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Illinois Contact Info

  • Contact Name:
  • Sharon Stead Galantino, Managing Director
  • Address:
  • 28-30 Boulevard de la Cambre, Bte 2
    B-1000 Brussels
    Belgium
  • Phone:
  • 32-2-6465730
  • Fax:
  • 32-2-6465511
  • Email:
  • Brussels@illinoistrade.org

Illinois Demographic Info

  • Region:
  • Midwest, Great Lakes
  • Population:
  • 12.8 Million
  • Gross State Product:
  • $589.6 Billion
  • Exports:
  • $42.1 Billion
  • Labor Force:
  • 6.65 Million
  • Latest Unemployment Rate:
  • 5.2 (2006)
  • Unionization Rate:
  • 14.5
  • Per Capita Personal Income:
  • $34,350 (2004)
  • Capital City:
  • Springfield
  • Principal Cities:
  • Chicago, Peoria, Springfield, Rockford, Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal

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Printing and Graphics

• Businesses: 5,354
• Employment: 80,000+
• Total sales (2005): $12.380 Billion 

    Illinois is in many ways the de facto economic center of the printing industry, with a history in the industry dating back to the early 1900s. Illinois is home to over 5,300 printers and related businesses, including industry giant RR Donnelly & Sons. In 2005 the value of Illinois-based printing industry sales was over $20 billion and the industry employed more than 93,000 people. Alongside the world’s largest companies numerous small and medium firms have emerged. Embossing shops, direct mailers, and repair operations also benefit from Illinois’ strong printing industry. 
    Chicago’s central location makes it a logical center for distribution and host for industry events. It regularly hosts the annual GraphExpo trade show and conference, which in 2007 was the largest printing expo in the western hemisphere.

Links:
The Printing Industry of Illinois / Indiana Association http://www.pii.org/
GraphExpo trade show http://graphexpo.gasc.org/
Graphic Finishing Industries of Illinois http://www.graphicfinishingindustries.org/