Moving the City of Lights to Light Speed Mayor Thomas J. Weisner, Chairman OnLight Aurora Peter Lynch, President OnLight Aurora C ITY OF A URORA, IL
O N L IGHT A URORA H ISTORY C ITY OF A URORA, IL 2008 City of Aurora begins building municipal fiber network 2012: City leases fiber to OnLight Aurora 20 year IRU 2013: OnLight wins grant & launches fiber, ISP operations 2014: OnLight adds wireless services to help small businesses 2015: OnLight scales up with additional, new funding
10 Critical Business Factors Driving “The Location Decision” #1 – Labor Costs #2 – Highway Access #3 – Skilled Labor Availability #4 – A DVANCED I NFORMATION C OMMUNICATIONS & T ECH (ICT) S ERVICES #5 – Occupancy & Construction Costs #6 – Energy Availability & Costs #7 – Corporate Tax Rate #8 – Existing Facilities for Quick Project Turn-Around #9 – Denting Tax Bill with Exemptions #10 – Avoidance of Union Activity Source: Area Development Magazine, December 2013*
Seize the Future Development Foundation OnLight Aurora, Other City Services Aurora’s Economic Dev. Collaboration Aurora Chamber of Commerce Aurora Down Town Association Visitors & Convention Bureau Women’s Bus. Dev. Center Pathways to Prosperity
Main Branch of Aurora Library Replaced
HELLO TECH SUPPORT !!! Good-by Old Library. ============ HELLO TECH SUPPORT !!!
“OnLight Aurora’s Gigabit Fiber Helps to Attract New Businesses to Vacant Buildings” “OnLight Aurora’s Gigabit Fiber Helps to Attract New Businesses to Vacant Buildings” David Hulseberg, President/CEO Seize the Future Development Foundation, Aurora IL
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