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Moving the City of Lights to Light Speed
Mayor Thomas J. Weisner, ChairmanOnLight Aurora
Peter Lynch, PresidentOnLight Aurora
CITY OF AURORA, IL
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ONLIGHT AURORA HISTORYCITY OF AURORA, 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
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OnLight Serves “Community Anchor Institutions” with Fiber or Wireless Services
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10 Critical Business Factors Driving “The Location Decision”
• #1 – Labor Costs• #2 – Highway Access• #3 – Skilled Labor Availability• #4 – ADVANCED INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS & TECH
(ICT) SERVICES• #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
• http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/12/03/7575768.htm
• Source: Area Development Magazine, December 2013*
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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
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Main Branch of Aurora Library Replaced
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Good-by Old Library. ============
HELLO TECH SUPPORT !!!
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“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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Thank You for Your Attention