Investor Opportunities

 

A 100 million gallon ethanol plant is under construction in the eastern part of Annawan.  With this development, we anticipate many new and exciting opportunities for not only Annawan, but also developers as well. 

Below you will find information about Annawan that might help you in your investment decisions.  Please note, if you need further information, please do not hesitate to call the Economic Development office at (309) 935-6264 and our Economic Development Director, Tracy Diehl, would be glad to help you.  You can also contact our mayor at (309) 935-6226.

KEY MARKET DATA

A. Labor

 

Below you will find partial list of manufacturing businesses and colleges/universities within a 25 mile radius.

 

Company

Location

Product / Type of Operation

Employee Count

Union Affiliation

Blue Chip

Kewanee

Machine Shop

Unavailable

No

Pines/Great Dane

Kewanee

Semi-trailer assembly

Unavailable  

Yes

Springfield Armory

Geneseo

Gun production

180 

No

Bomag

Kewanee

Heavy equipment production

 Unavailable

No

  

School

Location

Enrollment

Type (2 – 4 year)

 Black Hawk College, East

 

Kewanee

 

12,673 (this number includes Moline enrollment)

 

2 year in most cases

Black Hawk College

Moline

12,673  (this number includes Kewanee enrollment)

2-4 year

Kaplan University

Davenport

835 

Technical – 2 years in most cases

 Sauk Valley

Dixon

2,678 

2-4 years

 

 A. Site Information

SITE INFORMATION

SITE NAME

 Annawan Industrial Park - approximately 350 acres available

COMMUNITY

Annawan, Illinois - Henry County

LOCATION/ADDRESS

Eastern portion of the town

Ownership & Asking Price

Is the property available for sale?

Yes

What is the asking land price? ($/acre)

$10,000 - $15,000

Please list property owner(s)

Contact Mayor Kennard Franks for this information at (309) 935-6226

Is the owner's property represented by a broker? 

 No

Site Description

Size of proposed site (gross & usable acreage)

300+ acres

Dimensions (length & depth)

 1.5 across by ¾ mile wide

General shape of site

 Rectangle

Any height restrictions?

No

Existing structures on site? 

No

Any easements or impediments on site?

 No

Topography

 Flat, currently being used as farm ground

Is site development ready?

Aside from the crops, the land is ready for development.

Compatibility

 

Current zoning (allowable uses) 

The property is currently zoned B-2

Surrounding area zoning

 Agriculture and commercial

Present use

 Farm ground

Prior use(s)

 Same

Adjacent/surrounding uses/tenants

Farm ground and some commercial businesses in the area.  Land is currently being moved in preparations for an ethanol plant.


Environmental / Geological

 

Soil bearing capacity

 Depends on the exact location. 

Soil conditions/type

 Sandy, loam, clay, variable

Located in flood plain?

 No

Wetlands located on site?

 No

Archaeological issues/features

 No

Environmental (contamination issues)

 None known

Seismic, weather, etc. issues

 No

Any natural disaster risk?

 No

Emission Issues

 No

 

Site Access

 

Multiple existing access roads to site?

 A road is currently being developed with local engineers.

Construction access to site?

Yes

Nearest interstate/4-lane highway

 Interstate 80 runs along the Northern portion of the site, Route 78 is West of the property, and US Highway 6 runs along the southern portion. 

Nearest commercial airport

 Moline International Airport – approximately 40-45 miles west of Annawan, just off Interstate 80.

Nearest intermodal facility

 Rochelle – approximately 89 miles

Describe how rail access is provided to the site

 The Iowa Interstate Railroad runs along the southern portion of the site.

Amenities & Emergency Services

Distance to fire department

 Approximately 1.5 miles from the site

Distance to police department

 Approximately 1.5 miles from the site

Distance to hospital

 Approximately 11-12 miles from the site

Amenities near site

 Yes

Distance to nearest amenities

Depending on actual building location, 0.5 to 1.5 miles.

 Electric Power Data Request -

ELECTRIC POWER

Electric Supplier(s)

(inName(s) and contact phone number(s))

Ameren IP -  

Steve Warren                               1-217-424-7297

Current Service

 

Electricity service to site

 Low voltage line at this time, high voltage to the south.

Line size (kV)

 A 34.5kV line (2.25 miles south) 

Available capacity to site

 The 34.5 line should be adequate

Distance to substation

East Kewanee Sub – 12 miles south

Is the substation dedicated to this site?

No

Is dual circuit service possible?

 Yes

Provide a history of outages on this line

Outage history is not readily available

Electricity cost (per kWh)

P

SC21(bundled) - $2,244,201 per year (or 4.99 cents/kWh) Customer also has the option to purchase electricity from 3rd party suppliers.

Demand Charges ($/kW)

$6.50/kW in Winter, $12/kW in Summer (included in above cost estimate) 

Additional charges (other fees/charges)

Transformation charge (if customer prefers AmerenIP transformation), taxes 

Required Upgrades

 

Possible infrastructure upgrades that might be required

 Extension of the 34.5kV line - $600,000 (rough estimate)

 

 Natural Gas Data Request

NATURAL GAS

Gas Supplier(s)

(Name(s) and contact phone number(s))

Ameren IP 

Steve Warren             1-217-424-7397

Current Service

 

Gas line existing to site?

Yes

Line size & pressure

A 2”, 720 psig line is 2000’ south of the site

Available capacity to site

Analysis will be necessary 

Location of nearest transmission line

A 6”,900 psig line is 4000’ south of the site

Gas cost (per mmBTU)

 

SC 65 (bundled) - $4,304,488 per year (or 71.7 cents/ therm). Gas wheeling is also available.

Other Charges

taxes

Required Upgrades

 

Any possible infrastructure upgrades that might be required

Costs and timing will be determined by which line will need to be extended (2’’ or 4’’), a revenue allowance will also apply.

 Water Data Request

WATER

Water Supplier(s)

Name(s) and contact phone number(s))

Annawan

Mark Crosby – (309) 935-6632 

Current Service

 

Water line existing to site?

Not at time, 10 inch will be available. 

Line size & pressure

 10 inch when installed, 65 pounds

Available capacity to site

 1300

Water source and location

 Ground water – town tower -

Water cost (e.g. per 1,000 gallons)

 $2.00 per 1,000 after the minimum

Other Charges

No 

Required Upgrades

 

Any infrastructure upgrades that might be required

At this time, Annawan plans to install water/sewer once development starts at the industrial site.   

Waste Water Data Request

WASTE WATER

Service Provider(s)

Name(s) and contact phone number(s))

 Annawan, Illinois

Mark Crosby – (309) 6632

Current Service

 

Waste water line existing to site

No 

Line size

10

Name & location of waste water treatment facility

 Annawan, Illinois Water Treatment Plant – 600 N. State

 

Total capacity of existing treatment facility

165,000 

Excess capacity of existing treatment facility

80,000 

Discharge limits

CBOD – monthly 33, weekly 53

Solid – monthly 49, weekly 60 

Required Upgrades

 

Any possible infrastructure upgrades required

 At this time, Annawan plans to install water/sewer once development starts at the industrial site.   

Telecommunication Data Request -

 

                                                                  TELECOMM

Service Provider(s)

Name(s) and contact phone number(s))

Henry County Telephone 

Jolene Sierens                  (309) 944-2103

Current Service

 

Telecommunication infrastructure existing to site?

Not at this time

Type of service/infrastructure available at site

None at this time

 Connection, Impact, and Permit Fees - please answer if your community has additional fees than the state level. 

Item

Connection Fee

Impact Fee

Permit Fee

Electrical

N/A 

N/A

N/A

Gas

N/A

N/A

N/A

Water

 $50.00

N/A

N/A

Sewer

 $50.00

N/A

N/A

Traffic

N/A

N/A

N/A