CHICAGO -- October 8, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a more than $7 million business investment package that will keep US Cellular Corporation in Illinois. The decision by one of the nation's leading communications companies will create 25 new jobs and retain 1075 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Chicago and at another facility in Bensenville. "US Cellular knows that there is no better place for a company to expand and create more jobs than Illinois, and that is why it chose to make this major investment in our state," said Governor Quinn. "By listening to and responding to the needs and priorities of companies like US Cellular, we are again proving that Illinois is a great state to do business in and putting more people to work." US Cellular is renewing the leases for its Chicago headquarters and a management information systems hub in Bensenville. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is administering the state's $7.1 million business investment package, which consists of Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credits. The package will leverage more than $14.6 million in private investment. "We are proud to call the State of Illinois our home, and we look forward to continuing to serve its residents and all of our other customers around the country with the first-rate wireless service they deserve," said Tom Weber, VP Financial & Real Estate Services for US Cellular. The state's competitive investment package ...
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