2) Downtowns need upgrading (2) Poverty (2) Retail (2)-difficulty retaining or attracting The following were each mentioned once: Lack of commuter rail, Lack of coordination in economic development, Declining NIU enrollment, Excess labor force, Negative perception of students, Lack of tech jobs, Lack of Big 10 level university, Nothing unique, Lack of incentives, Talent won t live local, Poor news coverage-lack of coverage or overly negative, Lack of diversity QUESTION 9 What is unique about DeKalb County that will position it especially well for economic changes in the next 3-5 years? Location-situated between Rockford, Madison, Chicago, and Interstate 88 and 39; world transportation hubs; location between rural and urban settings (8) University and Kish College (4) Kish and NIU graduates may stay in DeKalb County to pursue their career or start their business; Hub for Education Cooperative partnering with NIU (2) The university is positioned for major growthif they only had the money Availability of affordable land (2) Versatility and quality of workforce (2); available inventory and somewhat of a willing workforce Collaborative and pro-business gov t; reat leadership by DCEDC and the County, cooperative relations business and government; Enterprise Zone; desire to work together for overall success by the decision-makers for the County Strong mid-western work ethic; perseverance; Cooperative spirit for development, expansion of business; Can Do Attitude / Spirit Inexpensive housing Airport could come into play, if it was promoted and operating at its highest and best use Family atmosphere Transportation and Information technology resources that contribute to strong communities Innovative Companies (IDEAL, DeKalb Forge, Auto Meter) Fiber optics advances 107 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

115 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 10 At a minimum for you to consider this planning process a success, what must be accomplished in the next 12 months? Identifying strategic and measurable goals that will promote DeKalb County as a destination for businesses to locate; The long term strategy and 3-5 year plan need to be defined and steps toward completion begun; Develop and defined an achievable list of action items; A strategic plan that would incorporate cooperation with the City of DeKalb and NIU; A plan that everyone agrees to implement with measurable results; Clear action steps toward well-defined goals; The development of action items that can be quickly deployed with some measure of accountability et our government leaders off their butts and get a budget done Stronger networks and resources flowing between DeKalb proper (city/county/edc) and outlining communities; Active engagement from key stakeholders within communities throughout DeKalb County Commitments from potential investors/companies overnment agencies working together to attract quality businesses and living-wage job opportunities Three strong businesses move into the area; et more companies to show interest in moving to or investing in DeKalb County; Attraction of major industry(ies); diversify focus of business and industry attraction Creating TIFs and redeveloping blighted areas with a focus on high crime rate neighborhoods by the University Technical education curriculum; STEAM Center approval Strong Marketing of county wide sites, not just DeKalb-Sycamore rowth in business interest - participation in start-up, expanded business Research/Tech Park Initiated - Insightful Labor Market Study (including students) completed/initiated; A defined, shared marketing story to share Allow business to build, stop putting obstacles in the way of people who are trying to get started Major new business expansion or attraction using the new Enterprise Zone 108 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

116 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 11 What is the first action that economic development organizations and communities in DeKalb County must take to strengthen the economic future? Impress upon state government to work together to better serve our citizens; Lobby the overnor and legislators to pass a balanced State budget Everyone needs to work together; Keep good communication flowing; Coordinate better with one another; Keep bringing the stakeholders together to address and provide the needs for a thriving DeKalb County; overnmental board cooperation; et the communities involved and excited about it; Cooperation between all communities; reach agreement among citizens about what the County should look like; Work as one larger community (instead of against each other); Agree upon and work together to achieve priorities; Don t be parochial to any one community World-class marketing plan; Make sure marketing materials are available; Market our assets and where excess capacities exist; Lobby the overnor and legislators to pass a balanced State budget Workforce development We need to know why businesses are deciding on other locations instead of DeKalb county Ensure that the county is a place people want to live Increase the community understanding of what creates community wealth; Develop a middle class Promote Enterprise Zone Assess specific assets (ie, unique attributes of development opportunities in the county) and promote the region; Communities assess their current assets/strengths/opportunities for improvement (if they haven t done so already) Work with the companies that are already here to expand Put plans in place prioritizing types of businesses best-suited for attraction or expansion in the county 109 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

117 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 12 Several ideas were shared during the DeKalb County Thriving input collection efforts about which activities, if performed countywide, would have the largest impact With this in mind, how important is it for the each of the following to occur at the countywide level (geographically) as opposed to the city, State, or other level? Lower average rating is higher overall importance Answer Options Actively support existing business to maintain or expand in the county Very Important Somewhat Important Moderately Important Not at all Important Shouldn t be done at County level Rating Avg Attract new small businesses (under 50 employees) Address workforce skills gaps with regards to the demand of existing and emerging industries in the county Collaborate with other organizations involved with economic development such as NIU and the Chambers Maintain quality transportation infrastructure (ie, roads, bridges, etc) Attract new large employers (50 and over employees) Streamline business-related regulations to decrease red tape involved for businesses to expand/locate in the County Create incentives for businesses to locate or expand in DeKalb County Engage in regional marketing efforts to promote the county to businesses, residents, and tourists Other (please specify): Promote distinct NIU assets, find a common vision QUESTION 13 As a member of the planning committee, which sector best describes you? Sector % Business 560% 14 overnment Non-profit Citizen 40 1 Education 40 1 Financial 00 0 Healthcare 00 0 Other (please specify): Utility Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

118 DeKalb County Thriving QUESTION 14 Other issues that the committee should discuss in preparing the countywide economic development plan? Involve all DeKalb County communities as much as possible Making diversity an opportunity Quality of schools (elementary, middle and HS) in the county Comparisons for other college town communities that have successfully transformed back to prospering markets Focus development in the corporate limits of municipalities How individual communities can contribute to the overall attraction and expansion of businesses (Identify their unique assets to bring to the table) Collaboration/Teamwork Increasing Tourism 111 Appendix C NIU Center for overnmental Studies

119 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX D: RESULTS FROM PLANNIN SESSION ONE, VISIONIN AND KEY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION Vision for the Future Recreation for seniors Better jobs and businesses Construction/growth High quality restaurants More tourism Improved transportation linkages Shared vision/collaboration/strong connections Higher technology businesses data centers Water resources Focus on the positive Fun place DC as a magnet for high tech businesses Celebrate successes Partnerships and collaboration Enterprise Zone utilization Fast growing NIU Hang together/unified Take advantage of curve balls Communities working together Vibrant downtowns Positive outcomes of CEDS Better politics Unity working for the common goal (all municipalities) Timely responses to needs olf tourism Strong foundation for development Sports tourism Competitive tax rates More housing Measurable progress Steady economic growth focused on young professionals Residential growth More water recreation Equitable revenue generation for smaller communities Integration with large nearby markets Welcoming/diverse community ood restaurants Vibrant consumer/tourism economy 112 Appendix D NIU Center for overnmental Studies

120 DeKalb County Thriving Key Issues to Focus on in the Next 12 Months Increase security/safety Financial and regulatory hurdles Encourage technology Build tourism, especially sports Build legislative bridges Need to set a course Public safety Development and implement plan Infrastructure development and maintenance Responsive government, teamwork Need positive change Public safety emergency dispatch Attract businesses Fiber optics Need to be independent of the State Continue to build infrastructure, buildings, etc Communication upgrades Build infrastructure for business Strengthen manufacturing Connect NIU and DeKalb Energy Make connections Continue to focus on healthcare Focus on County strengths Technology focus Retain students after graduation Research & development and education programs Public safety/crime and perception of crime Plan to increase employment New commercial and industrial construction Accessibility within and between communities Cost of public safety, equity for smaller cities Need to implement plans Need to create middle class jobs Keep brain power local Find a technology niche Need belt tightening Expand and market healthcare RESULTS FROM THE SURRENDER OR LEAD EXERCISE Team Success 1 We want to grow smart, but real estate taxes are an obstacle 2 The two most important things to focus on are adding jobs and reducing crime We need people who want to live and work here 3 If it weren t for state policies, we would be prosperous 4 We need to finally identify an industry and market that for the county (ex hi-tech) 5 Northern Illinois University will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years Sycamore County Workforce Power Team 1 We want to grow jobs, but advance and develop our existing workforce 2 The two most important things to focus on are technology and logistics which will lead to/advance job creation 3 If it weren t for I-88, we would have a less competitive advantage 4 We need to finally diverse our tax base 5 Emerging technology will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years 113 Appendix D NIU Center for overnmental Studies

121 DeKalb County Thriving Mustangs 1 We want to be a business-friendly/safe/educational/tourism destination, but we need to change perception 2 The two most important things to focus on are opportunities and vision which will attract and retain jobs 3 If it weren t for proximity to MSAs, we would be in trouble Be thankful 4 We need to finally unify communities within the county 5 Attracting a national/regional company will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years SWOT Team 1 We want to grow, but we need a plan 2 The two most important things to focus on are people and jobs 3 If it weren t for the State of Illinois, we would be in a better position 4 We need to finally start working together (stop competing) 5 Partnerships will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years No Names 1 We want to grow but haven t 2 The two most important things to focus on are job creation and job retention because nothing else matters 3 If it weren t for the State, we would be prosperous 4 We need to finally market the county s assets 5 Whether NIU survives will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years The Distributors 1 We want to grow, but we need a plan 2 The two most important things to focus on are attraction, retention; it is the base for many other components for overall success 3 If it weren t for NIU, location north of (I-88, I-39), we would not be as attractive 4 We need to finally grow the base 5 Our preparation will have the biggest impact on the county in the next 2-4 years Northwest Pioneers Progress in Optimism/New Education Everyday Returns 1 We want to succeed and progress, but we need to focus on outcomes 2 The two most important things to focus on are people and places; that s what we have 3 If it weren t for lack of growth, we would not be so reliant on the present tax structure 4 We need to finally identify the problems, and et er done 5 People and technology will have the biggest impact on the County in the next 2-4 years 114 Appendix D NIU Center for overnmental Studies

122 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX E: RESULTS FROM PLANNIN SESSION TWO, SWOT ANALYSIS, OAL IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION INTERNAL Strengths Proximity to Elburn Metra Housing/Cost of Housing Existing employers NIU Visual and Performing Arts Council NIU Huskie bus TransVac Enterprise Zone Shabbona State Park Egyptian Theater Convocation Center Healthcare system Clean air/water - Less congestion Recreation and trails Collaboration Comparable land costs Education - NIU, Kishwaukee College, - K-12 Location Extraordinarily good farmland People Proximity to Chicago (O Hare) Social Service community Philanthropy Record of innovation, creativity-forward thinking Fiber optics Transportation network (Rail, airport, I-88) Diversity Weaknesses Capture commuters - Live/work in County Lack of housing and entertainment for young professionals No commuter rail Need an agreed upon quality of life index What s good enough? - Measuring success Retention of young adults (high school and post-secondary students) Awareness/communication of our cultural assets Mental healthcare Property taxes State of Illinois budget Springfield State policy legislation Lack of goal-centered planning Communication about resources between key stakeholders Proximity to Chicago Suburbia knocking Misinformation and perceptions Crime Active engagement by all communities to collectively set goals ongoing collaboration lobalization Develop more industrial property of all sizes Diversity 115 Appendix E NIU Center for overnmental Studies

123 DeKalb County Thriving EXTERNAL Opportunities Commuters NIU/Kishwaukee College (Young workforce) Parks (Shabbona, etc) Commuter rail proximity to Elburn Airport Enterprise Zone Housing Tourism (arts & sports) Convocation Center Research/technology development Healthcare Quality of life consistent measures Coherent plan Egyptian Theater Arts/entertainment/cultural assets Leadership and business succession planning Promotion of NIU strengths/assets Fiber optics Diversity (age/talent/etc) Creativity Agriculture Clean air/water Transportation lobalization of region Philanthropy Civic collaboration Land available with industrial infrastructure State situation Rockford and Chicago regions E-commerce Potential land development Threats Housing Volume of rental housing Aging population Neighboring counties/states State budget Policy making Chicago region - Suburbia Perception Crime lobalization Demographics - Declining high school graduates NIU declining enrollment E-commerce 116 Appendix E NIU Center for overnmental Studies

124 DeKalb County Thriving OAL CLASSIFICATION Participants were asked to classify each goal according to a matrix model of time horizon and complexity Short-term goals could or should be completed or substantially underway by the end of the coming fiscal year Long-term goals could or should be completed or substantially underway in three to six years Complex goals were goals that required extraordinary resources, specialists, funding, or the agreement of outside municipalities or agencies Routine goals, although not necessarily simple, were goals that could be accomplished upon unilateral decision of the Board and within present budget streams or with minor revenue enhancements or reallocations The purpose of the exercise is to group goals of roughly the same type together so when prioritization occurs, the participants can avoid the problem of comparing apples to oranges Short-Term Routine Target industries, identify collaborative partnerships and market Publicize Enterprise Zone broadly and widely Coordinate planning between NIU and local/county political bodies This could include creating a process for linking NIU and other anchor events to increase timely awareness, collaboration and mutual benefit Concentrate on recruiting more logistics-based businesses (ie, airport, rail, interstate) Push awareness of arts/culture/entertainment Economic development business tours and meetings (including DCEDC board meetings) occurring throughout DeKalb County Short-Term Complex Change the narrative of what makes DeKalb County unique Develop the DeKalb County Experience, using a unified branding of what we are good at and what we want to be May include marketing for tourism (recreational, distillery, wine, and sports) Make local government more business-friendly with less unnecessary regulation, including modernizing codes to allow redevelopment as matter of right Enhance or create a strong economic development outreach program to market all communities in the County ie, full-time marketing position at DCEDC or other countywide organization Connect local manufacturing clusters to regional clusters Quality of life /community indicator project to establish a dashboard of what quality of life means, how to measure it and how to maintain or improve it in the County Conduct a Live Local program assessment and identify strategies to implement Conduct a comprehensive adult/student labor market analysis Establish a county-wide communication network Research ways to maintain/reduce cost of living 117 Appendix E NIU Center for overnmental Studies

125 DeKalb County Thriving Long-Term Routine Research Technology Park including locations, models and research and development including engaging students Review consolidation/duplication of efforts in services, resources, administration, etc Focus on small community sustainability Explore a sustainability plan regarding natural resources: water and effluent Identify lodging accommodations and opportunities Long-Term Complex Economic development strategy that encompasses changes in automation, geography, workforce and the State of Illinois Incorporate technology-based improvements, such as using the fiber optic network to its fullest potential, to attract technology-based businesses and develop clusters of hi-tech start-ups with a focus on interconnectivity Develop agriculture innovation strategy(ies) to continue the strong agricultural industry in the County Using data-driven decisions, this could include a food hub, farm to table, food processing, distribution and local production 118 Appendix E NIU Center for overnmental Studies

126 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX F: OAL RANKIN DEKALB COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEIC PLANNIN RANKINS 2017 The lower the group average score the higher the ranking for that goal, ie, closer to 1 average represents the highest rank priority in that category Some categories had more goal choices so those categories will have higher averages SHORT-TERM ROUTINE OALS ROUP AVERAE Target industries, identify collaborative partnerships and market 24 Publicize Enterprise Zone broadly and widely 26 Coordinate planning between NIU and local/county political bodies This could include creating a process for linking NIU and other anchor events to increase timely awareness, collaboration and mutual benefit Concentrate on recruiting more logistics-based businesses (ie, airport, rail, interstate) 37 Push awareness of arts/culture/entertainment 44 Economic development business tours and meetings (including DCEDC board meetings) occurring throughout DeKalb County SHORT-TERM COMPLEX OALS Change the narrative of what makes DeKalb County unique Develop the DeKalb County Experience, using a unified branding of what we are good at and what we want to be May include marketing for tourism (recreational, distillery, wine, and sports) Make local government more business-friendly with less unnecessary regulation, including modernizing codes to allow redevelopment as matter of right Enhance or create a strong economic development outreach program to market all communities in the County ie, full-time marketing position at DCEDC or other countywide organization ROUP AVERAE Connect local manufacturing clusters to regional clusters 45 Quality of life /community indicator project to establish a dashboard of what quality of life means, how to measure it and how to maintain or improve it in the County Conduct a Live Local program assessment and identify strategies to implement 55 Conduct a comprehensive adult/student labor market analysis 57 Establish a county-wide communication network 58 Research ways to maintain/reduce cost of living 71 LON-TERM ROUTINE OALS Research Technology Park including locations, models and research and development including engaging students ROUP AVERAE Review consolidation/duplication of efforts in services, resources, administration, etc 27 Focus on small community sustainability 28 Explore a sustainability plan regarding natural resources: water and effluent 35 Identify lodging accommodations and opportunities Appendix F NIU Center for overnmental Studies

127 DeKalb County Thriving LON-TERM COMPLEX OALS Economic Development strategy that encompasses changes in automation, geography, workforce and the State of Illinois Incorporate technology-based improvements, such as using the fiber optic network to its fullest potential, to attract technology-based businesses and develop clusters of hi-tech start-ups with a focus on interconnectivity Develop agriculture innovation strategy(ies) to continue the strong agricultural industry in the County Using data-driven decisions, this could include a food hub, farm to table, food processing, distribution and local production Integrate ourselves into a regional economy by exploring partnerships with surrounding counties and regional businesses ROUP AVERAE Explore strategies to effectively retain student/young people 56 Implement countywide marketing strategies for the DeKalb County Experience based on established unified branding message (ie, tech center, education, healthcare, tourism center) Research and development as a large component of economic development and partnership with NIU, Kishwaukee College and other educational and workforce entities After exploring strategies for retaining/attracting young adults, implement high priority strategies to make DeKalb County the place to be for young professionals to work, live, play (ie, dining, entertainment, housing) Invest in vibrant downtowns possibly through a program such as reat Downtowns, rowing Cities (DC) or other programs meant to bring shared resources and access to economic development tools to downtowns of all sizes Strengthen DeKalb s connection to commuter rail and investigate public rail transit options including the feasibility of extending commuter rail through DeKalb Partner with NIU and Kishwaukee College to restore enrollment numbers (to 2010 levels?) Appendix F NIU Center for overnmental Studies

128 DeKalb County Thriving APPENDIX : COUNTYWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS DeKalb County Enterprise Zone Application List of Infrastructure Plan Attachments City of DeKalb DeKalb Water System Capital Improvements Plan DeKalb Water Distribution & Collection System DeKalb Five-Year Street Plan DeKalb Shovel Ready Infrastructure DeKalb Enterprise Zone Map with Water/Sewer Infrastructure DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport DeKalb Airport Revised Transportation Improvement Program (TIPS) DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport TIPS (Spreadsheet) ACIP FY-2016 No 1 ACIP FY-2016 No 2 ACIP FY-2016 No 3 DeKalb itary District (DSD) Sewerage Collection and Treatment Agency for City of DeKalb DSD - 5 Year Capital Improvement Plan DSD Collection System DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) - Regional Transportation Planning Agency for DeKalb-Sycamore- Cortland Urbanized Area DSATS Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) (Urbanized Area Roadway/Street Plan) DSATS Transit TIP FY DeKalb County DeKalb County Infrastructure Plan DeKalb County Road System City of Sycamore Sycamore Street & Alley Improvement Plan Sycamore Water Treatment Plant and Collection System Improvements Sycamore Utilities System Sycamore Shovel Ready Infrastructure Sycamore Enterprise Zone Map with Water & Sewer Infrastructure Town of Cortland Cortland Infrastructure Plan Cortland Shovel Ready Infrastructure Cortland Enterprise Zone Map with Water & Sewer Infrastructure City of enoa enoa Enterprise Zone Infrastructure Plan enoa Shovel Ready Infrastructure enoa Enterprise Zone Map with Water & Sewer Infrastructure City of dwich dwich Shovel Ready Infrastructure dwich Enterprise Zone Map with Water & Sewer Infrastructure Village of Waterman Waterman Infrastructure-In-Progress Waterman 5-Year Plan Waterman Shovel Ready Infrastructure Waterman Enterprise Zone Map with Water & Sewer Infrastructure 121 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

129 DeKalb County Thriving Town of Cortland Shovel Ready Infrastructure Plan Nearly all Cortland s infrastructure is newly constructed or replaced since the 1970 s Excess water and sewer capacity is particularly abundant, sufficient to accommodate significant industrial, commercial and residential growth A new 1,000,000 gallon water tower was completed in 2011, increasing water storage capacity to 1,100,000 gallons An innovative new Water Reclamation and Reuse facility was completed in 2007 capable of processing 15 million gallons of water per day New PVC water mains and sewer lines are in place to serve industrial and commercial sites throughout the Town Attached is a Map illustrating Shovel Ready Infrastructure for the Town of Cortland together with an Enterprise Zone Map that includes water and sewer infrastructure 122 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

130 DeKalb County Thriving Town of Cortland Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 123 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

131 W KYRA LN DAVIS LN N HICKORY ST N ASPEN DR Suppland Park N PAMPAS DR RICHMOND LN E WESTMINSTER CL BALDWIN LN E OXFORD CL FAIRFAX LN N DOVE ST N CARDINAL ST Cortland Elementary School REENBRIER ST DeKalb County Thriving Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport W DR City of DeKalb W SMITH AV N LOVES RD 38 Police Deparment 88 N STRACK ST N KIMBERLY LN MCMILLAN CT VAL LN N RAINER LN JUDY LN W ROBIN AV N BLUE JAY ST N CHARLES ST N JUNIPER ST W FERNLEN AV N TROY LN SUSIE LN N UY LN N ROLOFF LN Hetchler Park W ELLEN AV W KEENE AV S LOVES RD S WEST ST W STEPHENIE DR W PRAIRIEFIELD AV W AUBURNDALE AV McPhillips Park W KLEIN AV N CHARLES ST N EDWARD ST N ASPEN DR W CHRISTOPHER AV W RED HAWK AV W MEADOW DR W LINDA AV W LINCOLN HWY W CORTLAND CENTER RD N SPRUCE ST W JASON AV W MALLARD AV W HERON AV W SUSAN AV W CAROL AV S JOSLYN ST N WILDFLOWER ST W WINTERBERRY AV W CRABAPPLE AV W PAWPAW AV N NINA ST N DOWOOD ST W AMBER AV W PINE AV W NORTH AV W ELM AV W CHESTNUT ST W MAPLE AV S HALWOOD ST W EORE AV W EORE AV N OLDENROD ST Welsh Park Fire Dept W TALLRASS PKWY W HIBISCUS AV W MANOLIA AV W SANDALWOOD AV W BLUEBELL AV N LONMEADOW ST 12 N SOMONAUK RD W STONEATE DR E CLOVER AV S DEPOT ST N SOMONAUK RD Post Office Town Hall S SOMONAUK RD N SOMONAUK RD To Sycamore N PAMPAS DR MARY ALDIS LN S PAMPAS DR MARKET LN S WALNUT ST ROBINSON AV W ELLWALK AV SOMONAUK RD HERSHEY ST BLOUNT ST DEVON ST CIMARON ST WALTON ST 12 DeKalb County overnment Information Management Office 200 North Main Street Sycamore, IL E DAISY AV E WARBLER AV E MEADOW DR E MEADOW DR E CONESTOA AV E RAILROAD AV E CHESTNUT ST E MAPLE AV E SOUTH AV PRINCETON CT E HUMMINBIRD AV E LARK AV S SAVOY MEWS EORETOWN CT S LLANOS ST MACON ST BARBER REENE RD S OAK ST S PRAIRIE ST N PRAIRIE ST E CORTLAND CENTER RD E NORTH AV Cortland Community Park U P RR FALCON ST WACO ST SHIRLEY LN RICHLAND PKWY PRESTON ST STRATFORD AV HAHN DR HAMPSTEAD ST HAHN DR FENSTERMAKER RD STATE RTE 38 UNION DITCH To Maple Park Kane County LEXINTON AV FAIRVIEW DR ELLBRIDE ST COLONIAL ST BRAXTON ST ASHFORD AV PLEASANT ST NUMBER ONE Town of Cortland - Enterprise Zones Commercial Exisiting Industrial Available Industrial Connecting Strip Water Sewage AIRPORT RD UNION DITCH NUMBER 1 UNION DITCH NO Feet Updated: November 2014 BH Printed: November Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

132 DeKalb County Thriving DATE: December 3, 2014 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: STRATEIC OAL: Honorable Mayor John Rey City Council Anne Marie aura, City Manager T J Moore, Director of Public Works Tom Cleveland, ADPW Airport Division Authorizing the Approval of the Revised Transportation Improvement Program (TIPS) for Federal Fiscal Years at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Increase Economic rowth and Further Diversify the Tax Base I Summary The Department of Public Works Airport Division is requesting the City Council adopt the annual Transportation Improvement Program This program was presented to the Federal Aviation Administration and Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics at our annual TIPS meeting on October 28, 2014 The FAA and the Illinois Division of Aeronautics recommend proceeding with the outlined projects in our five year plan II This annual review occurs with IDOT and the FAA to review the long-term capital improvement projects as requested by the City These requests are then taken to internal FAA review for eventual allocation of federal funds The Federal government pays 90% of all Airport Improvement Projects, (AIP), with the State of Illinois paying for an additional 5% The City is then responsible for 5% of any AIP project One project on our priority list is a State/Local project This project is funded by 50% State and 50% local funds Background The following items were presented by staff to the FAA and IDOT Division of Aeronautics at our annual Transportation Improvement Program (TIPs) meeting in Springfield on October 28, 2014 for review and approval The FAA and IDOT Division of Aeronautics recommended a revised version of the original TIPS the Council was presented with at the October 27, 2014 City Council meeting The revised priority list recommended for submittal is as follows: 125 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

133 DeKalb County Thriving III IV FY2016 Priority 1 Bituminous Overlay of the Main Entrance Road and Parking Lot The project will resurface with asphalt the entry road and parking lot to the Airport adjacent to the main hanger This project was held back because of the construction of a high tail corporate hangar by Win Win Aviation The hangar construction should be complete in the spring of 2016 Construction of the bituminous overlay of the main entrance and parking lot could begin during the fall of 2015 Project Priority 2 Hazardous Wildlife Study Update This is a survey of all the wildlife in the area of the Airport that may pose a threat to aviation and a proposal for mitigating the individual threats A Hazardous Wildlife Study was done in 2007 in preparation for our upcoming Part 139 Limited Commercial certification The Illinois Department of Transportation - Division of Aeronautics and the FAA recommend updating the Hazardous Wildlife Study every five years This is a State 50% / Local 50% project Priority Project 3 Relocate/Install Navaids on Runways 2, 20, and 27 This project will provide the installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system on Runway 27 that will guide pilots visually, at the right altitude, over the Town of Cortland, to land on Runway 27 The current Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) that is currently installed on Runway 27 is out of service and very expensive to repair There are 2 power units and 2 wind socks in the Runway Object Free Area of Runway 2-20 that need to be relocated because of new FAA regulations for the FAA Part 139 Limited Commercial Airport classification The FAA and IDOT Division of Aeronautics agreed that this is a good project to have all of the navigational aid construction and relocation combined into 1 project All Federal/State/Local projects are presented as cost sharing projects of 90% Federal, 5% State, and 5% Local Share Community roups/interested Parties Contacted The Airport Manager presented the revised TIPs Program to the Airport Advisory Board at the November 18, 2014 meeting The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board unanimously agreed with the revised TIPs program Legal Impact The Letters of Intent for the Federal/State/Local TIPs projects for DTMA serve as a preliminary written commitment that the City will fund the local share of the projects as proposed Each project requires approval at the time of bidding and funding, in addition to the preliminary commitment V Financial Impact The City of DeKalb will be obligated to pay 5% of the two Federal/State/Local project costs and 50% of the one State/Local project listed for 2016, Hazardous Wildlife Study Update Page Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

134 DeKalb County Thriving VI VII Options 1 The City Council recommends staff submit the five-year TIPs plan to the Illinois Department of Transportation as described herein This alternative is recommended 2 The City Council may alternatively choose to not approve the five-year TIPs plan This alternative is not recommended as it should be preceded by a comprehensive review of the ALP and long term development strategy Recommendation The Airport Advisory Board, the Director of Public Works, and the Airport Manager recommend approval and submittal of the proposed FY Transportation Improvement Program for DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Page Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

135 DeKalb County Thriving DEKALB TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DEKALB, ILLINOIS Transportation Improvement Program: Airports FFY ELEMENTS REQUIRED Estimated Cost Clear Bldg Size Sponsor AIP Project Title Project Description Project Environmental Approaches Land Apron RFE Cals/ Year Federal Project Priority on ALP Determination (from 5010 Acquired Sizing Evaluation Equipment Notes / Comments Requested State Local Total Priority Number EA/CATEX/EIS Inspection Calcs Form Inventory Results) Discretionary Entitlement Yes / No / NA Pending/Approved Yes / No Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA Yes / No / NA Apportionment Bit Overlay of Entrance Bituminous overlay of the airport entrance road and auto parking lot YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NO NA NA NA $357,300 $148,500 $28,100 $28,100 $562,000 FY-2016 A Entitlements will be used Road & Parking Lot Conduct a wildlife study to determine what wildlife are living on and Wildlife Study around the airport property and what needs to be done to insure the NA NA YES NA NA NA $22,500 $22,500 $45,000 The City will have the USDA do the wildlife study wildlife that is present isn't a hazard to aircraft operations The existing PLASI unit was destroyed and an abbreviated PAPI unit Relocate/install NAVAIDs on will be installed in the place of the PLASI unit Power units to YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA NA $398,700 $22,150 $22,150 $443,000 Rwys 2, 20 & 27 VADIs,REILs & Wind Cones must be moved from the ROFA Two wind cones must be moved from the ROFA as well Acquire 47 + ac (fee The City of DeKalb will seek Discretionary funding for this Acquire approximately 47 + ac (fee simple)(winter's Property) YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NO NA NA NA $1,903,500 $105,750 $105,750 $2,115,000 simple) acquisition Replace the existing 4 foot perimeter fencing with a 6' tall Class E, chain link, fence This project could change once the wild life study Replace Perimeter Fencing YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA NA $588,600 $148,500 $40,950 $40,950 $819,000 FY-2017 A Entitlements will be used has been completed and a determination is made on the exact height of fencing required 2008 PCI Survey rates - 66 to 75, 24-39% loading distresses 2011 PCI Survey rates - 68 to 73, 20-24% loading distresses 2014 PCI Overlay Runway 2-20 YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA NA $0 $0 $0 $0 Survey rates - 56 to 75, 18-25% loading distresses Cracks weren't sealed Will wait for 2017 PCI Survey Develop a Cost Benefit Analysis for the installation of a MALSR on CBA For MALSR YES NA YES NA NA NA $0 $25,000 $25,000 Runway End 20 The City of DeKalb is considering the acquisition of the Erect a Snow Removal Equipment Building with assoicated site Frontier building as the future SRE Building Use of A Erect SRE Building YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA YES $900,000 $100,000 $1,000,000 work Entitlements to make this acquisition is being considered at this time Develop a short form environmental assessment for the installation EA For MALSR YES EA / PENDIN YES NA NA NA $0 $17,500 $17,500 $35,000 of a MALSR on Runway End 20 Bit Overlay of T-hangar Construction of a bituminous overlay of the T-hangar Pavements FY-2018 A Entitlements The City of DeKalb would accept YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA NA $131,400 $148,500 $15,550 $15,550 $311,000 Pavements that have PCIs ranging from 34 to 56 this project as a 90/10 State/Local Project Install MALSR on Rwy 20 Install a MALSR system and access roads on Runway End 20 YES UNDER ITEM 8 YES NA NA NA $657,000 $148,500 $44,750 $44,750 $895,000 Will use all of FY A Entitlements Acquire approximately Acquire approximately 25+ acres (fee simple) (Faiver Property) YES CATEX / PENDIN NO NA NA NA $810,000 $45,000 $45,000 $900,000 acres Develop a preliminary plan sheet that shows the location of all the Airport Utility Relocation, existing utilities on the airport and the preliminary layouts of the NO NA NA NA NA NA $72,000 $4,000 $4,000 $80,000 Phase I needed utility relocations to accommodate future airport developments Phase II - Enlargement of the first detention basin and construction Enlarge 1st detention basin of a second detention basin in the frontal area Both detention YES CATEX / PENDIN NO NA NA NA $1,561,500 $148,500 $95,000 $95,000 $1,900,000 Will use all of FY-2020 A Entitlements & const 2nd basin basins will flow to the existing detention basin located along Loves Road Acquire 32 + acres for Acquire 32 + acres (fee) for future corporate hangar expansion YES CATEX / PENDIN NO NA NA NA $1,360,800 $75,600 $75,600 $1,512,000 hangar expansion (Larson Property) Relocate a portion of Relocate a portion (3,000' x 24') of Pleasant Street to develop the YES CATEX / PENDIN NO NA NA NA $508,500 $148,500 $36,500 $36,500 $730,000 Will use all of FY-2021 A Entitlements Pleasant Street East Frontal Area Airport Utility Relocation, Relocation of the existing utilities on the Airport that were shown in NO CATEX / PENDIN NO NA NA NA $675,000 $37,500 $37,500 $750,000 Phase II Phase I to conflict with future development Expand the large aircraft YES AT TIME Expand the large aircraft parking apron YES CATEX / PENDIN YES NA NA $1,201,500 $148,500 $75,000 $75,000 $1,500,000 Will use all of FY-2022 A Entitlements parking apron OF PROJECT 128 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

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137 DeKalb County Thriving City of DeKalb Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 130 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

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146 139 NIU Center for overnmental Studies Appendix DeKalb County Thriving EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FULL REPORT N 1ST ST RICH RD KESLINER RD PEACE RD S 1ST ST I88 WESTBOUND URLER RD LYNCH RD SOUTH MAYFIELD RD SYCAMORE RD CREO RD S 2ND ST FAIRVIEW DR LIDDEN RD RIDE DR NORMAL RD STATE RTE 23 JOHN HUBER PKWY I88 EASTBOUND OAK ST WEBSTER RD W HILLCREST DR MACOM DR W DRESSER RD STATE ST N 14TH ST BETHANY RD N 7TH ST N 10TH ST S MALTA RD S 4TH ST S 7TH ST E TAYLOR ST W LINCOLN HWY ROVE ST LUCINDA AV PRIVATE DR S 3RD ST N 13TH ST DEKALB AV N ANNIE LIDDEN RD LIDDEN AV S PEACE RD FISK AV N 6TH ST N 4TH ST DAVY ST PARK AV HAISH BLVD N 11TH ST PROSPECT ST E ARDEN ST COUNTY FARM RD ARDEN RD FRANKLIN ST W TAYLOR ST OAKLAND DR HARVESTORE DR JOANNE LN BARBER REENE RD N LOVES RD BARB BLVD N 5TH ST COLTONVILLE RD KLEIN RD FOXPOINTE DR PRIDE AV TWOMBLY RD REENWOOD ACRES DR DELCY DR SOUTH MALTA RD ATEWAY DR S PRAIRIE DR N 9TH ST S 9TH ST QUAIL RUN STATE RTE 38 MOLUF ST DOSEN DR RUSSELL RD HARVEY ST KENT PL LINDEN PL PLEASANT ST MEADOW LN ANJALI CT S 5TH ST S 6TH ST WATERMAN RD N 12TH ST LEONARD AV COLLEE AV E LINCOLN HWY MARKET ST E LOCUST ST S 8TH ST BORDEN AV S LOVES RD N 2ND ST N 3RD ST MATTEK AV LAUREL LN REENT DR DODE AV ROSENOW WAY KNOLLS ST W BALL AV KNOLLS AV S FAIR ST FOX HOLLOW BEST AV E ROOSEVELT ST N CHARLES ST AUUSTA AV CULVER ST DIETZ AV PAR FIVE DR SUNRISE DR BUSH ST E SUNSET PL MARARET LN N HICKORY ST SARAH DR LILAC LN ELLWOOD AV S 10TH ST IFFORD ST FOTIS DR PRESIDENTS BLVD CLARK ST RIVER DR S 11TH ST JUDY LN TYLER ST HEATHERFIELD LN REAL DR KAREN AV KNOLLS AV N CORPORATE DR E ROYAL DR REENWOOD NORTH AYLE AV ROLFE RD CRANE DR S ANNIE LIDDEN RD KNOLLWOOD DR MILLER AV KIMBERLY DR AFTON RD SPRIN AV TILTON PARK DR VIENNA BLVD ELMWOOD AV STADIUM DR E RESERVE LN ASTER RD PEARL ST W PINE AV STADIUM DR W SCENIC RD URLER ST WIRSIN PKWY LONWOOD DR KRPAN DR ALBERT AV ELIZABETH ST SPRINDALE LN VARSITY BLVD DALEANNE AV W FAIRVIEW DR HATHAWAY DR SANAMON RD COUNTRY CLUB LN W ALDEN PL PEMBROOK LN LARKIN AV MANNIN DR FAIRMONT DR E HILLCREST DR FURROW ST STADIUM DR S BUENA VISTA DR JOHN ST SOUTH CROSS ST SETTLER RD CASTLE DR RAND DR COMSTOCK AV STAFFORD ST FAIRLANE AV WINDSOR DR LUCERNE LN TYERT LN INDUSTRIAL DR IVY ST CHARTER ST FAIRLAND DR SOUTH POINTE DR COTTON AV SHARON DR ELM ST FORSYTHE LN HOME DR EVANS AV W ROYAL DR W CAROL AV E MILNER AV WILLOW ST NIU CONVOCATION RD COLONIAL DR BANTAM ST WOOD ST MAPLEWOOD AV RUSSET LN JASMINE ST DEVONAIRE PKWY EMMERT DR CARLISLE LN HIHLAND DR E DRESSER RD CAMBRIA DR W KLEIN AV CUTLER DR HOLLISTER AV PINE ST OAK LN LOREN DR PICKWICK LN SUNLOW LN REENBRIER RD MASON ST HOLLY ST W SUNSET PL DAWN CT SPIROS CT ROBERTS LN N 15TH ST TERRACE DR MANOLIA ST WEDEWOOD DR ADAMS WAY HORIZON LN JAMES CT BAYFIELD DR E ALDEN PL SEAMAN AV BEL AIR LN SCOTT DR MEDITERRANEAN DR MEADOW CREEK DR PLUM ST FARMSTEAD LN MERCANTILE DR N 8TH ST CARI CT SCHIFLY LN HULMES DR LEWIS ST RANE RD WEST ST QUINLAN AV TARET PURI PKWY CHARLES ST LEACY DR WOODLEY AV WOODATE DR ESTHER AV POOLER AV MAYFLOWER DR MANOR DR ILEHAMWOOD DR THRESHER ST VAUHN CT PATRIOT DR ELECTRIC PARK DR SIMONDS AV THORNWOOD DR EDEBROOK DR KENSINTON BLVD MEADOW TRL E LACAS ST WILLIAMS WAY BLACKHAWK RD PALMER CT SUSAN CT W ELLEN AV MILAN DR S OWENS LN FOX AV W PRAIRIE DR CARROLL AV SUNNYMEADE TRL STADIUM DR HIHPOINTE DR ARCHIE PL WARREN PL BENT RASS CIR PRAIRIE AV W MILNER AV PERSIMMON ST TALLMEADOW DR BROOKHILL LN SCHOOL ST BEAUTIFUL ATE DR LINCOLN DR N WHITE OAK DR ENTERPRISE AV ABERDEEN CT N EDWARD ST HUNTINTON RD N ASPEN DR RUBY LN ILBERT WAY PRATHER LN CYNTHIA PL MONTICELLO DR SALEM DR SAINT ANDREWS DR PEBBLEWOOD DR CENTER CROSS ST W STEPHENIE DR BERKSHIRE CT SPRUCE DR NORTH BRIDE RD WILDFLOWER LN SUNFLOWER DR WALNUT ST CARLOS CT SHIPMAN PL RED WIN LN HILL ST YORKSHIRE DR MEADOW TRL W W ROOSEVELT ST SPARTAN TRL N BLUE JAY ST THORNBROOK RD NAPA CT WANER CT SUNSET LN EDWARD ST EVES CIR E KENDALL LN CONSTANCE LN MILAN DR N SCHADE LN ANNIE LIDDEN RD ASH CT WATERSIDE DR OLFVIEW PL HICKORY LN CENTENNIAL DR NEWMAN ST BARABOO LN PLAZA DR DOWOOD LN PAPPAS DR WIRTZ DR LEXINTON ST W PRAIRIEFIELD AV SERENITY LN COLBY CT HOLMES PL W MEADOW DR KISHWAUKEE DR ROSEMAN LN W KEENE AV LEN CIR E TIMBER TRL KINSBURY DR YORKSHIRE DR N HIH TER KRPAN CT OAKWOOD AV SANBORN LN MCCORMICK DR EDEBROOK LN DEVONSHIRE DR S LEE CT PEBBLE BEACH CT REEN TREE LN BASSWOOD LN SLEEPY HOLLOW LN HEALTH SERVICES DR CROATIAN CT DEVONSHIRE DR WENDELL PL OAK DR MCIRR ST AUTUMN LN OMEA CIRCLE DR OLF CT BILLINS DR WYMAN ST CHALLENER DR DEERPATH LN W ASPEN CT UNIVERSITY CIRCLE DR RUTLAND RD ALPHA CT W CLIFFORD DR NORTHERN LN STEVENSON DR LARSON LN LONVALLEY LN ORCHARD LN LEN CIR W E STONEHENE DR DEERPATH LN E DORKEN LN W LOCUST ST POND ST RESOURCE PKWY COVERED BRIDE LN COMMERCE DR CLIVE DR KISHWAUKEE LN BELLEVUE DR RUSHMOORE DR EBBESEN DR DELANEY CT RANT DR E TIMBERWOOD CT BRISTOL DR E ALPHA CT E W STONEHENE DR RANT DR N DOULAS DR N STONEFIELD DR WOLF CT W KYRA LN WOODLAWN DR STONEY CREEK RD UNIVERSITY DR W CORTLAND CENTER RD BIRCHWOOD LN N JUNIPER ST MARY CT EASTATE DR HARRISON ST BRIARWOOD LN NESTLE CT LAWNWOOD AV WINEBERRY DR CONCIDINE CT DAVID AV ENCLAVE BLVD BERKSHIRE DR SHORT ST MILLER CT STEVENS AV OVERLOOK DR BRISTOL DR W LAURA PL JENNIFER LN HYACINTH LN AZALEA LN YORKSHIRE DR S MISTY LN TAFT ST FOXBEND DR SWAN LN ARCADIA DR SOROS CT NORTHERN VIEW CIR CONCORD DR WURLITZER DR BIRCHWOOD DR HICKORY ST MCMILLAN CT POPLAR LN PEBBLECREEK CT BAYBERRY LN RYAN CT W ARDEN ST CRAYTON CIR E VAL LN CHESTNUT ST SONOMA CT BRANT CIR SOUTH AV JASMINE CT NORTH AV FAIRWAY OAKS DR TASSEL CT CRAYTON CIR W HILLCREST DR SYLVAN LN WINDMILL WAY BROCK CIR SCOTT CT ARROWHEAD LN W ROBIN AV RANE CT EARL CT DANIEL CT LINCOLN TER HAUSER ROSS DR HAWTHORNE LN STADIUM DR N EVES CIR W N TROY LN MARIA CT CEDAR CT JOHNSON AV ECO PARK DR ALDEN CIR COBBLESTONE TRL HERITAE DR MIDLANDS CT EVES CT MATTEK CT OLDENROD TURN MULBERRY LN SOUTHMOOR DR PENNY LN DAVIS LN SOUTH POINTE CT HEDE DR ROOSEVELT CT DEVONSHIRE DR N KENNICOTT CT W SMITH AV W FERNLEN AV ELMWOOD ST KIMBERLY LN CHRIS CT ASHLEY DR WINDSOR CT IRARD ST CREEK CT CAMDEN CT COLLEE TER INERCREEK CT HANNA CT WELLINTON CT SUSIE LN CLIFFE CT TURNBURY CT E CAMBRIDE CT KENSINTON CT ADRIENNE CIR ELIZABETH CIR SPOONER CT PICKWICK CIR AVALON CT HUFFMAN CT PARDRIDE PL CLOVERLEAF CT N STRACK ST CONCORD CT KISHWAUKEE HOSPITAL DR MERIDIAN CT MORAINE TER MARY WOOD CT RANT DR W DANIEL DR WATERMAN ST KERRYBROOK CT SHERMAN PL DRIFTWOOD DR CRAYTON CIR N DARLIN CT LONDON CT MCCONNELL AV EMMSEN DR ROERS CT CEDARBROOK CT CHAMBERLAIN DR PEBBLEWOOD CT BARBERRY CT KATHERINE CIR NORTHERN CT PHEASANT RUN REEN CT EVERREEN CIR BLACKSTONE CT KENWOOD CT TEAL CT RAINTREE CT FAIRWAY CIR REENWOOD CT HAMPTON CT HUCKLEBERRY LN MARCIA LN EDENS ATE DR MALLARD CT ANDRESEN CT MEADOW BROOK CT EALE CT WILLOW CIR SUNLOW CT BILLINS CT REENVIEW CT CHANDAN WAY CHERRYWOOD LN APPLEWOOD LN W QUINLAN CT INVERNESS CT WEDEWOOD CV FAIRVIEW DR LEWIS ST S 10TH ST W LINCOLN HWY 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147 SUNLOW LN SUNLOW CT RECREATION DR HORIZON LN RANE RD FARMSTEAD LN OMEA CIRCLE DR BEAUTIFUL ATE DR EVES CIR EA ECO PARK DR CHESTNUT ST PENNY LN TWOMBLY RD KNOLLS AV N RANT DR N STADIUM DR S LARSON CT VARSITY BLVD UNIVERSITY DR DOULAS DR N RYAN CT HIHPOINTE DR MARY CT LINCOLN DR N STADIUM DR LAKEWOOD CT OLF CT BELLEVUE DR COUNTY HEALTH BLVD ARCADIA DR CRANE DR W TAYLOR ST SUSAN CT DAWN CT COLBY CT EDEBROOK DR REENBRIER RD EVERREEN CIR W LOCUST ST LUCINDA AV CREEK CT HARVESTORE DR REEN TREE LN BLOOMIN DR HIH TER MORAINE TER PHEASANT RUN W LOCUST ST MISTY LN KIMBERLY DR W HILLCREST DR ST LINCOLN TER YORKSHIRE DR WOOD ST TURNBERRY CT WE KENSINTON BLVD NORTHERN LN COLLEE VIEW CT BUSH ST W MILNER AV SOUTH POINTE DR HYACINTH LN COLLEE TER TURNBERRY CT EA KENSINTON CT SALEM DR CAMBRIDE CT AYLE AV W ALDEN PL Fairview Cemetery W DRESSER RD POOLER AV MATTEK AV BARB BLVD LEXINTON ST CONCORD DR RIDE DR HANNA CT BAYFIELD DR CRAYTON CIR NO POPLAR LN WOODBRIDE CT LINCOLN WAY ANNE ST CHARTER ST NAPA CT PICKWICK CIR ARDEN ST WENDELL PL WARREN PL E ALDEN PL E SUNSET PL SERENITY LN MANNIN DR WINEBERRY DR BASSWOOD LN DRIFTWOOD DR THORNBROOK RD MCIRR ST URLER ST WHITE OAK DR SONOMA CT STERLIN CT CHAMBERLAIN DR PARDRIDE PL MATTEK CT WILDFLOWER LN MILLER CT CULVER ST HEATHERFIELD LN FAIRMONT DR E HILLCREST DR SUNNYMEADE TRL Oakwood Cemetery CHARTER ST BEST AV FAIRLANE MANNIN DR WEST QUINLAN CT LAUREL LN FORSYTHE LN E TAYLOR ST CULVER ST HARVEY ST TYLER ST SPRIN AV KAREN AV COLONIAL DR BALL AV LUCERNE LN RUTLAND RD AV DANIEL DR NESTLE CT BILLINS BILLINS DR CT LARKIN AV Evergreen Cemetery SHORT ST ROOSEVELT CT MARCIA LN TAFT ST QUINLAN AV KINSBURY DR SOUTHMOOR DR DALEANNE AV MACOM DR WATERMAN S MANOR DR STONEY CREEK RD CT LAURA PL DAVY ST SHIPMAN PL OAK ST NORTH AV SOUTH AV REENWOOD NORTH SCHOOL ST LEWIS ST STATE ST MARKET ST WEDEWOOD CV OVER- LOOK CIR PRAIRIE AV CLARK ST LEE CT LEWIS ST MEADOW TRL WE REENVIEW CT MACOM DR MEADOW TRL EA FAIRWAY CIR PLEASANT ST STATE ST RESERVE LN LEACY DR LILAC LN LAUREL LN MEADOW CREEK DR MEADOW CREEK DR LEN CIR WEST BETHANY RD HEALTH SERVICES DR OAKLAND DR LEN CIR EAST ENTERPRISE AV MIDLANDS CT ATEWAY DR OAKLAND DR MERCANTILE DR BETHANY RD WIRSIN PKWY DeKalb County Thriving D-3-D D-3-E D-3-F E-1-A E-1-B E-1-C E-1-D E-1-E E-1-F E-2-A E-2-B E-2-C E-2-D E-2-E E-2-F E-3-A E-3-B E-3-C E-3-D E-3-E E-3-F F-1-A F-1-B F-1-C F-1-D F-1-E F-1-F F-2-A F-2-B F-2-C F-2-D F-2-E F-2-F 3-B-1 3-B-2 3-B-3 3-B-4 3-B-5 3-B-6 3-C-1 3-C-2 3-C-3 3-C-4 3-C-5 3-C-6 4-A-1 4-A-2 4-A-3 4-A-4 4-A-5 4-A-6 4-B-1 4-B-2 4-B-3 4-B-4 4-B-5 4-B-6 38 BANTAM ST OLDENROD TURN TASSEL CT WINDMILL WAY NORTHERN VIEW CIR THRESHER ST PRESIDENTS BLVD SETTLER RD FURROW ST DEVONAIRE PKWY NIU CONVOCATION RD STONEFIELD DR RANE CT MOLUF ST HAYSTACK CT JASMINE ST MANOLIA ST S MALTA RD 88 ROSENOW WAY JASMINE CT ALPHA CT WE ASPEN CT FOTIS DR STADIUM DR CEDAR CT WILLIAMS WAY EDENS ATE DR STADIUM DR W SOROS CT SCHADE LN KNOLLS ST WE URLER RD ALPHA CT EA ADAMS WAY PERSIMMON ST WALNUT ST RUBY LN EVES CT W HILLCREST DR REENT DR RANT DR W DOWOOD LN BERMUDA CT LARSON LN MASON ST QUAIL RUN HEDE DR BARBERRY CT IVY ST ASH CT PLUM ST SPIROS CT SCOTT CT RANT DR E STADIUM DR E LOREN DR DEERPATH LN W KNOLLS AV SO SCENIC RD NORTHERN CT S ANNIE LIDDEN RD PAPPAS DR DEERPATH LN E ASHLEY DR SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER N ANNIE LIDDEN RD N ANNIE LIDDEN RD SHARON DR RUSHMOORE DR W DRESSER RD BLACKHAWK RD BETHANY RD DAVID AV RUSSELL RD CARROLL AV HAWTHORNE LN CHARLES DEVONSHIRE DR BERKSHIRE DR SOUTH POINTE DR NORMAL RD NORMAL RD ALDEN CIR S 1ST ST SUNFLOWER DR DORKEN LN HERITAE DR P ARF CORPORATE DR BENT I V E EALE CT SAINT ANDREWS DR ARDEN RD LIDDEN AV COLLEE AV CASTLE DR FOX HOLLOW HILL CT MCCONNELL CONCORD CT TEAL CT AV NORTH BRIDE RD RA S S DR ELLWOOD AV WILLOW CIR KISHWAUKEE DR CYNTHIA PL EBBESEN DR MONTICELLO DR C I R PEBBL E CRAYTON CIR WE CLIFFORD DR E MILNER AV WANER CT CT BEACH WOODLEY AV LEONARD AV ELIZABETH ST FOX HOLLOW HICKORY ST AVALON CT CRAYTON CIR EA PAR FIVE DR MILLER AV JOHN ST IFFORD ST SLEEPY HOLLOW LN PEARL ST PATRIOT DR S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER ROLFE RD HAISH BLVD MERIDIAN CT PRIDE AV STAFFORD ST AUUSTA AV HARRISON ST MALLARD CT PICKWICK LN S 1ST ST BLACKSTONE CT SHERMAN PL S 2ND ST LONVALLEY LN PARK AV S 2ND ST CARLISLE LN FAIRMONT DR HOLMES PL KENWOOD CT MAYFLOWER DR LINDEN PL PROSPECT ST W ROOSEVELT ST S 3RD ST LACAS ST RICH RD CUTLER DR AZALEA LN HUNTINTON RD FRANKLIN ST STATE RTE PEBBLECREEK CT TALLMEADOW DR WINDSOR DR City of DeKalb - Enterprise Zones Commercial Available Industrial Water Exisiting Industrial Connecting Strip Sewage BRANT CIR KATHERINE CIR N 1ST ST SCHIFLY LN SANAMON RD SPRUCE DR ROVE ST ARDEN ST S 5TH ST FISK AV KENT PL SUNNYMEADE TRL MARARET LN SYCAMORE RD S 5TH ST S 6TH ST COMSTOCK AV MCCORMICK DR JUDY LN N 4TH ST MARARET LN W ROYAL DR DEKALB AV POND ST IRARD ST WE S 6TH ST S 7TH ST ORCHARD LN SANBORN LN STATE RTE 23 CLIFFE CT S 8TH ST S 7TH ST BEL AIR LN BEL AIR LN St Mary's Cemetery PINE ST IRARD ST EA KNOLLWOOD DR KENDALL LN S 8TH ST SPRINDALE LN WOLF CT DELCY DR TILTON PARK DR OAK ST E LOCUST ST PEMBROOK LN TYERT LN N 1ST ST TERRACE DR WOODLAWN DR S 9TH ST JOANNE LN S 9TH ST N 7TH ST BARABOO LN COVERED BRIDE LN N 1ST ST LAWNWOOD AV SPOONER CT S 10TH ST KISHWAUKEE LN ANDRESEN RIVER DR S 10TH ST COVERED BRIDE CT JAMES CT N 9TH ST ILEHAMWOOD DR MAPLE- WOOD AV BIRCH- WOOD LN N 9TH ST TIMBER TRL JENNIFER LN OLF VIEW PL REAL DR S 11TH ST S 11TH ST ROSEMAN LN JOANNE LN E DRESSER RD HUFFMAN CT N 10TH ST CLOVER- LEAF CT COBBLE- STONE TRL COBBLE- STONE CT OWENS LN CARI CT OLFVIEW PL HOLLISTER AV KRPAN CT OAK DR N 11TH ST EVANS AV WYMAN ST U P RR BUENA VISTA DR N 12TH ST N 13TH ST U P RR SIMONDS AV OAKWOOD AV N 14TH ST DODE AV N 15TH ST ELM ST N 14TH ST FAIRVIEW DR CREO RD COUNTRY CLUB LN SYCAMORE RD ELMWOOD AV SUNRISE DR HOLLY ST FAIRWAY OAKS DR INVERNESS CT ARROW HEADLN SYLVAN LN E DRESSER RD SEAMAN AV EARL CT INDUSTRIAL DR RED WIN LN REENWOOD NORTH N 14TH ST PRATHER LN HOME DR WEDE- WOOD DR OVER- LOOK DR REEN- WOOD CT SUNRISE DR OAKWOOD AV VIENNA BLVD WURLITZER DR COTTON AV VIENNA BLVD 88 HULMES DR 38 ROERS CT REENWOOD ACRES DR DIETZ AV APPLEWOOD LN CHERRYWOOD LN COMMERCE DR CENTENNIAL DR ROBERTS LN HAMPTON CT REENWOOD ACRES DR WATERSIDE DR RESOURCE PKWY CLIVE DR E LINCOLN HWY ENCLAVE BLVD RAND DR CAMBRIA DR MULBERRY LN City of Sycamore PEACE RD HAWTHORNE LN EDE- CHESTNUT ST HICKORY LN BRIARWOOD LN CHALLENER DR HUCKLEBERRY LN BARBER REENE RD CARLOS CT Feet DeKalb County overnment Information Management Office 200 North Main Street Sycamore, IL SYCAMORE RD BROOK LN 23 STATE RTE 23 STATE RTE 23 COUNTY FARM RD HAUSER ROSS DR ABERDEEN CT KE WEBSTER RD WEBSTER RD DOSEN DR City of Sycamore Updated: November 2014 BH Printed : November 2014 IRO MEDITERRANEAN DR 140 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

148 Ogle County 30 LINDENWOOD RD 14 IBSON RD 64 WELTY RD HERMANN RD BABSON RD EYCHANER RD HEAL RD WHEELER RD UP RR CEMETERY RD BASE LINE RD MOWERS RD 3 ILLIS RD MCIRR RD KEHM RD LEE RD SHABBONA ROVE RD BEND RD 6 KINSBURY CREEK SCOUT RD LOST ACRE LN SOUTH MALTA RD KESLINER RD 6 W PRESERVE RD HAUMESSER RD 31 SUYDAM RD TWOMBLY RD ELVA RD DAVIS RD STONE QUARRY RD 29 TOMAHAWK TRL EAST ST MAIN ST SVENDSEN RD DECKER DR LAWRENCE DR BYERS RD RICH RD PIONEER TER 30 SNAKE RD 21 I, E & C RR 64 MINNEAN RD S UNIVERSITY RD CHERRY VALLEY RD BASE LINE RD SOUTH MALTA RD WESSON RD FAIRVIEW DR URLER RD River 4 3 KESLINER RD DUFFY RD PRESERVE RD RUEFF RD HERBERT RD WOLF RD CARSON RD 11 COUNTRY CT 35 5 RIVER LN BETHANY RD RIVER RD LETTOW RD ALDRICH RD 9 DR W DRESSER RD 26 WATSON RD SUYDAM RD 23 SOUTH COUNTY LINE RD FIVE POINTS RD PERRY RD MILLER RD RD MEDINE RD THOMPSON RD BASTIAN RD 33 PINE RD DEERPATH RD 34 SUNSET DR 27 PLEASANT ST 16 PEACE RD 34 ORCHARD RD 18 BETHANY RD DUFFY RD B N S F RR NORTH ST 12 OWENS RD BUNNY LN WEST BRANCH BI ROCK CREEK BIRCH RD 23 PLEASANT ST I-88 URLER RD MCIRR RD BASE LINE RD HARTER RD LASHER RD BASTIAN RD CHICAO RD HIAWATHA LN FAWN DR PRECISION RD STORY RD E NORTH AV LANE RD SHABBONA ROVE RD HIDDEN OAKS LN CREEKSIDE CT POPLAR RD HEMLOCK RD HICKORY CIR ERRY LN HUNTERS SHEARON LN DEVINE CT WAY 15 LINDREN RD MAPLE PARK RD U P RR KESLINER RD 7 PHILLIPS RD COY RD JERICHO RD LARSON RD LASHER RD EAST BRANCH BI ROCK CREEK LIONS RD LUKENS RD 30 1 WANER RD Kendall County ALLEN RD ETTY RD DeKalb County Thriving D e K a l b C o u n t y Roads County Highway Interstate Municipal State Highway Township DeKalb County overnment Information Management Office 110 East Sycamore Street Sycamore, IL view at wwwdekalbcountyorg Approximate E-W Distance = 18 Miles Approximate N-S Distance = 36 Miles Area 6345 Square Miles Miles Updated: BH Printed: BH 3600 N 3500 N 3400 N 3300 N 3200 N 3100 N 3000 N 2900 N 2800 N 2700 N 2600 N 2500 N 2400 N 2300 N 2200 N 2100 N 2000 N 1900 N 1800 N 1700 N 1600 N 1500 N 1400 N 1300 N 1200 N 1100 N Lee County Winnebago County 1000 N 900 N 800 N 700 N 600 N 500 N 400 N 300 N 200 N 100 N 00 N WEST COUNTY LINE RD WEST COUNTY LINE RD 00 E 00 E LEE 100 E FAIRDALE (Unincoporated) ESMOND (Unincoporated) E BRANCH KILLBUCK CREEK Rickelson Creek EARLVILLE RD WEST COUNTY LINE RD ESMOND RD ESMOND RD CHICAO RD EAST PAW PAW RD FAIRDALE RD WEST BEND RD QUITNO RD TOWER RD TODD RD WHITMAN RD PAW PAW RIVER sbolmjo Upxotijq Nbmub Upxotijq INDIAN CREEK SPRIN BROOK 100 E 200 E SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER OBLE RD OELITZ RD RADLEY RD CRAIN RD North Branch Kishwaukee River TpvuiHspwf Upxotijq Tibccpob Upxotijq ROLLO 200 E 300 E MacQueen Forest Preserve IDNR State Park & DeKalb County Forest Preserve QUARRY RD CHALLAND RD BELL RD WILLRETT RD HOUHTBY RD WEST SLEEPY HOLLOW RD IRENE RD SOUTH PAW PAW RD W SUYDAM RD MCQUEEN RD MCNEAL RD OWENS CREEK MALTA 400 E Njmbo Upxotijq Middle Branch Kishwaukee River SHABBONA Shabbona State Park QbxQbx Upxotijq ROLLO RD SHABBONA RD BARCHARD RD LAN RD JONES RD HARPER RD MALTA RD SVENDSEN RD 300 E KIRKLAND RD Potawatomi Woods Adee's Woods SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER PARK RD HYDE RD DAVIS DR KIRKLAND RD SHABBONA RD HAUMESSER RD SHABBONA RD U P RR MALTA RD INDIAN RD NORTH SLEEPY HOLLOW RD BAKER RD PAULSON RD WEST CLARE RD S 2ND ST SCHAFER RD WEST ST 400 E BUCKS RD MALTA RD KIRKLAND RD BYERS RD UNIVERSITY RD UNIVERSITY RD 500 E Owens Creek Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve CLAPSADDLE RD LAWE RD INDIAN CREEK EAST SLEEPY HOLLOW RD PEARL ST PEARL ST BENSON RD BENSON RD JOHNSON RD 500 E 600 E HORTENSE ST KIRKLAND Boone County BULL RUN 600 E 700 E CC & PAC RR CLARE (Unincoporated) CLARE RD LUCAS RD DONNY BROOK LN ANDERLAND RD MILLER RD KANE RD EAST CLARE RD AST RD KANE RD MYELLE RD AULT RD AULT RD VIRINIA RD South Branch Kishwaukee LITTLE INDIAN CREEK SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER OLD STATE RD NELSON RD 700 E 800 E EfLbmc Upxotijq DEKALB MCIRR (Unincorporated) LELAND RD LITTLE INDIAN CREEK SCRIVINS RD MAPLE RD JOHNSON RD SNAKE RD LEE SLOUH CREEK 800 E 900 E Wilkinson/Renwick Marsh SOUTH MAYFIELD RD W LINCOLN HWY LELAND RD LIDDEN RD LIDDEN RD Bgupo Upxotijq Dmjoupo Upxotijq BURMA RD HOLLIE LN HUFF RD HILLCREST RD LIDDEN RD S 1ST ST WALKER DR Ljohtupo Upxotijq Wjdups Upxotijq 900 E 1000 E Nbzgjfme Upxotijq ELVA (Unincorporated) WATERMAN RD WATERMAN RD KINSTON RD DAWN DR LANAN RD HAEN CHICAO RD SANDERSON RD La Salle County KINSTON RD CHURCH RD ENOA RD REBECCA KINSTON WATERMAN 1000 E 1100 E FIVE POINTS (Unincoporated) SHANNON LN N 1ST ST HUNTER RD NORTH ROVE RD FIVE POINTS RD BRAINARD RD THURLBY RD SOMONAUK CREEK S Branch KishwaukeeRiver PA Nehring Russell Forest Preserve SOMONAUK CREEK 1100 E 1200 E South Branch Kishwaukee River Afton Forest Preserve CREO RD PLEASANT HILL RD CREO RD MAPLEWOOD RD CRAWFORD RD SYCAMORE RD Little Rock Creek 1200 E 1300 E S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER Knute Olson, Jr Forest Preserve RAHAM RD S Branch Kishwaukee River County Farm Woods PEACE RD MCALLISTER RD RAHAM RD PIERCE RD W MOTEL RD LIBERTY LN COLTONVILLE RD WEBSTER RD HOWISON RD VICTOR LINE RD LYNCH RD JEFFERSON RD BRICKVILLE RD COUNTY FARM RD INDIAN POINT RD BRICKVILLE RD Little Rock Creek 1300 E BUCK BRANCH 1400 E LITTLE ROCK CREEK SOMONAUK CREEK HOWISON RD COUNCIL RD BNSF RR S LOVES RD N LOVES RD WEIHERMAN RD TEMAN RD NORTH STATE RD FREED RD STATE ST FRANTUM RD SOMONAUK RD MELMS RD Tpnpobvl Upxotijq 1400 E 1500 E DEER CREEK ENOA MAIN ST OV BEVERIDE HWY OV BEVERIDE HWY MACK RD RIMSNIDER RD SYCAMORE CORTLAND HAHN DR ASH RD LLOYD RD LLOYD RD EISENHOWER RD BARBER REENE RD TrvbxHspwf Upxotijq SOMONAUK DEER South Branch Kishwaukee River FENSTERMAKER RD UNION DITCH Merritt Prairie SOMONAUK RD LAKE HOLIDAY HARRISON RD WHIPPLE RD CHASE RD CHASE RD 1500 E CREEK STATE RTE 38 CREEK RD SOMONAUK RD nauk Forest Preserve McHenry County PLANK RD SWANSON RD 1600 E Hfopb Upxotijq Tzdbnpsf Upxotijq Dpsumboe Upxotijq AIRPORT RD QUILEY RD BETHANY RD HICKORY LOOP DR HAYES RD DERBY LINE RD MT HUNER RD OLD STATE RD Qjfsdf Upxotijq EVA LN MOOSE RANE RD HINCKLEY RD RIVER RIDE LN LETTY RD LA TANA DEI LUPI 1600 E HINCKLEY RD HINCKLEY WEST SANDWICH RD RANT RD Tboexjdi Upxotijq 1700 E NEW LEBANON (Unincoporated) UNION DITCH BATTLE CREEK WEST SANDWICH RD HAE RD LOVELL RD HARTMAN RD ROOSEVELT RD LUKENS RD PRATT RD PRITCHARD RD OAK LN PRITCHARD RD LINCOLN RD POLK RD BUZZELL RD SWANSON RD SANDWICH 1700 E PLANK RD HENDERSON RD COON CREEK MAPLE PARK 1800 E UNION DITCH SCOTT RD EAST SANDWICH RD DARNELL RD EBEL RD MAPLE PARK RD EAST SANDWICH RD EHLERS RD NEW LEBANON RD EAST COUNTY LINE RD EAST COUNTY LINE RD EAST COUNTY LINE RD 1800 E HACKMAN RD EAST COUNTY LINE RD NEW LEBANON RD 3600 N 3500 N 3400 N 3300 N 3200 N 3100 N 3000 N 2900 N 2800 N 2700 N 2600 N 2500 N 2400 N 2300 N 2200 N 2100 N 2000 N 1900 N 1800 N 1700 N 1600 N 1500 N 1400 N 1300 N 1200 N 1100 N 1000 N 900 N 800 N 700 N 600 N 500 N 400 N 300 N 200 N 100 N 00 N Kane County 141 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

149 DeKalb County Thriving TIP DATA SHEET AIRPORT DeKalb Taylor Mun LOCID DKB LOCAL PRIORITY 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Bituminous overlay of the airport entrance road and parking lot FY 2016 SKETCH: If not enough space provided below, please attach sketch JUSTIFICATION: The entrance road and parking lot was constructed in 1983, overlaid and expanded in 2001 These pavements have longitudinal and transverse cracking (many a severe enough to require removal and replacement) A bituminous overlay at this time will return these pavements to an excellent condition COST ESTIMATE: (Attach detailed cost estimate) Federal (90%) $505,800 State (05%) $28,100 Local (05%) $28,100 Total: $562,000 SPONSOR VERIFICATION: Date: For each and every project as applicable 8/29/2003 CATEX Date of approved ALP with project drawn Date of environmental determination (ROD, FONSI, CE), or cite CE paragraph ( ) in Order 10501E; determination to accompany submittal NA Date of land acquisition or signed purchase agreement NA NA NA Snow removal equipment inventory & sizing worksheet (for SRE acquisition) Apron sizing worksheet (for apron projects) 5010 Inspection Compliance (Attach copy of letter from Bureau of Aviation Safety) Revenue producing facilities (for fuel farms, hangars, etc) I certify to the best of my belief and knowledge that all Runway approaches are clear of obstructions SPONSOR S SINATURE: DATE: PRINTED NAME: John Rey TITLE: Mayor PHONE NUMBER: DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS USE ONLY PREAPP NUMBER RANT NUMBER NPIAS CODE WORK CODE FAA PRIORITY FEDERAL $ 142 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

150 DeKalb County Thriving TIP DATA SHEET AIRPORT DeKalb Taylor Mun LOCID DKB LOCAL PRIORITY 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Conduct a wildlife study FY 2016 SKETCH: If not enough space provided below, please attach sketch JUSTIFICATION: The City of DeKalb desires to Part 139 certificate the Airport FAA Has a requirement that a wildlife study be conducted every 5 years at a part 139 airport The study will identify what wildlife are in the area of the airport and if they are a hazard to air operations There is a perimeter fencing project proposed in FY-2017 that the height of that fence will be determined by this wildlife study COST ESTIMATE: (Attach detailed cost estimate) Federal (90%) $00 State (05%) $25,000 Local (05%) $25,000 Total: $50,000 SPONSOR VERIFICATION: Date: For each and every project as applicable 8/29/2003 NA NA NA NA Date of approved ALP with project drawn Date of environmental determination (ROD, FONSI, CE), or cite CE paragraph ( ) in Order 10501E; determination to accompany submittal Date of land acquisition or signed purchase agreement Snow removal equipment inventory & sizing worksheet (for SRE acquisition) Apron sizing worksheet (for apron projects) 5010 Inspection Compliance (Attach copy of letter from Bureau of Aviation Safety) Revenue producing facilities (for fuel farms, hangars, etc) I certify to the best of my belief and knowledge that all Runway approaches are clear of obstructions SPONSOR S SINATURE: DATE: PRINTED NAME: John Rey TITLE: Mayor PHONE NUMBER: DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS USE ONLY PREAPP NUMBER RANT NUMBER NPIAS CODE WORK CODE FAA PRIORITY FEDERAL $ 143 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

151 DeKalb County Thriving TIP DATA SHEET AIRPORT DeKalb Taylor Mun LOCID DKB LOCAL PRIORITY 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Relocate/install Navaids on Rwys 2, 20 & 27 FY 2016 SKETCH: If not enough space provided below, please attach sketch JUSTIFICATION: The FAA have made a determination that power units and wind cones are not Fixed by Function and cannot remain in the Runway Object Free Area (ROFA) This project will relocate four power units and two wind cones out of the ROFA It will also install an abbreviated PAPI unit on Runway end 27 COST ESTIMATE: (Attach detailed cost estimate) Federal (90%) $398,700 State (05%) $22,150 Local (05%) $22,150 Total: $443,000 SPONSOR VERIFICATION: Date: October 31, 2013 For each and every project as applicable 8/29/2003 CATEX NA NA NA NA Date of approved ALP with project drawn Date of environmental determination (ROD, FONSI, CE), or cite CE paragraph ( ) in Order 10501E; determination to accompany submittal Date of land acquisition or signed purchase agreement Snow removal equipment inventory & sizing worksheet (for SRE acquisition) Apron sizing worksheet (for apron projects) 5010 Inspection Compliance (Attach copy of letter from Bureau of Aviation Safety) Revenue producing facilities (for fuel farms, hangars, etc) I certify to the best of my belief and knowledge that all Runway approaches are clear of obstructions SPONSOR S SINATURE: DATE: PRINTED NAME: John Rey TITLE: Mayor PHONE NUMBER: DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS USE ONLY PREAPP NUMBER RANT NUMBER NPIAS CODE WORK CODE FAA PRIORITY FEDERAL $ 144 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

152 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2015 Sponsor Agency: City of DeKalb Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects BT Kishwaukee River Bike Path / NIU Lagoon-Prarie Park New Bike/Ped Path along River (ROW) 0 $89,640 $44,820 ITEP $0 $0 $44,820 City of DeKalb $ BT Kishwaukee River Bike Path / NIU Lagoon-Prarie Park New Bike/Ped Path along River (CE, Construction) 0 $815,750 $650,200 ITEP $0 $0 $165,550 City of DeKalb $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects (2 detail records) 00 $905,390 $695,020 $0 $0 $210,370 $0 1 (2 detail records) 00 $905,390 $695,020 $0 $0 $210,370 $0 Sponsor Agency: City of Sycamore Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 12 Bethany Rd / Peace Rd to Somonauk Rd Roadway & Intersection Reconstruction 087 $1,015,500 $0 $0 $0 $1,015,500 Sycamore DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (1 detail record) 09 $1,015,500 $0 $0 $0 $1,015,500 2 (1 detail record) 09 $1,015,500 $0 $0 $0 $1,015,500 Sponsor Agency: DeKalb County Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects 70 Coltonville Kishwaukee River S Branch Bridge Replacement (CE & Construction) 01 $3,433,000 $2,746, BR C MBR $0 $0 $687,000 DeKalb Cty $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 01 $3,433,000 $2,746,000 $0 $0 $687,000 $0 3 (1 detail record) 01 $3,433,000 $2,746,000 $0 $0 $687,000 $0 Sponsor Agency: IDOT - District 3 Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects 215 UPRR crossing south of I-88 Installation of constant warning lights and RR crossing improvements 0 $406,000 $406,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 C Fed Rail Safety DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 00 $406,000 $406,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 1 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 145 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

153 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2015 Sponsor Agency: IDOT - District 3 10 (1 detail record) 00 $406,000 $406,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 Fiscal Year: 2015 (5 detail records) 10 $5,759,890 $3,847,020 $0 $0 $1,912,870 $0 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 2 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 146 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

154 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2016 Sponsor Agency: DeKalb County Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 44 lidden Rd / Dresser to IL-64 Phase II Construction: Shoulder Installation 994 $120,000 $0 $0 $0 $120,000 DeKalb Cty $0 49 Plank Moose Range Rd (Sycamore) Acquire Right-of-Way 088 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 DeKalb Cty $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (2 detail records) 108 $220,000 $0 $0 $0 $220,000 $0 3 (2 detail records) 108 $220,000 $0 $0 $0 $220,000 $0 Sponsor Agency: Town of Cortland Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 16 N Somonauk Cortland Center Rd Installation of Roundabout 01 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,500,000 Cortland $0 15 North Ave / N Spruce St to Airport Rd (Cortland) Roadway Upgrade to support truck traffic 225 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 Cortland $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (2 detail records) 24 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,500,000 $0 6 (2 detail records) 24 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,500,000 $0 Fiscal Year: 2016 (4 detail records) 132 $2,720,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,720,000 $0 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 3 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 147 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

155 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2017 Sponsor Agency: City of DeKalb Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal STU Financed Projects TL Area Traffic Signal Upgrades Upgrade signal controller hardware & interconnections 0 $1,200,000 $960,000 STP-H200 $0 $240,000 $0 $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 00 $1,200,000 $960,000 $0 $240,000 $0 $0 1 (1 detail record) 00 $1,200,000 $960,000 $0 $240,000 $0 $0 Sponsor Agency: DeKalb County Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 71 E County Line Union Ditch 3 Phase I: Bridge Replacement - PE, LA, CE 01 $0 $2,028,000 $0 $507,000 $91,260 DeKalb Cty $415,740 Kane Cty 64 Plank Moose Range Rd (Sycamore) Roadway Relocation - Construction (Flexible Pavement) 088 $2,300,000 $0 $0 $0 $2,300,000 DeKalb Cty $0 51 Somonauk Rd / Bethany Rd to North St Phase I: Acquire Right-of-Way 298 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 DeKalb Cty $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (3 detail records) 40 $2,400,000 $2,028,000 $0 $507,000 $2,491,260 $415,740 3 (3 detail records) 40 $2,400,000 $2,028,000 $0 $507,000 $2,491,260 $415,740 Sponsor Agency: IDOT - District 3 Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects 90 IL-23 / urler Rd to US-30 Roadway Milling and Resurfacing 587 $2,800,000 $2,240,000 STP-U $560,000 IDOT $0 $0 $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 59 $2,800,000 $2,240,000 $560,000 $0 $0 $0 10 (1 detail record) 59 $2,800,000 $2,240,000 $560,000 $0 $0 $0 Fiscal Year: 2017 (5 detail records) 98 $6,400,000 $5,228,000 $560,000 $747,000 $2,491,260 $415,740 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 4 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 148 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

156 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2018 Sponsor Agency: City of DeKalb Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 23 Twombly Rd / N Annie lidden Rd to Rosenow Way Roadway Resurfacing 049 $325,000 $0 $0 $0 $325,000 DeKalb $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (1 detail record) 05 $325,000 $0 $0 $0 $325,000 $0 1 (1 detail record) 05 $325,000 $0 $0 $0 $325,000 $0 Sponsor Agency: DeKalb County Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal STU Financed Projects WR Barber reene Rd / IL-23 - Peace Rd Widening to 3 lanes and Resurfacing 075 $850,000 $680,000 STU $0 $0 $170,000 DeKalb Cty $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 08 $850,000 $680,000 $0 $0 $170,000 $0 3 (1 detail record) 08 $850,000 $680,000 $0 $0 $170,000 $0 Sponsor Agency: Northern Illinois University Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects PV NIU Campus-wide Closing, Reconfiguring, Widening, and Resurfacing of various Campus Roadways 0 $291,250 $233,000 HPP-STLU $0 $0 $58,250 NIU $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Federal Non-STU Financed Projects (1 detail record) 00 $291,250 $233,000 $0 $0 $58,250 $0 4 (1 detail record) 00 $291,250 $233,000 $0 $0 $58,250 $0 Fiscal Year: 2018 (3 detail records) 12 $1,466,250 $913,000 $0 $0 $553,250 $0 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 5 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 149 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

157 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) TIP Project Location Short Project Description Length Total Cost Federal $ State $ MFT $ Local $ Other $ IDOT Section IDOT Job Fiscal Year 2019 Sponsor Agency: City of DeKalb Project TIP rant Type: DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects 113 Peace E Lincoln Hwy (IL-38) to Macom Dr Widening to 4-Lane & Resurfacing 1 $1,400,000 $1,120,000 STP-U $0 $280,000 $0 City of DeKalb $0 DSATS Urbanized Area - Local Financed Projects (1 detail record) 10 $1,400,000 $1,120,000 $0 $280,000 $0 $0 1 (1 detail record) 10 $1,400,000 $1,120,000 $0 $280,000 $0 $0 Fiscal Year: 2019 (1 detail record) 10 $1,400,000 $1,120,000 $0 $280,000 $0 $0 rand Totals 262 $17,746,140 $11,108,020 $560,000 $1,027,000 $7,677,380 $415,740 Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 6 of 6 Projects outside MPO area or locally funded projects are provided for informational purposes only and are not subject to MPO regulations, projects seeking federal funds which have not been approved are listed as local projects 1 Note: Implementation of these projects is contingent upon rules regulations of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the availibility of local funding, and the eligibility of these projects to be part of the federal bill 150 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

158 DeKalb County Thriving DSATS Transit TIP FY rant Transit ID Project Description Project Cost Federal State Local Transp Crdts FY15 Operating Assistance (City of DeKalb Transit Planner Salary & Training) $65,000 Federal Funds: $39,000 $26,000 $0 $ VAC Workshop Diagnosit Equipment FY15 VAC Operating Assistance (Transit Expansion) FY16 Operating Assistance (City of DeKalb Transit Planner Salary & Training) IL-90-X $26,000 DSATS $13,000 $0 $0 State Funds: OP IL $26,000 $0 $0 Local Funds: $0 $7,000 $7,000 $0 $0 Federal Funds: 5307-FY13 $7,000 $0 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $0 $0 $0 $0 $830,456 $415,228 $415,228 $0 Federal Funds: IL-90-X $340, FY13 $75,070 $0 $0 State Funds: OP IL $415,228 $0 $0 Local Funds: $0 $75,000 $45,000 $30,000 $0 Federal Funds: IL-90-X $30,000 DSATS-xx-530 $15,000 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Page 1 of 4 $30,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 151 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

159 DeKalb County Thriving rant Transit ID Project Description Project Cost Federal State Local Transp Crdts FY16 Operating Assistance (Transit Expansion) $1,722,152 Federal Funds: $861,076 $861,076 $0 $ FY17 Operating Assistance (City of DeKalb Transit Planner Salary & Training) FY17 Operating Assistance (Transit Expansion) FY18 Operating Assistance (City of DeKalb Transit Planner Salary & Training) 5307-FY14 $861,076 $0 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $861,076 $0 $0 $0 $90,000 $55,000 $35,000 $0 Federal Funds: IL-90-X $35,000 DSATS-xx-530 $20,000 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $35,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,722,152 $861,076 $861,076 $0 Federal Funds: 5307-FY14 $861,076 $0 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $861,076 $0 $0 $0 $90,000 $55,000 $35,000 $0 Federal Funds: IL-90-X $35,000 DSATS-xx-530 $20,000 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Page 2 of 4 $35,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 152 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

160 DeKalb County Thriving rant Transit ID Project Description Project Cost Federal State Local Transp Crdts FY18 Operating Assistance (Transit Expansion) $1,722,152 Federal Funds: $861,076 $861,076 $0 $0 of Projects: 5307-FY15 $861,076 $0 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $861,076 $0 $ FY19 Operating Assistance $90,000 $55,000 $35,000 $ FY19 Operating Assistance (Transit Expansion) 11 $0 Federal Funds: IL-90-X $35,000 DSATS-xx-530 $20,000 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $35,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,722,152 $861,076 $861,076 $0 Federal Funds: 5307-FY16 $861,076 $0 $0 $0 State Funds: Local Funds: $861,076 $0 $0 $0 $8,136,064 $4,115,532 $4,020,532 $0 ATCI DeKalb Region Transit Facility $17,550,000 $2,000,000 $3,550,000 $12,000,000 of Projects: 1 Federal Funds: 5307-FY12 $954, FY13 $1,045,193 $0 $0 State Funds: $0 $0 Dkb-Transit-Fac $3,550,000 Local Funds: TIER-Applicat $12,000,000 $17,550,000 $2,000,000 $3,550,000 $12,000,000 Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Page 3 of 4 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 153 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

161 DeKalb County Thriving rant Transit ID Project Description Project Cost Federal State Local Transp Crdts of Projects: 12 $25,686,064 $6,115,532 $7,570,532 $12,000,000 Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Page 4 of 4 $0 154 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

162 DeKalb County Thriving DeKalb itary District - 5 Year CIP Capital Improvement FY-14/15 FY-15/16 FY-16/17 FY-17/18 FY-18/19 FY-19/20 Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Improvements HVAC 100, ,00000 Electrical 50, ,00000 ates/valves, etc 50, ,00000 rit Pumps, etc 75, ,00000 Screens 80, ,00000 Disinfection Improvements 75,00000 High Strength Waste Receiving / Coen 100, , ,00000 Clarifier Replacement 145, , ,00000 Pickup Truck 25, , , , , ,00000 Tertiary Filter Building Rehab 25, , , , , ,00000 RBC Rehab Centrifuge rinder Improvements 40,00000 Phase 2 WWTP - Biological Improvements Construction 5,000, ,000, ,000,00000 Collection System/Lift Stations Sewer Lining Project 175, , , , , ,00000 Spot Repair Program 75, , , , , ,00000 Manhole Rehabilitation Program 50, , , , , ,00000 Private Sewer Lateral Rehabilitation Program 100, , , , ,00000 Total $ 710,00000 $ 855,00000 $ 1,160,00000 $ 6,125,00000 $ 25,450,00000 $ 15,450, Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

163 DeKalb County Thriving 156 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

164 DeKalb County Thriving City of enoa s Public Improvement Plan The City continues to emphasize the importance of addressing its infrastructure needs while investing in economic development projects and improvements The City uses the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to strategically invest in and develop capital projects A project that is included in the City s capital budget is broadly defined as requiring the expenditure of public funds for the purchase, construction, enhancement or replacement of physical infrastructure/assets To be included in the CIP, the project should cost more than $25,000 and must have an expected useful life greater than the life-span of any debt used to fund the project Projects include construction and major renovations of buildings; economic development activities; acquisition of property; improvements to roadways, bikeways, and sidewalks; and the efficient operation of the water, and sewer system Other costs associated with the capital budget include, but are not limited to, architectural and engineering fees and site development The City, in line with the practices of a well-managed government, uses a long range planning process to develop a five-year CIP Each capital project included in the five-year program has been recommended (and approved upon adoption) for additional or new funding in the first fiscal year of the plan and/or included as a planned project in the subsequent four fiscal years Because of the multi-year nature of the CIP, it is a living document that outlines a project s past and future Therefore, each year, detailed analysis is conducted to ensure that the appropriate levels of spending and types of spending by project are understood and captured in the CIP UIDIN PRINCIPLES For the CIP included in this budget, the City employed the fundamentals of outcome based budgeting in evaluating and recommending projects and funding These basic principles include: Begin the process with departments closing and/or updating prior year capital projects and identifying new capital or funding needs; Identification and development of other capital needs based on citizen, legislative, and administration priorities and regional issues; 157 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

165 DeKalb County Thriving Recommend a CIP that completes existing projects and appropriately funds new projects or costs within available funding levels; Continuation of fiscal processes to require that pay-as-you go revenues or other bond facilities are budgeted in a manner that maximizes their use first; Assure management of assets in keeping with best practices while preserving the existing tax base; Position the City for the future through good financial stewardship and by outlining a realistic CIP plan within existing resources FUNDIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRORAM Bonds (Debt) The City s debt is defined by the sources of repayment: general fund supported debt service and non-general fund supported debt eneral fund supported debt is pledged to be repaid from tax revenue and are referred to as general obligation or O bonds Non-general fund debt, which is typically issued for utilities projects, is intended to be repaid from revenue derived from other sources, such as fees or user charges Transfer from eneral Fund Direct cash contribution to the CIP from the eneral Fund rants Primarily consist of Federal and State rants for specific projects, and other contributions from private sources Special Revenue Funds Direct cash contribution to specific CIP projects directly related to the special fund Pay-as-you-go-Funds (Cash) Revenue derived by Public Utilities allocated as a direct cash contribution to the non-general fund CIP for utility related projects Other Funding Sources Prior Appropriations These dollars represent debt appropriations formerly allocated to other Capital Projects that have either been completed under budget, or discontinued Storm Sewer System - Capital Improvement Program Storm Water Management Plan FY: Funding: eneral Fund and Private Matching rant Cost: Project Cost $30,00000 The City s Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) will address storm water-related issues pertaining to new major development The plan contains all of the required elements that addresses storm water quantity, and storm water quality impacts by incorporating storm water design and performance standards for new major development, defined as projects that disturb one or more acre of land These standards are intended to minimize the adverse impact of storm water runoff on water quality and water quantity The plan describes long-term operation and maintenance measures for existing and future storm water facilities 158 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

166 DeKalb County Thriving A build-out analysis has been included in this plan based upon existing zoning and land available for development The plan will also addresses the review and update of existing ordinances, and other planning documents to allow for project designs that include low impact development techniques The goal of the Storm Sewer Capital Improvement Program is to invest in capital improvements and system rehabilitations to maximize the conveyance of the system and protect public and private improvements form storm flooding itary Sewer System - Capital Improvement Program Sewer Interceptor FY: Funding: IEPA grant program and the Federal ARRA program Cost: Project Cost $2,000,00000 The City currently has available wastewater treatment plant capacity, but is also completing a strategic plan to provide for incremental expansion of the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to accommodate economic growth The City s itary Sewer System Capital Improvement Program (CIP) provides sewer improvement projects that enhance sewer capacity to meet economic development goals and rehabilitates existing sewers to minimize sanitary sewer overflows The sanitary sewer interceptor was constructed to convey the waste water from the most eastern edge of the City to the larger sewer mains near the wastewater treatment plant located on the far west side of the town The sewer interceptor is 30 inches in diameter and about one mile in length and is large enough to provide sewer capacity for new development Water Supply System - Capital Improvement Program Jackson Street Water Main Extension FY: Funding: Water Utility Fund Cost: Project Cost $130,00000 The City has substantial water supply in excess of current demand, but also has a Water System Master Plan (WSMP) prepared by Baxter and Woodman Consulting Engineers The City s WSMP was developed to evaluate the capacity of the City s water supply, storage and distribution system The plan identified the improvements to meet the current and future needs to the projected year 2026 population to accommodate economic growth The Jackson Street Capital Improvement Project (CPI) consisted of replacing 1300 feet of 4 inch water main with new 10 inch main and additional fire hydrants When completed, the improvements will have increased the pipe capacity, creating better water circulation, improved the water quality, and provide additional fire protection The new water main was connected to larger existing water mains that provided greater water distribution flow to support new development 159 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

167 DeKalb County Thriving Pavement Management - Capital Improvement Program Jackson Street Improvements FY: Funding: Water Utility Fund Cost: Project Cost $270,00000 The City has had a 5 year street system improvement plan which is near completion and the City has engaged Baxter and Woodman Consulting Engineers to prepare a plan update for the next 5 years The City s Pavement Management Program (PMP) identifies objectives to establish design and maintenance standards, prioritizes maintenance treatments, models long-term maintenance activities to obtain maximum pavement life, and ultimately protects the investment already made in the roadway system The PMP allows the City to plan roadway networks for future growth, which is essential for economic development Preservation of existing road and street systems has become a major activity for municipal, state and federal governments A shortage of funds to maintain street systems exists at all the levels of government Funds that have been designated for pavement preservation must therefore be used as effectively as possible The key to a successful pavement management program is to develop a reasonably accurate performance model of the roadway, and then identify the optimal timing and strategies for cost effective rehabilitation of the street network The goal of the comprehensive study is to assess the condition of the roadway system and to determine pavement treatment activities for immediate and long-term needs The study collected information on roadway surface conditions, roughness evaluations, distress assessments and traffic classification surveys to determine traffic impacts on all arterial and residential streets Pavement management is the process of planning, budgeting, funding, designing, constructing, monitoring, evaluating, maintaining, and rehabilitating the pavement network to provide maximum benefits from the available funds A pavement management system is a set of tools or methods that assists decision makers in finding optimum strategies for providing and maintaining pavement in a serviceable condition over a given time period The condition of a street is affected by a number of factors, including: Surface Condition (roughness, cracking, etc) Moisture Intrusion and Drainage (street profile, cross section, storm sewer) Sub-grade strength and conditions Traffic characteristics and loading Pavement Age Prior Maintenance (overlays, micro resurfacing, crack filling, seal coating, patching) Each of the above listed factors contributes to the overall condition and lifecycle of the roadway system 160 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

168 DeKalb County Thriving City of enoa Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 161 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

169 FORRE ST LN FORREST LN WINDIN TRL WINDIN TRL STEARN DR STE ARN DR O O CORSON DR CORSON DR Park KISHWAUKEE DR KISHWAUKEE DR PA T CT PAT CT WASHINTON ST WASHINTON ST ELLEN DR ELLEN DR OAK DR OAK DR N LOCUST ST N LOCUST ST enoa Cemetery FEHMARN WAY FEHMA RN WA Y S STOTT ST S STOTT ST DeKalb County Thriving ATERTE 72 B-1-A B-1-B B-1-C B-1-D B-1-E B-1-F B-2-A Russell Forest Preserve B-2-B B-2-C B-2-D B-2-E B-2-F KI 03 B-3-A B-3-B B-3-C B-3-D B-3-E B-3-F C-1-A ENOA RD ENOA RD enoa-kingston enoa-kingston High School High School Russell Forest Preserve BURTON LN RANITE WAY BOULDER CT COBBLESTONECT PRESERVE DR BURTON LN MA RKE T S T OLD ENOA RD MIDDLETON ST PRESERVE DR MARKET ST MIDDLETON ST RANITE WAY BOULDER CT COBBLESTONE CT SANDSTONE WAY SA NDSTONE WA Y WINDIN TRL ELLWOOD REE NS RD JAMES CT BASELINE RD OLD ENOA RD RIVE RBEND DR STEARN DR JAMES CT RIVERBEND DR WINDIN TRL STEARN DR HERITAE TRL HERITAE TRL JOSHUA LN BASE LINE RD ANLER LN RIVE RBEND DR JOSHUA LN JOEL LN PERSIMMON DR ELLWOOD REENS RD DeKalb County overnment Information Management Office 200 North Main Street Sycamore, IL ANLER LN RIVERBEND DR OAK ST PARKVIEW LN PE BBLE BE ACH CIR S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER WALNUT S T JOEL LN PERSIMMON DR I, C & E RR OAK ST I, C & E RR PARKVIEW LN WALNUT ST MAPLE LN ARYS WAY ROYAL OAK RD Knute Olson, Jr Knute Olson, Jr Forest Forest Preserve Preserve S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER DANIELS DR DEERCREEK DR HICKORY CT CAROLWOOD DR BRIANS BRIANS WAY WAY PEBBLE BEACH DR NICHOLAS DR D O DAN CT T W C S OAK ST S BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER MAPLE LN PEBBLE BEACH CIR ARYS WAY ROYAL OAK RD DANIELS DR DEERCREEK DR HICKORY CT PARK AV CAROLWOOD DR E DEER CREEK enoa-kingston Middle Middle School School W MAIN ST PARK AV NICHOLAS DR D O T W Donation Park NORTH OAKCREEKDR DAN CT C PEBBLE BEACH DR OAK ST SOUTH OAKCREEKDR OAKVIEW PL OAKVIEW PL Donation S ELLWOOD REENS RD I R I R E DEER CREEK JOHN CT TIM BER TRL W W MAIN ST OAKVIEW LN B ST SPRIN ST MADISON ST CORSON DR CORSON DR NORTH ST HAWTHORN LN REDWOOD CT STONE CREEK CIR NICHOLAS CIR OAKVIEW DR THORNTON DR A ST NORTH OAKCREEK DR OAKVIEW LN W JOHN CT B ST SPRIN ST MADISON ST OAKVIEW DR TIMBER TRL NORTH ST JACKSON WOODS CT TY LER ST COTTONWOOD CIR MADISON ST SOUTHWOODS DR HICKORY DR NICHOLAS CIR SOUTH OAKCREEK DR ELLWOOD REENS RD THORNTON DR A ST HAWTHORN LN REDWOOD CT ADAMS ST ASPEN WAY CHERRY TREELN WALNUT S T SOUTHWOODS DR MADISON ST HICKORY DR OAK MEA DOW DR BIRCH AV W 1ST ST S STATE ST JACKSON WOODS CT TYLER ST COTTONWOOD CIR ASPEN WAY STONE CREEK CIR N STA TE S T W 2ND ST HOLLY CT CEDAR LN CEDAR LN BIRCH LN BRIODY WAY BRIODY WAY OAK DR BIRCH LN CEDAR LN FOREST VIEW DR CHERRY RD SOUTHWOODS DR OAK MEADOW DR W MA IN ST JACKSON ST WILLOW LEN DR W HILL ST M APLE LN THORNAPP LE LN MONROEST CHERRY RD WILLIAMS CIR ELLEN DR WILLIAMS RD ALLANT FOX DR ELLEN DR City of enoa - Enterprise Zones Commercial ADAMS ST BIRCH AV S STATE ST WALNUT ST W 2ND ST W 1ST ST HOLLY CT BIRCH LN CHERRY TREE LN CHERRY RD SOUTHWOODS DR Availalbe Industrial Water N STATE ST JACKSON ST OAK DR WILLOW LEN DR BIRCH LN FOREST VIEW DR CEDAR LN S EMME TT S T W CHURCH S T EVER REEN CT N EMMETT ST Library N EM METT ST S ENOA S T Davenport Davenport rade School rade School E 02 LORAINE DR HOMEWOOD CT HOMEWOOD DR S SYCAMORE ST S SYCAMORE ST E 1S T S T ELM ST E CHURCH ST E 04 W RAILROAD AV E RAILROAD AV Fire Fire Dept Dept E MAIN ST S LOCUST ST E HILL ST enoa Cemetery Distance between Home Health & enoa Post Office: 104 Miles THORNAPPLE LN MONROE ST W MAIN ST W HILL ST MAPLE LN Library S EMMETT ST W CHURCH ST EVERREEN CT N EMMETT ST N EMMETT ST S ENOA ST LORAINE DR S SYCAMORE ST CHERRY RD S SYCAMORE ST ELM ST E CHURCH ST HOMEWOOD CT E 1ST ST S LOCUST ST WILLIAMS CIR ELLEN DR E HILL ST DUVAL AV DUVAL AV E MAIN ST HOMEWOOD DR WILLIAMS RD Chamberlain Park City Hall & Police Dept C C & PAC RR City Hall & Police Dept CENTRAL AV SBROWN ST N BROWN ST C C & PAC RR DERBY LINE RD SE CRETA RIAT DR SECRETARIAT DR WAR ADMIRAL DR N BROWN ST S BROWN ST EUREKA ST CENTRAL AV DERBY LINE RD Existing Industrial Connecting Strip Sewage EUREKA ST DEVON- SHIRE DR HOME- WOOD DR WAR ADMIRAL DR S HA DSALL ST N HADSALL ST S HADSALL ST ALLANT FOX DR WHIRLAWAY DR SIR BARTON DR WILLIAM S CIR E2ND ST E 2ND ST N HADSALL ST SIR BARTON DR KOCH DR 4-B-3 4-B-4 4-B-5 4-B-6 4-C-1 4-C-2 4-C-3 4-C-4 4-C-5 4-C-6 5-A-1 5-A-2 5-A-3 5-A- DEVON- SHIRE DR HOME- WOOD DR STI LES ST KOCH DR enoa rade enoa School rade School SYCAMORE RD WHIRLAWAY DR WILLIAMS CIR ELLEN DR STILES ST SYCAMORE RD E E RAILROAD AV AV ROBINSON ST COOPER CT REID RD ROBINSON ST PRAIRIE ST WILSHIREDR WATSON DR COOPER CT REID RD EVANS AV WATSON DR RESOURCE LN PRAIRIE ST RESOURCE LN Post Post Office PEARSON DR PEARSON DR SOUTH CENTRE DR SOUTH CENT RE DR EV ANS AV WILSHIRE DR Feet Updated: November 2014 BH Printed: November Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

170 DeKalb County Thriving City of dwich Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 163 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

171 LAKE HOLIDAY LAKE HOLIDAY ALEX ANDE R DR ALEXANDER DR W 1ST ST W 2ND S T W 4TH ST W 5TH ST JUNIOR DR E WEBB ST SUNRISE DR E WATER ST LIONS RD W CHURCH ST E 2ND ST W 4TH ST ELMWOOD PL E 5T H ST CHARLOTTE ST W LISBON ST W CROFOOT S T W BOULEVARD ST E 4T H ST W 5TH ST JUNIOR DR E WEBB ST LIONS RD SUNRISE DR SOUTH ST W FAYETTE ST E FAYETTE ST W WATER ST E WATER ST W CHURCH ST W 2ND ST W 1ST ST ELMWOOD PL W COLLEE ST E 5TH ST E CROFOOT ST E6TH ST MCQUOWN ST E 5T H ST CHARLOTTE ST W LISBON ST W CROFOOT ST ALLEN ST TAYLOR ST W BOULEVARD ST E 2ND ST E CROFOOT ST E 6TH ST E 4TH ST E 3RD ST MCQUOWN ST E 5TH ST ALLEN ST TAYLOR ST BENDER ST SANDHURST DR LILLIAN LN LILLIAN LN BENDER ST SANDHURST DR WHITETAIL LN WHITETAIL LN DeKalb County Thriving LaSalle County La Salle County SOUTH COUNTY LINE RD SOUTH COUNTY LINE RD SOUTH COUNTY LINE RD SOUTH COUNTY LINE RD K-3-D ounty HICKORY LOOPDR HICKORY LOOP DR RONIE DR RONIE DR DeKalb County Updated:November 2014 BH Printed: November 2014 S VALE ST S VALE ST LORRAINE DR LORRAINE DR CINDY LN CINDY LN MILLINTON RD MILLINTON RD K-3-C LETTY RD LETTY RD E SUNSET AV E SUNSET AV LINDBERH DR SA 04 Kendall County Feet nauk Forest nauk Preserve Forest Preserve LINDBERH DR KAREN RD KAREN RD K-3-B Kendall County EARHART EARHART DR DR CESSNA WAY CESSNA WAY Indian Valley Vocational Center VINCENT DR VINCENT DR PIPER WAY PIPER WAY WRIHT DR WRIHT DR dwich Memorial Park Park SOUTH ST WRIHT CT WRIHT CT Haskin Elementary School K-3-A DAVIS ST DeKalb County overnment Information Management Office 200 North Main Street Sycamore, IL W FAYETTE E FAYETTE ST ST DAVIS S T W HALL ST S WEST ST S REEN ST W RAILROAD ST S WOLFE ST S MAIN ST S WELLS ST dwich High School DAVIS ST dwich Junior High School S DA YTON ST S DAYTON ST SA 03 DeKalb County Kendall County To Somonauk 34 W HALL ST S REEN ST S WOLFE ST BN RR E HALL ST W COLLEE ST E COLLEE ST E CHURCH ST PEARL ST WILSHIRE DR DR WENTWORTH ST ST CLARK ST Dummer Elementary School K-2-F DAVIS ST S WEST ST S MAIN ST E HALL ST BN RR S WELLS ST PEARL ST CLARK ST E COLLEE ST E CHURCH ST EDEBROOK DR MULBERRY CT LAURE N DR TRIANLE TRAILOR CT OLF CT KA THRYN LN ERICA LN N JOLES ST N ASH ST N CASTLE ST W CENTER ST NICHOLE LN FAIRS IDE DR N REEN ST E RAILROAD ST E CENTER ST CLARK ST Police Dept W RAILROAD ST City Hall & Opera House TERRY ST RANDOLPH ST FREMONT ST S LA THA M S T RANT ST S COLFAX ST RISWOLD SPRIN Park EDEBROOK DR W 3RD ST N WOLFE ST N ST N MAIN ST N EDDY ST MECHANIC ST WASHINTON ST N LAFAYETTE ST 34 K-2-E EDEBROOK DR MULBERRY CT LAUREN DR TRIANLE TRAILOR CT dwich Township arage CLARK ST TERRY ST E RAILROAD ST Fire Dept W CENTER ST RANDOLPH ST OLF CT KATHRYN LN ERICA LN NICHOLE LN FAIRSIDE DR E 1ST ST N JOLES ST N ASH ST N CASTLE ST K-2-D N DEKALB ST FREMONT ST S LATHAM ST RANT ST S COLFAX ST 34 CEDAR ST RISWOLD SPRINS RD N REEN ST Post Office Library MECHANIC ST E CENTER ST E 1ST ST WASHINTON ST N DEKALB ST CEDAR ST W 3RD ST EDEBROOK DR OLF VIEW CT N MAIN ST OLF VIEW CT SUYDAM RD N EDDY ST Woodbury Elementary SUYDAM RD Fairgrounds N LAFAYETTE ST ELM ST ELM ST K-2-C N LATHAM ST N LATHAM ST N COLFAX ST N COLFAX ST N WEST ST N WEST ST N REEN ST N REEN ST N WOLFE ST N WOLFE ST REIM ANN A V EVA LN MILLER CT MILLER CT SUZANNE DR SUZANNE DR CEDAR ST CEDAR ST REIMANN AV SA 01 Oak Ridge Cem et ery Oak Ridge Cemetery HARTMAN TRL EV A LN K-2-B HARTMAN TRL E 9T H ST SA 02 City of dwich Enterprise Zones OAK BEND RD FAIRWIND BLVD BAYBERRY CT N WOLFEST E 9TH ST Commercial N WOLFE ST WASHIN -TON ST WASHIN -TON ST ROBERTS RD ROBERTS RD FAIRWIND BLVD BAYBERRY CT W ARNOLD ST W ARNOLD S T E ARNOLD ST KRAMER LN Available Industrial Sewage E ARNOLD ST SOUTH WIND DR WINDBURY CT CHESTNUT CIR PARK VIEW CT HOLDEMA N CT SPRUCE ST W PLEA SANT A V E PLEASANT AV N DEKALB ST Knight's Park OAK BEND RD K-2-A RED FOX CIR SOUTH WIND DR PARK VIEW CT HOLDEMAN CT SPRUCE ST W PLEASANT AV E PLEASANT AV N DEKALB ST KRAMER LN RED FOX CIR BRIARWOOD LN WOOD CILFF CT WOOD CILFF CT W KNIHTS RD PINEST E KNIHTS RD ANTHONY LN BAUER CT CREE K BRIARWOOD LN CHESTNUT CIR E KNIHTS RD VILLAE OF SOMONAUK W KNIHTS RD Milestone Park Park PINE ST ANTHONY LN BAUER CT DANIEL LN CREEK Prairie View Elementary School Valley West Community Hospital DANIEL LN DEER RUN TRL K-1-F PRARIE WIND DR FAIRLEE CT RIDE CT AUTUMN RIDE RD S OMONA UK PRARIE WIND DR FAIRLEE CT RIDE CT AUTUMN RIDE RD HANSON ST HANSON ST BARRETT ST BARRETT ST DEER RUN TRL SOMONAUK OAKMONT CT BAINBRIDE CT BAINBRIDE CT OAKMONT CT NORTH WIND DR K-1-E NORTH WIND DR Exisiting Industrial Connecting Strip Water K-1-D 5-B-2 5-B-3 5-B-4 5-B-5 5-B-6 5-C-1 5-C-2 5-C-3 5-C-4 5-C-5 5-C-6 6-A-1 6-A-2 6-A-3 6-A-4 6-A-5 6-A- 164 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

172 DeKalb County Thriving TABLE A PROPOSED LIST OF STREET AND ALLEY PROJECTS SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS 2014 TO 2017 MULTI-YEAR PLAN LEEND PROPOSED STREETS FOR 2014 CONSTRUCTION - (FUND 7 MFT) ARE LETTERED IN RED PROPOSED STREETS & ALLEYS FOR 2014 CONSTRUCTION - (FUND 30 STREET MAINTENANCE) ARE LETTERED IN REEN STREETS & ALLEYS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT SHADED NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION 1 RUSSET LANE LONWOOD DRIVE TO MFT PEBBLEWOOD DRIVE 2 BROOKHILL LANE & LONWOOD DRIVE TO RUSSET MFT IRONWOOD DRIVE LANE 3 WOODATE DRIVE DEKALB AVENUE TO 181 FEET MFT EAST 4 OAKLAND DRIVE DEKALB AVENUE TO FAR EAST MFT DRIVEWAY TO HYVEE PROPERTY 5 NORTH AVENUE NORTH MAIN STREET TO NORTH CALIFORNIA STREET 6 KERR STREET SOMONAUK STREET TO COMMERCIAL STREET 7 ARCHIE PLACE 150 FEET WEST OF CENTER CROSS STREET TO FAIR STREET AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST 3, , , , , , , , , ,264 5c 122, ,283 5b 89, Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

173 DeKalb County Thriving NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION 8 PLEASANT STREET EAST SYCAMORE STREET TO PAE STREET 9 ARDEN COURT PARK AVENUE TO SOMONAUK STREET 10 EAST HIH STREET SOUTH MAIN STREET TO 350 FEET EAST OF WALNUT STREET 11 EAST ELM STREET SOUTH MAIN STREET TO OVERNOR STREET 12 SOUTH WALNUT EAST STATE STREET TO EAST STREET HIH STREET 13 SOUTH LOCUST EAST STATE STREET TO EAST STREET OTTAWA STREET 14 TURNER PLACE SOMONAUK STREET TO TOWNSEND STREET 15 EAST OTTAWA STREET SOUTH WALNUT STREET TO TERRACE DRIVE 16 NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY ALLEY WEST OF COMMERCIAL STREET SOUTH OFF OF KERR STREET 17 NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY ALLEY WEST OF TOWNSEND STREET SOUTH OFF OF KERR STREET AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST 1,667 5c 79, ,022 5b 141, , , , , , , , , , , , , , VARIOUS STREETS CRACK FILLIN AS REQUIRED $50, BETHANY ROAD 865 FEET EAST OF PEACE ROAD TO 400 FEET EAST OF ASTER ROAD 5, ,100, Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

174 DeKalb County Thriving NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION 20 PARK AVENUE WEST HIH STREET TO WATERMAN STREET 21 ALMA STREET STATE STREET SOUTH AND WEST TO FAIR STREET 22 COMMERCIAL STREET RECKITT STREET TO BECKER PLACE 23 SOUTH MAPLE STREET EAST ELM STREET TO WEST OTTAWA STREET 24 SWANSON STREET SABIN STREET TO VISTA TERRACE 25 VISTA TERRACE FROM 100 FEET SOUTH OF SWANSON STREET NORTH TO END OF STREET 26 SOMONAUK STREET WEST HIH STREET OT ELM STREET 27 LARSON STREET SUSAN STREET SOUTH TO END OF STREET 28 JANET STREET FREED ROAD SOUTH AND WEST TO END OF STREET 29 SUSAN STREET 150' EAST OF JANET STREET WEST TO END OF STREET 30 JOHN STREET FREED ROAD SOUTH TO MICHAEL STREET 31 WILLIAM STREET FREED ROAD SOUTH TO MICHAEL STREET AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST 2, , ,700 5b 119, ,958 5c 170, d 105, c 46, c 56, , , , , , , , , , , , , Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

175 DeKalb County Thriving NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION 32 MICHAEL STREET JOHN STREET TO WILLIAM STREET 33 AIRPORT ROAD EAST STATE STREET TO 275 FEET SOUTH OF WELL 9 34 PARK AVENUE WATERMAN STREET TO EDWARD STREET 35 EDWARD STREET SOMONAUK STREET TO WASHINTON PLACE 36 WEST HIH STREET PARK AVENUE WEST AND NORTH TO DEKALB AVENUE 37 KRPAN DRIVE BORDEN AVENUE TO VAUHAN COURT 38 W EXCHANE STREET NORTH CROSS STREET TO SACRAMENTO STREET 39 BRICKVILLE ROAD PARKER STREET TO KISHWAUKEE BRIDE 40 MAERTZ DRIVE CROSBY AVENUE NORTH TO THE END OF THE STREET 41 SOUTH AVENUE DEKALB AVENUE TO EDWARD STREET 42 MASON COURT LOOMIS STREET NORTH TO END OF STREET 43 MEADOW LANE EDWARD STREET TO VAUHAN COURT 44 LUCAS STREET NORTH CALIFORNIA STREET TO NORTH MAPLE STREET AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST , , , ,039 16a 123, a 249, , , , , , , ,894 4a 153, ,886 4a 99, , , ,008 5c 90, , , ,045 5c 90, Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

176 DeKalb County Thriving NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION 45 NORTH MAPLE STREET WEST EXCHANE STREET TO WEST PAE STREET AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST , SOUTH CROSS STREET DEKALB AVENUE TO CHARLES ST 2, , REELEY STREET WEST STATE STREET TO RANT 1, ,59200 STREET 48 EAST OTTAWA STREET SOUTH MAIN STREET TO SOUTH 2, ,53700 WALNUT STREEET 49 PRAIRIE DRIVE BORDEN AVENUE TO PEACE ROAD 15, , ,203 4a 169, NORTH CROSS STREET LOOMIS STREET NORTH TO THE BRIDE 51 HOME STREET SOUTH MAIN STREET TO SOUTH LOCUST STREET 52 WEST SYCAMORE SACRAMENTO STREET TO NORTH STREET MAPLE STREET , , , ELLEN STREET WEST EXCHANE STREET TO THE 2, ,40000 END OF THE CUL-DU-SAC 54 EAST SYCAMORE NORTH WALNUT TO SABIN 4, ,22800 STREET STREET 55 EAST SYCAMORE NORTH MAIN STREET TO NORTH 2, ,88000 STREET WALNUT STREET 56 ORCHARD LANE PARK AVENUE TO SOMONAUK 1,834 5b 141,54000 STREET 57 NORTH CALIFORNIA WEST EXCHANE STREET TO 5, ,53000 STREET NORTH AVENUE 58 BORDEN AVENUE SOMONAUK ST TO PARK AVE 2, , Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

177 DeKalb County Thriving NO STREET OR ALLEY LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION AVENUE 59 WILLOW STREET COLTONVILLE ROAD SOUTH TO THE WELL 7 ENTRANCE 60 EAST ELM STREET OVERNOR STREET TO KISHWAUKEE DRIVE 61 NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY ALLEY WEST OF SOUTH MAIN STREET BETWEEN ELM STREET AND HIH STREET 62 NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY ALLEY EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET BETWEEN EAST SYCAMORE STREET AND EAST PAE STREET 63 EAST-WEST ALLEY ALLEY SOUTH OF EAST ELM STREET EAST OF SOUTH WALNUT STREET TO DEAD END OF ALLEY AREA SY TYPE OF CONST ESTIMATED COST 3, , , , , , ,57000 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION 1 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 2 TO 3 INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE AND BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 1a HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 1 1/2" & VARIABLE, CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE, LEVELIN BINDER, AREA REFLECTIVE CRACK CONTROL TREATMENT AND 1 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 170 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

178 DeKalb County Thriving 2 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 2 TO 3 INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE AND BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 3½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 3 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 2 TO 3 INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE AND BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2 INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 4 PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION TO SUBRADE, ADDITION OF FLY ASH FOR BASE STABILIZATION, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 3½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 4a PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION TO SUBRADE, ADDITION OF FLY ASH FOR BASE STABILIZATION, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 5½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 4b PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION TO SUBRADE, PAVEMENT RECLAMATION WITH THE ADDITION OF FLY ASH FOR BASE STABILIZATION, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 5 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE STORM SEWER AND CURB & UTTER IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS WORK 5 CURB AND UTTER AND DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, PAVEMENT RECLAMATION WITH THE ADDITION OF FLY ASH FOR BASE STABILIZATION, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 3½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 5a CURB AND UTTER AND DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, PAVEMENT RECLAMATION WITH THE ADDITION OF FLY ASH FOR BASE STABILIZATION, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 4½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 5b CURB AND UTTER AND DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION FOR 12" AREATE BASE COURSE, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 5c PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION FOR 12" AREATE BASE COURSE, BASE PREPARATION 171 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

179 DeKalb County Thriving FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE ALSO INCLUDES STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION 5d PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND EXCAVATION FOR 12" AREATE BASE COURSE, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 3½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER COURSE AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE 6 COMBINATION HOT-MIX ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACE REMOVAL 2 INCHES AND REPLACE WITH 2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE NO CURB AND UTTER REPLACEMENT 6a COMBINATION HOT-MIX ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACE REMOVAL 2 INCHES AND REPLACE WITH 2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE LIMITED CURB AND UTTER REPLACEMENT ALSO INCLUDES A NEW STORM SEWER SYSTEM TO MARTIN'S DITCH 7 CONCRETE SURFACE REMOVAL 2 INCHES, AND REPLACE WITH 2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE NO CURB AND UTTER REPLACEMENT 8 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL 2 1/2" INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AND THE PLACEMENT OF 2 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE 9 ALLEY EXCAVATION AND 12 INCHES STONE BASE BY CITY, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2 INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER AND 1½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE BY CONTRACTOR 10 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 3 1/2 INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE OVERLAY OF 3 1/2 INCHES 11 HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE REMOVAL, 4 1/2 INCHES, SPOT CURB AND UTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS APPLICABLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE OVERLAY OF 4 1/2 INCHES 12 COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENIN OF EXSITIN PAVEMENT, STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION AND PLACEMENT OF A 12 INCH AREATE BASE COURSE AND 8 INCH CONCRETE PAVEMENT WITH CURB AND UTTER 13 SPOT PAVEMENT PATCHIN, 3 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE 14 APPLICATION OF CAPE SEAL (CLASS A-1 CHIP SEAL FOLLOWED BY TOP LIFT OF MICROSURFACIN) 15 STREET EXCAVATION AND 12 INCHES STONE BASE BY CITY, BASE PREPARATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF 2 ½ INCHES BITUMINOUS BINDER AND 1 ½ INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE BY CONTRACTOR 172 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

180 DeKalb County Thriving 16 CURB AND UTTER AND DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, COMBINATION HOT-MIX ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACE REMOVAL 2 INCHES, AND REPLACE WITH 2 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS WORK IS COMPLETE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT ALON THE EAST SIDE OF PARK AVENUE AND STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION AT PARK & OTTAWA BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY STORM SEWER REPLACEMENT OR CULVERT/PIPE LININ REQUIRED WEST OF PARK AVENUE 16a CURB AND UTTER AND DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, COMBINATION HOT-MIX ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACE REMOVAL 2 INCHES, AND REPLACE WITH 2 1/2 INCHES BITUMINOUS SURFACE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS WORK IS SOME SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AND STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION 17 EXCAVATION TO REPAIR AND WIDEN PAVEMENT EDES BY CITY, PLACEMENT OF BITUMINOUS BASE COURSE AND CHIP SEAL BY CONTRACTOR 173 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

181 DeKalb County Thriving RD E RD S ME MAPLEWOOD DR LOOMIS ST W SYC LUCAS NIA ST ST W PA E ST M LN PLYMOUT H CT PRESIDENTIAL PKWY SABIN ST ERNOR JENNY DR KIN PARKSIDE DR CRESCENT DR TERRACE DR KISHWAUKEE DR UST ST S LOC JO DR SIE JIM DR = PARKSIDE DR HILLSIDE RD DO MC IR REENLEAF ST RD HAM NOTTI N BAILEY RD FR EE JUNIPER DR RD BAILEY L ST WILD ST COMMERCIA PL BROWER RACE DR ST S CALIFORNIA TOWNSEND ST PARK AV KAYLEE CT ST SOMONAUK ST CARLSON S PRAIRIE DR SW DR AY N OV S WAL NUT ST S MAP ST N WAL NUT ST N LOC N MAI N ST ST LE ST S SAC SOUTH PARK AV AV STARK AV WASHINTON FAIR ST ELMWOOD ST SOUTH CROSS ST SCOTT DR MEADOW LN KRPAN DR BERKSHIRE CT CONSTITUTUION ST NC STA ADRIENNE CIR PARKSIDE DR FULTON LN THUROW ST RESTON BLVD AN Y RD DR DOSEN DR BETH AIRPORT RD NIAL WATERBURY LN E EN WATERBURY LN W SOMONAUK ST PARK AV S PERRY CT MANESS CT SOMERSET LN DELANEY CT E CT IDIN NC CO MEDITERRANEAN DR ABERDEEN CT R PL H OAKLAND DR SOMONAUK RD NT STATE BROWE AFTON RD MARIA CT RTE 23 STATE RD CT RD AV MCALLISTER E AC DEKALB FOXPOINTE DR PEBBLEWOOD DR LONWOOD DR INERCREEK CT MEADOWBROOK CT TIMBERWOOD CT CO N RIDE DR K DR IC PAR ELECTR WILLOW ST EMMSEN DR LN NK E LN DR CROATIAN CT TE PINE ST TRUMAN ST ST PL WEST ST OIN OAK PLA " ) E 23 WIRSIN PKWY E RT ST AT Water Features Storm Structures HYDRANT CATCH BASIN VALVE FLARED END " ) WELL + $ INLET " / OUTFALL STORMMH < SUMP STRUCTURE 10 4 itary Sewer Features H CLEANOUT = DROPMH SEWERMH APPENDICES wat_line DIAMETER MAPPIN 1 SWD/2014 sanlns storm_line INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROFILES XP FO PE CE RTE 23 REELEY ST ALMA ST DONLIN CT AV JOHNSON PURI PKWY PEACE RD ANJALI CT A DR RESOURCE PKWY OVERLAND RD SURREY ST VISTA TER X AV FO AZ PL DR E STONEHENE DR W STONEHENE AMELIA CT E PAE S MAIN CELERITY DR NATIONAL ST RAMENT O ST ST CENTER CROSS PIONEER WAY DAHL CT H STATE W EXC RTE 64 HANE E SYCAMORE ST ST H E EXCH W STATE ANE ST ST H RANT ST W ELM ST " ) SWANSON ST SARAH DR T LN H SARAH DR SUNSE ROOSEV E ST HO AV ELT CT H LLNI AT ALB E ST CK H DR DEK CENTER AV W HIH E ELM ST ST ARCHIE PL H BIRCHWOOD H H H DR H H H = H H ESTHER AV H E HIH ST H W OTT AWA ST H = = ALBERT AV H E OTTAWA SPARTAN ST H TRL H H H WATERM AN ST HOME EDWARD EDWARD ST ST ST W LINCO H H LN ST = = CHARLES = PARKMOOR E 23 E LINCOLN CHARLES ST = ST ST E RT CT V A AT H ST NS VE = STE ELIZABETH LINCOLNSH DR CIR MCLAREN BROCK CIR IRE DR DR T CRES CAMBRIDE TURNER HILL PL PL H H H VAUHN CT DR CHAUNCEY ST WYMAN ST E CLOVERLANE H EMMERT DR AV NICOLE B LN PL AL FAIRWAY EK D < WINDSOR CT ARDEN CT RECKITT ST AV DR HATHAWAY WOODATE DR KENNICOT INDEPENDENCE RD ORCHARD LN CT = VILLE W VANC HILL ST COLTON E ST LONDON CT CEDARBROOK = LN CT EMANUEL CAMDEN BORDEN AV RAINTREE CT FAIRLAN DE CT BRISTOL DR D DR VONS MARY HIRE YORKSHIRE W KERR ANN CIR ARBOR DR N ST DR LN DARLIN = N CT TO BAYBERRY EASTATE LINCT COOLIDE LAMOIS DR DR WEL CT CT IVAN DR MARY WOOD = BECKER PL RUSSET LN = CT FOXBEND DR= BECKER PL " ) = HIHLAND DR = " ) ROERS WAY LEAH CT DEVONSHIRE DR S YORKSHIRE DR S H BROOKHILL LN PEBBLEWOOD CT EORJEAN CT ZAREB AV KERRYBROOK MILAN DR N CHAUTAUQUA LN CT = = S DR MILAN THORNWOOD DR SANDBER DR MANDA DR HAWTHORNE DANIEL CT = LN MERCANTILE CHESTNUT DR ST EDEBROOK EORE ST LN HICKORY LN JOAN PL BRIARWOOD LN CONLIN AV LILAC LN LAUREL LN = = = MEADOW CREEK DR HANNA LN W PRAIRIE DR OH IO V MIDLANDS CT LEN CIR EAST H H H H H LYNN AV H H H RESTON CT H H " ) BETHANY RD BETHANY RD BETHANY RD HEALTH SERVICES DR ATEWAY DR HAUSER ROSS DR CHARLES WAITE ST ABY DR KATHERINE ST HADLEY CT VIDA CT E NOR TH AV ST DR HA AMORE H W NOR TH AV ARVLE CIR LE ST M ILT ON IN N MAP LUTHER LOWELL LN BRIS ST ALI DR RACHEL CIR AIRPORT RD " ) JOY DR = JESSE DR S PEACE RD DR PLEASANT ST UST ST RD OSCAR CT JACKSON BLVD LE ST = ST N MAP COMMERCE DR N CALIFOR H RAMENT O ST ER ELLEN ST MAY ST PRAIRIE N SAC CROSBY AV S ST MASON CT MILLIE CIR = NORTH CROS 64 N FAIR ST LIBERTY DR RTE PARK ASHWOOD DR HA KELLY LN MAERTZ DR DR WELLS PEACE RD STAT E = = = ABBEY LN CK BU R RD MAPLEWOOD DR WENDY ST MT HUNE STONE BRIAN ST E < < < DEB DR CIR JAMI DR RD OXFO = H H ALFRED DR SWANSON RD < ARNEITA ST COVENTRY CIR N < HOPKINS LN < MARTIN ST < < ALDEN DR H DR DR AY ES KH PRIMROSE LN DR NORTHATE < < < MARTIN DR ALEXANDRIA DR < < < < < < KEVIN ST JANET ST RICHARD ST JOHN ST THOMAS DR EVERETT ST SUSAN ST PENNY LN NICHOLS DR SP AR BIRCH LN OAKLAND DR JANET ST ROSE DR WOODLAND TRL MICHAEL ST FLORENCE DR LARSON ST 23 ROWANTREE RD DUNKERY DR STATE RTE T S ON RS EASY ST OAKLAND DR LA BRICKVILLE RD WINDFIELD DR JOHN ST BOIES PL EL FRAN DR WILLIAM ST AXCEL LN RAE DR MARHOF DR DAVID FIS H DR LN R ST AR ED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TL SWANBER CT LN H AC BE DR FABIEN AS DC N SA LN BRADLEY FREED RD RIVERS DR PEAC E RD BRENTWOOD DR TESLA CT STERLIN DR STANLEY CT PROSSER DR DUNKERY CT FORESTVIEW DR < < R E D < < AT H < RT NO ELLS WORT DR JOSEPH SIXBURY ST MAIE LN CONCORD DR STRATFORD LN WICKFORD LN K OA PENNY LN W MOTEL RD WARD BLVD BRIHTON WAY LN Y RR DR DR VIEW N VIKI REST DOVETAIL PT LIN D RE N RD LINDREN < < LN BUCKBOARD AV REPUBLIC BARON DR < AV POTOMAC < DR AMHERST = < W PEACE RD PLANK RD AMERICAN NATHAN LATTIN LN NANCY CT CAPITOL AV LN DOLORES CONRESS AV MARY HAMSMITH DR BREMNER HERON CREEK DR DR HERONCREEK CT < WH = = < ITT EM OR E DR = ELI JEWELL CT MERR Y OA KS DR CAMERON ST ELI BARNES CT LN MARSHALL JOHN TEWKSBERRY DR BRIAR DR < LOWELL REYNOLDS RD DR ITH BOYNTON ST FRANTUM RD FRANTUM RD BRICKVILLE RD SPEARS RD RD ST KELLUM LO ST < < S < VE RO < JC KEL < LUTHER H SM CHRISTINE DR OLIN H SMITH DR < IR WHITE ST H RT DR < YC TR ER W FO IN OW NFL SUNFLOWER DR RD RAHAM NO OL SU CT < EN V CO < DR ATE DR LETHA WEST HOFFMAN COLEY PL BRANDON PL MILLBRIDE DR STATE RTE 23 DR STONEATE < DUSTIN < DAVIS DR DEAN ST < < LUTHER LOWELL LN LINDLEY ST NORTH ROV MOTEL RD FULL REPORT NORTH ROVE 400 Appendix 800 1,600 2,400 Feet 8 NIU Center for overnmental Studies

182 DeKalb County Thriving City of Sycamore Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 175 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

183 DeKalb County Thriving SYCAMORE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AENDA December 8, :00 PM 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 APPROVAL OF AENDA 3 PUBLIC COMMENT 4 CONSIDERATIONS A Consideration of Options for Phase III of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements In May 2005, the City began working with McMahon Associates to plan for future treatment plant expansion and collection system improvements Tim Bronn has been the principal representative of McMahon Associates The initial plan presented in 2005 included a two phase project that would ultimately result in an increase in the rated plant capacity from 297 MD (million gallons per day) to 499 MD As the project has evolved an additional phase was added making the project three phases as outlined below: Phase One The first phase of the treatment plant project involved headworks and solid handling improvements At the City s treatment plant, wastewater is separated into settled solids or sludge, and liquid The current plant uses an activated sludge process consisting of physical means (screens, settling basins, and sand drying beds), biological means (microorganisms) and chemical treatment Sodium hypochlorite is used in the chemical treatment phase to control the growth of algae in the tanks As solids are stabilized and dried, they are applied to farm fields This phase was completed in 2011 Phase Two The scope of phase two includes the installation of a disinfection system for the excess flow clarifier, replacement of a rotary fan press for sludge dewatering with a centrifuge and the Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

184 DeKalb County Thriving installation of a stilling well in the excess flow clarifier Construction on the phase is on-going and should be completed in spring 2015 Phase Three The third and final phase of the treatment plant expansion project addresses the actual expansion from a plant rated to treat 297 MD to 499 MD In 2006, when the facility plan update was presented to the Council it was estimated that this phase would cost approximately $77 million Since that time costs have increased and are estimated to far exceed that figure The majority of the infrastructure at the existing plant was constructed in the 1970 s and is need of repair or replacement as it has exceeded its life expectancy There are several methods that have been considered for the phase three expansion portion of the plant The City needs to decide on a direction for phase three before making costly repairs on equipment that may or may not be part of the ultimate expansion plan Tim Bronn of McMahon and Associates briefly presented the advantages and disadvantages of four options to the Council in November Mr Bronn has prepared life cycle costs for the three most logical options below The estimated cost and present worth are shown below along with a description of each option The present worth analysis is designed to bring both present and future expenditures to a common basis for a point of comparison Option 1: Expansion of the Existing Conventional Activated Sludge Facility Estimated Cost: $21,583,800 Present Worth: $22,877,150 The existing facility is a conventional activated sludge facility designed to provide treatment for 297 million gallons per day In order to provide treatment for the expanded capacity of 499 million gallons per day, additional aeration tankage and clarifier capacity will need to be constructed One of the cost estimates attached provides an estimate of probable construction costs for expansion of the existing facility This cost estimate includes improvements that will be required upstream of the aeration and clarifier equipment, and disinfection equipment downstream from the clarifiers The annual energy costs at $10/kwh for this option are estimated at $211,014 Option 2: Sequencing Batch Reactor or SBR Estimated Cost: $25,303,000 Present Worth: $23,760,162 The sequencing batch reactor technology uses essentially the same process as the conventional activated sludge process, but the separation of solids from the liquid is accomplished in the same tank as the aeration process This results in fewer tanks be constructed, less site piping, and a smaller footprint For this option all new tanks would need to be constructed Again, this cost Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

185 DeKalb County Thriving estimate includes improvements that will be required upstream of the sequencing batch reactors, and disinfection equipment downstream from the sequencing batch reactors The annual energy costs at $10/kwh for this option are estimated at $151,780, making this option the least expensive to operate Option 3: IFAS System Estimated Cost: $22,282,000 Present Worth: $23,460,103 Integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS) systems add fixed or free-floating media to an activated sludge basin to encourage the growth of attached growth biomass and enhance the treatment process IFAS systems are being implemented in an increasing number of wastewater treatment facilities to expand the capacity of the activated sludge system in the same tank volume It is possible to almost double the treatment capacity of existing tankage using an IFAS system Under this option, while the aeration tank will have sufficient capacity, additional clarifier tanks will be required As in the previous cost estimates, improvements required upstream of the aeration and clarifier equipment and disinfection equipment downstream from the clarifiers will be included in the cost estimate The annual energy costs at $10/kwh for this option are estimated at $273,423, making this option the most expensive to operate Financial Impact Each of these options comes with significant, but necessary cost Between the City s Sewer Fund reserve and the Sewer Impact Fee Fund, roughly $35 million in liquid funds are available to put toward this project The remainder of the project will need to be funded through a low interest loan from the Illinois EPA revolving loan program In order to move forward with the next and final phase of the project, roughly $175 to $22 million will need to be borrowed depending on the option chosen Current IEPA revolving loan funds are available at 221% Based upon the current rate, debt service would be between $1071 and $1362 million annually for 20 years Approximately, $290,000 is available for debt service repayment in the operating revenues coupled with the expiration of the 1995 IEPA loan Another $115,000 in annual connection fees can be pledged to bring the total annual funds available to $405,000 In order to make up the gap between available funds and the estimated debt service costs, the City will need to carefully review each option to look for opportunities to reduce costs when practical and review and make adjustments to the sewer connection fee calculations and sewer user fee schedules Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

186 DeKalb County Thriving If $22 million is borrowed over 20 years at current rates the result is $1362 million in annual debt service With approximately $405,000 per year available based on expiring debt obligations and impact fee revenues, an additional $957,000 per year needs to be generated to offset the cost The timing of the project will result in debt service payments that are likely to begin in FY2019 Based on the debt repayment schedule user rate adjustments could be phased-in over a period of years There are many phasing options including 20 or 30 year debt service repayment periods that will need to be considered 5 OTHER NEW BUSINESS 6 ADJOURNMENT Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

187 LILAC LN LAUREL LN LEN CIR WEST HEALTH SERVICES DR Brothers Park MEADOW CREEK DR LEN CIR EAST DOVETAIL PT MIDLANDS CT ATEWAY DR HOFFMAN CT OAKLAND DR OS ANJALI CT CHANDAN WAY ANJALICT ELIZABETH CIR SARAH DR BROCK CIR BROOKHILL LN MERCANTILE DR BETHANY RD R RUSSET LN MOTEL RD FORESTVIEW DR BAYBERRY LN CT WIRSIN PKWY HATHAWAY DR CT FOXBEND DR CHRISTINE DR FREED RD BRADLEY LN TESLA CT DEVONSHIRE DR SOUTH MILAN DR N MILAN DR S TESLA CT Sycamore Senior High School FABIEN DR W PRAIRIE DR MA RHOF DR MARHOF DR VAUHN CT DUNKERY CT EL FRAN DR ALBERT AV EL FRAN DR SUNSET LN WILLIAM ST BIRCHWOOD DR BORDEN AV Kiwanis Prairie Park South Prairie Elementary School BOIES P L WILLIAM ST BOIES PL Elmer & Stanley Larson Park MICHAEL ST Leon D Larson Memorial Park HILL ST West Elementary School CHARLES ST Elmwood Cemetery EMMERT DR WINDSOR CT EMMSEN DR EMMSEN DR JANET ST JANET S T CENTER AV VICTOR ST WYMAN ST STONEATE DR CLAYTON CIR BORDEN AV JC KELLO ST WHIPPLE RD OLIN H SMITH DR Sycamore Lake Rotary Park EORJEAN CT LYNN AV JC KELLO ST NORTH ROVE RD CONLIN AV Emil Cassier Park North Elementary EASY ST BIRCH LN CHAUNCEY ST ARDEN CT ORCHARD LN EORE ST W PERRY CT PINE TRL PINE TRL WOODLAND TRL BECKER PL Chief Black Partridge Nature Preserve MCALLISTER CT WILKINS RD OAKLAND DR OAKLAND DR LEAH CT THOMAS DR MAPLEWOOD DR Charley Laing Memorial Park MCLAREN DR NORTH MCLAREN DR SOUTH RESTON CT PROSSER DR Wetzel Park FLORENCE DR OHIO V MILLBRIDE DR FLORENCE DR PRIM ROSE LN Sycamore Junior High COLEY PL ROERS WAY CHAUTAUQUA LN ROWANTREE RD NICHOLS DR PRIMROSE LN Southeast Elementary School BRANDON PL MARY ANN CIR JUNIPER DR JUNIPE R DR BARON DR E CLOVERLANE DR Future Park MANDA DR PLEASANT ST EV ERETT ST PLEA SANT S T Future Park EVERETT ST JOAN PL HANNA LN SWANSON RD ALFRED DR BRIAN ST WENDY ST MAPLEWOOD DR ASHWOOD ABBEY LN MILLIE CIR SABIN ST SABIN S T SWANSON ST S CLOVERLANE DR IVAN DR BECKER PL ZAREB AV SANDBER DR S CLOVERLANE DR DR OXFORD CIR OXFORD CIR I WHITE ST Boynton Park NORTHATE DR ALDEN DR ELI JEWELL CT ELI BARNES CT EMANUEL LN HOPKINS LN FAIRWAY LN ARNEITA ST ARNEITA ST BUCKBOARD LN - PRIVATE AMHERST DR - PRIVATE NATHAN LATTIN LN Founders Park JOHN MARSHALL LN KATHERINE ST CAMERON ST Future Park NANCY CT DOLORES LN BREMNER DR AMELIA CT AMELIA CT DEBDR North rove Elementary SAM DR JAMIDR JENNY DR JAMI DR RACE DR Ohio rove Cemetery JESSE DR CAPITAL AV CONRESS AV JESSE DR HILLSIDE RD STONE PRAIRIE DR STONE PRAIRIE DR JOY DR JOY DR TRUM AN ST TRUMAN ST REPUBLIC AV JOSI DR JIM DR CONSTITUTION ST POTOMAC AV CONSTITUTION ST Future Park HERON CREEK DR OLD STATE RD AMERICAN AV FORD ST FORD ST LINDREN RD DeKalb County Thriving h shwaukee C-2-C C-2-D C-2-E C-2-F River Kishwaukee River S Branch S Branch Kishwaukee River C-3-A S Branch Kishwaukee River C-3-B C-3-C C-3-D C-3-E C-3-F D-1-A D-1-B D-1-C D-1-D D-1-E OLD STATE RD D-1-F D-2-A D-2-B D-2-C D-2-D D-2-E D-2-F D-3-A D-3-B D-3-C D-3-D D-3-E E-1-A E-1-B E-1-C E-1-D E-1-E Branch h Kishwaukee River STATE RD APPLEWOOD LN 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SIXBURY ST E BRANCH KISHWAUKEE SURREY ST MT HUNER RD City of Sycamore - Enterprise Zones Commercial Available Industrial Water A DeKalb County Exisiting Industrial Connecting Strip Sewage Future Park To Kane County Sycamore Community Community Park Park HERON CREEK DR E BRANCH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE KISHWAUKEE RIVER RIVER FENSTERMAKER RD CHARLES WAITE ST CELERITY DR NORTH ROVE RDCOVENTRY CIR S CL HUDSON ST OVERLAND RD W EXCHANE ST Sycamore Municipal Building COVENTRY CIR N To Kane County NATIONAL ST Ohio rove Cemetery PLANK RD AIRPORT RD ALI DR PRESIDENTIAL PKWY PRESIDENTIAL PKWY PRES IDENTIAL QUILEY RD DeKalb County Administration Building DeKalb County Legislative Center DeKalb County DeKalb County Public Safety Courthouse Building Inset A Sycamore Post Office Sycamore Library Updated: November 2014 BH Printed: November Feet 180 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

188 DeKalb County Thriving INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PROCESS EXPECTED $ PROJECT $30,000 Street maintenance (sealing of cracks to preserve streets) $250,000 Street paving $165,000 New pumps for waste water treatment plant $20,000 Miscellaneous projects for maintenance of freshwater lagoon $5,000-$6,000 Projects for better drainage of storm water at two locations $68,000 Abandoning water main on E Adams, install individual lines to two locations on E Adams, and replace water main by middle school increasing pipe from 2 to 6 $78,000 Increase E Adams paved area leading to Monsanto Production plant $30,000 - $35,000 (Village obligation portion) drill of new well a undeveloped Deerfield Crossing subdivision 181 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies

189 DeKalb County Thriving Shovel Ready Site Infrastructure Village of Waterman Water Sewage Commercial Industrial Available Industrial Existing 182 Appendix NIU Center for overnmental Studies