Getting Down to Business

BUSINESS

Mijack Products, Inc.
Mijack Products, Inc., the world’s largest producer of intermodal cranes for the railroad and port intermodal industry, is headquartered at 167th Street in Hazel Crest. Mi-Jack is recognized as an industry leader and innovator in Travelift® and Translift™ rubber tire gantry crane manufacturing, sales, service and support.
Mi-Jack's Hazel Crest facility produces Translift and Travelift rubber tire gantry cranes, now in use on six continents. Travelift cranes have capacities ranging from 15 to 325 tons. Founded by John Lanigan in 1954 from his home in the Chicago south suburbs, Mijack is now a multinational corporation providing machinery and solutions for the transportation and material handling industries worldwide.

Additionally, MiJack has been an outstanding corporate citizen, generously donating to local schools, baseball teams, the Village’s annual Hazelnut Festival, and many local projects. Because of MiJack’s community involvement and its phenomenal success story, Hazel Crest officially designated 167th Street as “Honorary Jack Lanigan Way” in July 2010.

Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, one of the finest hospitals in the Chicagoland area, also calls Hazel Crest home. Located at Kedzie Avenue and 177th Street, Advocate is a 289-bed, acute care facility with 350 doctors on staff. In addition to offering a wide array of hospital services, the not-for-profit facility provides free screenings and a variety of other outreach services throughout the community. Its state-of-the-art emergency room is one of the most advanced in the nation. Advocate South Suburban Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, the state’s largest hospital operator.

Palmer Lake Corporate Business Park
The Village’s Palmer Lake Corporate Business Park is located at 175th Street and Governors Highway. It is home to eight thriving businesses, including Graycor Construction, which builds factories and shopping centers in the U.S. and around the world, and Gierczyk Real Estate, a builder of retail and office centers across the nation.

Waterford Estates Retirement Community
Waterford Estates Retirement Community is one Hazel Crest’s trademark businesses, for which it is known around the region. It is considered one of the finest independent and assisted living rental retirement communities serving the south Chicago suburbs, northwest Indiana and beyond. Located on a beautiful 12-acre campus, Waterford offers active-senior apartments as well as an assisted living wing, which includes 24-hour staffing. Waterford provides all the amenities of a fine resort or country club, including first-class dining, an indoor pool, a variety of activities, and a warm and helpful staff.

TIF DISTRICTS
Hazel Crest has two tax increment financing districts.

· The Village’s successful Palmer Lakes Corporate Business Park is located at 175th Street and Governors Highway. The Village annually distributes more than $700,000 in surplus TIF funds from the business park that benefit local schools, the public library, the park district, the college district, and numerous other taxing bodies.

· Hazel Crest is located within the Harvey-Phoenix-Hazel Crest Enterprise Zone. Businesses within the zone are given a 6.25% abatement on the sales tax of building materials used to construct or renovate a business. They also receive a tax exemption on the state’s portion of their utility taxes. These tax incentives apply to both new and existing businesses, including Mi-Jack Products, the Village’s largest manufacturer. The zone includes all the commercial areas of the Village.