Companies
Major companies with a strong presence in the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor include:
- Ace Hardware, a hardware store chain headquartered in Oak Brook
- Acxiom, located in Downers Grove, is a customer and data information management company
- Alcatel-Lucent, an international telecommunications company, with offices in Naperville and Lisle.
- Aldi, a grocery store chain with U.S. headquarters in Batavia
- APL Logistics, a freight transportation company with offices in Oak Brook
- Blistex, Incorporated, a personal care products company headquartered in Oak Brook
- BP, an international energy company with its North American chemicals headquarters and research facilities in Naperville
- Calamos, an asset management firm headquartered in Naperville
- Caterpillar, a construction equipment manufacturer with a plant in Montgomery
- ConAgra Foods, a packaged foods company with offices in Naperville
- Coskata, Inc., an energy research company headquartered in Warrenville
- Devry University, an international technical college headquartered in Downers Grove
- Dover Corporation, a manufacturer of specialized industrial products and equipment headquartered in Downers Grove
- Eby-Brown, a wholesale distributor headquartered in Naperville
- Farm Progress, an agricultural publication publisher headquartered in St. Charles
- First Alert, a safety products company headquartered in Aurora
- Hyundai, a motor vehicle company with regional offices in Aurora
- McDonald's, a fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Oak Brook
- MetLife, an insurance company with offices in Aurora
- Microsoft a computer technology company with offices in Downers Grove
- Mitutoyo, a company specializing in measuring instruments and meteorological technology with U.S. headquarters in Aurora
- Molex, an electronic components manufacturer headquartered in Lisle
- Nalco, a water treatment and chemical company headquartered in Naperville
- Navistar, an automotive manufacturer headquartered in Lisle
- Nicor, a gas utility company headquartered in Naperville
- Nissan Motors, an automotive manufacturer with offices in Aurora and Naperville
- Oberweis Dairy, a dairy products company headquartered in North Aurora
- OfficeMax, an office supplies chain headquartered in Naperville
- Portillo's Restaurants, a restaurant chain headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace
- Redbox a media rental company headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace
- Sanford L.P., a writing products manufacturer headquartered in Oak Brook
- SAP America, the Americas' subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's largest business software company with offices in Downers Grove.
- Sara Lee, a food company headquartered in Downers Grove
- Smithfield Foods, a meat products manufacturer with subsidiary Armour-Eckrich Meats headquartered in Lisle and a processing facility in St. Charles
- Sunshine Biscuits, a cracker, cookie, and cereal manufacturer headquartered in Elmhurst
- SIRVA, a moving industry company headquartered in Westmont
- Tellabs, a telecommunications company headquartered in Naperville
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., an automobile manufacturer with regional offices in Aurora and Naperville
- VVF, a personal care products manufacturer with a plant in Montgomery
- Westell, a modems manufacturer headquartered in Aurora
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