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The City of Geneva is pleased to invite you to use our newest downtown parking lot on Campbell Street between 2nd and 3rd Street, located behind the Geneva History Center! Enter just east of Shoppes at 127 from Campbell. Easy parking in the heart of downtown for the next time you visit downtown Geneva! Make it a day or a short stay here in Geneva.
Gosh I love this town! Geneva is a place we all have an emotional connection with. We can all point with pride to our beautiful downtown and the amenities throughout our fair City, including our Hospital, Parks, National Retailers and Employers, and the beauty of the Fox River. Our City is known across the region as a beautiful, clean City. Not surprisingly, our City Administrator’s Office and Economic Development Department regularly receive calls from officials of other communities asking for tours and presentations about how we maintain the viability of our business districts. Many activities go into this. (More) |
The level of activity in new business openings in Geneva is confirmation that the economic climate continues to improve. Inquiries are increasing for business development. The City Economic Development Department regularly posts a listing of new Geneva businesses.
In 2012, 62 new businesses opened, while 69 closed. The service industry had a net of two businesses in Geneva (32 new, 30 closed). Eleven businesses relocated within Geneva. Nine businesses moved out of Geneva in 2012.
The big stories in 2012 are the expansion at Peacock Engineering (adding 163,000 sf. to their corporate headquarters), the opening of On-cor Foods, and Cadence’s investment in and around the Hospital (15 permits with construction cost of $14,296,416). The latter includes Cadence Physician Group Cardiology, the new Raymond Scott Cancer Center, the new Living Well Cancer Center, and within the Hospital itself. Peacock Engineering added on Averill.
Overall, the downtown has netted 16 new downtown businesses (36 new, 20 closed) since January 2012. View a of new businesses here |
To view a comphrehensive list of Business Acitivity by Business District from 2010 through 2012, click here. |
The City of Geneva Building Division tracks the number of building permits and estimated cost of construction. An annual chart from 2002-2012 can be found here. |
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| View the City’s adopted South East Master Plan. |
OMG - Outdoor Music Grant
Click above for information about the City of Geneva Outdoor Music Grant and learn how the City is looking to increase outdoor music in the downtown. A list of possible entertainers can be found here. |
More Information:
Ellen Divita, Economic Development Director
630-232-7449
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(Fiscal Year is May 1 through April 30)
City of Geneva Sales History
source: "Kind of Business" report from State of Illinois Department of Revenue
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Geneva |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
General Merchandise |
$14,810,026 |
$15,108,115 |
$14,753,215 |
$14,550,829 |
$15,551,850 |
$ 12,769,060 |
$12,759,826 |
$13,650,672 |
$13,184,967 |
$13,404.505 |
Food |
$29,827,063 |
$30,302,528 |
$35,402,749 |
$39,713,876 |
$40,008,511 |
$ 41,495,698 |
$39,236,112 |
$43,838,923 |
$45,003,331 |
$46,892,593 |
Drinking and Eating Places |
$60,237,891 |
$72,830,669 |
$69,307,180 |
$75,066,098 |
$78,282,169 |
$ 75,349,512 |
$72,904,879 |
$76,762,555 |
$78,242,542 |
$83,648,067 |
Apparel |
$56,478,979 |
$64,854,733 |
$69,007,894 |
$71,467,647 |
$71,440,504 |
$ 67,655,853 |
$60,515,785 |
$64,159,813 |
$66,190,721 |
$69,836,890 |
Furniture & H.H. & Radio |
$83,653,771 |
$89,476,328 |
$105,781,447 |
$101,760,477 |
$95,539,311 |
$ 76,385,428 |
$60,848,114 |
$66,974,643 |
$68,527,132 |
$68,134,935 |
Lumber, Bldg, Hardware |
$48,325,833 |
$47,404,106 |
$44,606,835 |
$42,737,157 |
$41,194,988 |
$ 36,099,296 |
$32,505,469 |
$29,619,452, |
$26,313,392 |
$27,856,058 |
Automotive & Filling Stations |
$16,298,207 |
$16,191,204 |
$14,503,463 |
$15,094,651 |
$13,096,175 |
$ 9,452,756 |
$9,004,783 |
$9,647,361 |
$9,210,797 |
$11,078,869 |
Drugs & Misc. Retail |
$111,956,431 |
$120,620,594 |
$126,347,247 |
$127,920,576 |
$125,069,421 |
$ 115,457,719 |
$109,892,062 |
$114,009,824 |
$124,723,621 |
$130,198,496 |
Agriculture & All Others |
$28,887,316 |
$30,129,216 |
$31,937,287 |
$33,518,126 |
$31,229,359 |
$ 34,430,972 |
$27,624,339 |
$28,123,749 |
$22,468,310 |
$24,224,477 |
Manufacturers |
$6,716,500 |
$8,098,021 |
$7,563,853 |
$7,479,139 |
$5,863,021 |
$ 5,230,119 |
$7,633,476 |
$9,028,452 |
$8,388,045 |
$9,836,323 |
Total: |
$457,192,017 |
$495,015,514 |
$519,211,170 |
$529,308,576 |
$517,275,309 |
$ 474,326,413 |
$432,924,845 |
$455,215,444 |
$462,252,858 |
$485,111,213 |
% over last year |
119% |
108% |
105% |
102% |
98% |
92% |
91% |
105% |
102% |
105% |
Additional information |
Geneva’s New Downtown Parking Lot is now open!