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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

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

OnLight Serves “Community Anchor Institutions” with Fiber or Wireless Services

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*

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

Good-by Old Library. ============

HELLO TECH SUPPORT !!!

“OnLight Aurora’s Gigabit Fiber Helps to Attract New Businesses to Vacant Buildings”

David Hulseberg, President/CEO Seize the Future Development Foundation, Aurora IL

Thank You for Your Attention