In the News

Comcast Expands Service in Peterson Pulaski Industrial Park
March 2, 2016
Comcast has added about two miles of fiber optic network in the Peterson Pulaski Business and Industrial Corridor, spanning from Bryn Mawr Ave. north to Peterson Ave., and from Pulaski Rd. west to Lowell Ave. This would not have been possible without the involvement of the PPBIC members.

For many years, area businesses have been frustrated by the lack of high speed internet service in the corridor. It not only delayed business operations, it put the businesses there at a competitive disadvantage. PPBIC member businesses, along with Alderman Margaret Laurino, brought this issue to the forefront with Comcast, and Comcast responded. The infrastructure investment gives the businesses access to Internet speeds of up to 10 Gbps, along with a wide range of Comcast Business services, including Ethernet, Internet, Voice and value-added cloud services.

The new fiber is a significant upgrade which augments the existing T1 lines and provides more reliable Internet service. This level of investment in our technology infrastructure will help the Peterson Pulaski Business and Industrial Corridor compete with other business corridors in the city and suburbs, as well as attract new businesses that require access to high-speed, high-capacity data networks, and a host of other IT services. Comcast Press Release

Restaurant supply house set to open on Pulaski Road and New World Van Lines Expands
Nadig News, February 19, 2014
Restaurant supply house set to open on Pulaski Road and New World Van Lines Expands.   Full Article

Supermarket coming to North Side
Crain’s, July 25, 2013  Full Article

CCH renovating property and adding employees
March 10, 2009
Alderman Margaret Laurino (39th Ward) announced that the Community Development Commission today approved a plan to help support the renovation of the CCH – Wolters Kluwer property in the Peterson Pulaski Industrial Corridor with $5 million in TIF assistance.  Full Article

Steps eyed to revive industrial area
Nadig News, December 26, 2007
Recap of the Peterson Pulaski Landscape and Signage Master Plan meeting. Click Nadig Article.

Incentives planned for Victoria St. site
Nadig News, September 17, 2006
Article about the rehabilitation of 4201 W. Victoria, the old Beltone Building. Click Nadig Article.

Illinois’ broadband gap squeezes small business
Crain’s Chicago Business, April 16, 2006
Peterson Pulaski business owners Steve Zaransky (Airways Digital Media) and Dwight Curtis (LabelMaster), along with Janita Tucker (PPBIC), are featured in an article about the lack of basic broadband availability to Chicago’s industrial areas. Click Crain’s Article.

Panel Says Industrial Area is Still Vibrant
Nadig News, August 7, 2005
Eight leaders in commercial and industrial development, transportation, planning and development, and architecture met to evaluate and recommend steps to advance ongoing revitalization efforts in the industrial corridor. Click Nadig Article.

Peterson Pulaski Industrial Corridor: To be or not to be?
Article about the Technical Assistance Panel (August 2-3, 2005). Click Article by Metropolitan Planning Council.

Retaining and Attracting Businesses and Jobs: Peterson-Pulaski Industrial Corridor
Comprehensive report in PDF format on the Technical Assistance Panel. Click Report by the Campaign for Sensible Growth and the Urban Land Institute.