Illinois Technology Programs

Center for Technology

Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
IVCC Manufacturing Technology Program
Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology 
Illinois Office of Broadband

Northern Illinois, with the foundation of Metro Chicago, is recognized as one of the world’s outstanding centers for technology, a great place to do business, and a great place to start businesses involving advanced technologies. The metro technology economy is fairly diversified, and offers significant advantages for companies in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and communications technology.
  

  
North Central Illinois Fiber - The fiber network in the region is extensive, serving all the major cities and industrial sites in the 3 county region. Service is available with >1Gbps download speed. Providers are Frontier, IFiber, and Windstream. For more information:

Illinois Tech Business

Illinois is listed in the top five states for net-new tech business establishments, top five for emerging tech job postings, and top three that saw the largest increase in emerging tech positions in 2022 compared to the previous year in the 2023 CyberStates: State of the Tech Workforce Report. 

 

State of Technology Summary

  • 325,685 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT
  • 5.3% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
  • $55.6B ECONOMIC IMPACT (estimated direct impact of tech sector)
  • 6.2% ECONOMIC IMPACT AS A % OF OVERALL
  • 23,033 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS (firms with payroll)
  • 177,299 EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS (2022 total for tech occupations)
  • 31.0% EMERGING TECH EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS % OF TOTAL
  • 7th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
  • 10th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
  • 36th TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS % CHANGE RANK
  • 2nd DIVERSITY INDEX QUARTILE 

Sources: CompTIA analysis of Lightcast, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and others | 1Net of tech industry + tech occupation employment Note: backward revisions to data and classification changes by the BLS mean prior year editions of this report are not always directly comparable 

Science, Technology, and Research Transit Access Point (STAR TAP)
"This is a persistent infrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation to facilitate long-term interconnection and interoperability of advanced international networking....STAR TAP connects with the Ameritech Network Access Poing (NAP) in Chicago and enables network traffic flow to international collaborators from over 150 U.S. leading edge research universities and institutions, including supercomputing centers."

More Info about STAR TAP

Biotechnology in Illinois

The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition is an asset to businesses looking to locate and grow in the field of Biotechnology in the state of Illinois. 

Abundance of Capital
In addition to world-leading financial exchanges, the region has established a growing concentration of private equity firms. 

  • Organizations: 353
  • Total Funding Amount: $4B
  • Number of Investments: 2,305

Source: Crunchbase 

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