Recent Partner's Success
$109
Million UPM Raflatac Facility Opens in Dixon
 More than 200
people from around the world attended the
April 3 opening of the new pressure-sensitive labelstock factory in
Dixon, including I-39 Logistics Corridor member John Thompson,
president of the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Thompson said,
"The president of UPM Aflatac said in his remarks that they were
very happy with the workforce and with their investment at this
state-of-the-art building for the growing labelstock
market."
The 200,000 SF
facility is located on a 62-acre site at I-88 and Illinois Route 26,
next to the Lee County Business Park in Dixon. The facility will
serve the Midwest marketplace and help the company achieve 5% annual
growth in North America. The Dixon plant will begin with 160
employees.
UPM is one of the
world's leading producers of printing papers. Their 2007 sales were
EUR 10 billion and they are headquartered in Helsinki, Norway. They
have 26,000 employees with production in 14 countries.
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Strong Co-Op Ad for
2008
Many
thanks to the members who are making the 2008 co-op ad
possible. It will run in Heartland RE Business, MREN, CIP, NIRE,
Metro-Chicago Industrial Parks Guide and IREJ.
- Centerpoint
Property
- Duke Realty
- Helgesen Realty
Holdings
- IDI
- Ottawa Industrial
Park
- Prologis
- Venture One Real
Estate
- DeKalb County
Economic Development Corp.
- EDC of the
Bloomington-Normal Area
- Growth Dimensions
for Belvidere-Boone County
- Illinois Valley
Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development
- LaSalle County
Development Connection
- Rock County
Economic Development Agency
- Rockford Area
Economic Development Council
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Thank You
and Fond Farewell
Roger
Hopkins, the founding executive director of the I-39 Logistics
Corridor, will be presented with a special plaque in
appreciation of his valuable service since 2002 which concluded in
December. He was unable to attend the February meeting.
 I-39 Executive
Committee Chairman Mark Goode, SIOR, CCIM and principal of Venture
One Real Estate, LLC, credited Hopkins' dedicated leadership to
growing the I-39 Logistics Corridor Association's corporate
membership to nearly 75. Good also said that Hopkins spearheaded
many creative marketing initiatives that positioned I-39 as a viable
site-selection alternative to the more congested corridors in the
Chicago market. The association wishes him success in his new
position leading the economic development efforts for DuPage
County.
Roger Hopkins, founding executive director of
I-39
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| Fadden
Appointed Executive Director
 I-39
Executive Committee Chairman Mark Goode announced that Janyce Fadden
is the new executive director of the
organization, effective December. This is a
volunteer position and she will continue as the president of the
Rockford Area Economic Development Council (RAEDC), a position she
has held since 2004. The I-39 office has moved its headquarters to
the RAEDC office, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford IL, 61101.
Janyce Fadden, new executive director of I-39
Logistics Corridor Association
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Requests of Membership
 I-39 Executive
Director Janyce Fadden urged members to seek new members for I-39.
"The wider our reach, through an increase in membership, the
stronger our association will be. It's vitally important that we
have a voice in all the relevant organizations," she said.
Fadden also asked
members to put her on their mailing list so that she receives
their newsletters and new releases.
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| Minutes
of February 2008 Meeting
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| Next
Meeting
Wednesday, May 21,
2008
11:00 a.m - 1:30
p.m.
Tupperware &
B.E.S.T. Building
3691 Couger
Drive
Peru,
Illinois
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