SAIL - Location

•	Mid-United States location for business investment.

•	Home to large multinational corporations like Hershey and Champion Laboratories as well as strong mid-sized businesses.

•	Offers a 126,000+ labor market that can document it’s quality with local training facilities at four-Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.

•	Home of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges that offer customized training and a quality education.

•	Southeastern Illinois is located South of I-70, East of I-57 and North of I-64.	Blue Ring: 500 miles (One driver, one day reaches 24.1% of US population. Green Ring: 1000 miles (Two drivers, one day reaches 67.1% of US population or 184 million people.

Major Market Areas
(Truck Miles 500 Mile Radius)

* St. Louis and Indianapolis can be reached within two or three hours driving time.

Location Helps Business Soar
Located in the heart of the Midwest, the SAIL counties provide distribution lanes to major metropolitan areas, including Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Kansas City and Milwaukee. In addition, the area is the center of twelve automobile assembly plants for one-day "just-in-time" deliveries.

SAIL Regional Climate
Summer: 78 degree Fahrenheit
Winter: 32 degree Fahrenheit
Rainfall: 40 inches
Snowfall: 14 inches