Business Benefits
Business Benefits
The City of Genoa is currently participating in an Enterprise Zone, which provides benefits to new and existing businesses. Visit our Economic Development Department page for more information.
Genoa offers a Complete Package of Advantages for Business and Industry
- Genoa offers a unique location for excellent transportation being centered in the middle of a triangle of 3 Interstate Highways.
- Genoa is at the intersection of two major State Highways, Illinois Routes 23 and 72.
- Genoa offers freight rail services from Two rail lines.
- Genoa offers passenger rail to the Chicago region and the Nation just 20 minutes away.
- Genoa is just an hour from O’Hare International & 30 minutes to Rockford Airport.
- Genoa is just 60 miles from Chicago and only minutes from Illinois’ second largest City, the City of Rockford.
- Genoa has a thriving Downtown with new Commercial, Office, and Industrial Developments.
- Genoa offers the qualities of a long established City with a solid base of planning for the future, coupled with small town friendliness.
- Genoa offers an aggressive Tax Incentive Policy for new business.
- Genoa has available Water and Sewer capacity, and excellent Gas, Electric, and Telecommunications Utilities.
- Genoa is just minutes from the second largest public university in Illinois, Northern Illinois University, with opportunities for student workforce, interns, research and data sources, and technical expertise.
- Genoa offers leadership by a progressive Mayor and City Council with support from a professional staff, to maintain a quality community and to advance the City as an outstanding place to live, work, and to grow a business.
Let us know how we can help!
Contact:
Administrative Director
(815) 784- 2327