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Mokena Business and Industry |
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 Businesses nationwide are taking a close look at Mokena. Mokena’s business, financial, and government leaders (assisted by the Mokena Chamber of Commerce) help businesses relocate here with a fast-track, proactive process that allows them to hit the ground running. Investors will find highly competitive real estate, a range of improved lots from which to choose, and a close-knit  community with a strong work ethic, professional pride, and the necessary skills.
Mokena’s transportation network (with the nearby I-80 interchange and quick access to I-57, I-294, I-55, and I-94) allows expedient delivery of goods and services.
The extension of I-355 in 2007 will greatly benefit Mokena businesses as well.
Mokena is also one of the fastest developing areas in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, with a growing population that currently exceeds 16,000 and a local market of more than 100,000.
Businesses that locate in Mokena will enjoy the lowest municipal property tax of 23 Will County communities, no local utility taxes, and strong Will County business advantages. Mokena leaders envision a modal system of business growth supported by major transportation routes while the Chamber of Commerce encourages the concentration of complementary commercial activities.
Mokena has a diverse industrial base, and commercial and light industrial development has kept pace with residential growth. The unprecedented expansion of light industrial development that has taken place on 191st Street and LaGrange Road has led to improvements in the local transportation infrastructure. 191st Street, which runs parallel with I-80, has been widened and offers opportunities for additional growth. Office complexes, research parks, and national distribution centers thrive in Mokena’s I-80 corridor.
A diversified, consolidated, stable, and environmentally compatible industrial tax base and employment resource suited to the needs of the village is a long-term priority. Village leaders seek to locate industrial development to minimize potential conflicts between incompatible uses, provide adequate buffering of industrial uses, and provide industrial sites that are sensitive to the space, access, and utility needs of a wide range of industrial establishments.
A move is underway to stimulate further downtown development in order to offer a broad range of shopping and service opportunities, encourage the development of business, office, and services, and promote small-scale professional office development. |
