{"id":2594365,"date":"2022-09-14T07:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T14:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.wbc.cliquedomains.com\/?page_id=2594365"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:19:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:19:54","slug":"cost-of-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/cost-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-section\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-section-inner vce-element--has-background\" id=\"el-24eaf4e8\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-24eaf4e8\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-simple--style-cover vce-asset-background-simple--position-left-bottom\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple\">\n              <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item vcv-lozad\" data-background-image=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-15.jpg\"><\/div>\n              <noscript>\n                <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-15.jpg)\"><\/div>\n              <\/noscript>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-20 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-973861fa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-973861fa\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-5p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-1c5f7944\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1c5f7944\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1c5f7944\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-95p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-72d54186\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-72d54186\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-72d54186\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-wrap--reverse vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-a6bc33fa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a6bc33fa\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-b2577a37\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b2577a37\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b2577a37\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-87bd0422\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-87bd0422\"><h1 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 100px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Cost of Business<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-74fb1a11\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-74fb1a11\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-74fb1a11\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-10 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-a4f13763\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a4f13763\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-79-97p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a774486b\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a774486b\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a774486b\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-470beff1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-470beff1\"><p><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">More than any other large metro area, Chicago over-indexes on the size of our business ecosystem compared to the overall costs.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-fafdf85d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-fafdf85d\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-16-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-412e93b3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-412e93b3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-412e93b3\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-66-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-29c16c31\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-29c16c31\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-29c16c31\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-ddeeb34e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ddeeb34e\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Our costs reflect a smaller city, with all the perks of a large city.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-16-66p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-7dbbf046\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-7dbbf046\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-7dbbf046\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-df249d31\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-df249d31\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-8220269e\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-8220269e\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-8220269e\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align:center; --iconColor:#fff; --iconColorHover:#fff; --shapeColor:rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover:rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover:rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-4d3bbb19\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4d3bbb19\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-dripicons vcv-ui-icon-dripicons-briefcase\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-09db4def\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-09db4def\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Talent and Workforce<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-d3c96d92\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d3c96d92\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With the nation's third largest workforce, <\/span>Chicago businesses have access to the world\u2019s best talent.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-40970a91\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-40970a91\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-40970a91\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align:center; --iconColor:#fff; --iconColorHover:#fff; --shapeColor:rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover:rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover:rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-14af8501\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-14af8501\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container far fa-handshake\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-d25bc7da\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-d25bc7da\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Chicago's Value Proposition<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-5bd6bd62\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5bd6bd62\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Relative to size, Chicago offers lower labor costs, made possible by an overall lower cost of living.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-58078be6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-58078be6\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-3ec10944\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3ec10944\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3ec10944\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-center\" id=\"el-dac7c1ee\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-dac7c1ee\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-47-47-47--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-47-47-47--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/y0wCyjlfJ0\" title=\"Chicago's Value Proposition\" target=\"_blank\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-dac7c1ee\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">How Chicago Compares<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-7b7359b5\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7b7359b5\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-02ca5e52\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-02ca5e52\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-02ca5e52\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-left\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-4ff59f6e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4ff59f6e\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 885px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 115.706%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"885\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1324-scaled-e1663786060458.jpeg\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_1324-scaled-e1663786060458.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"2594861\"  alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1324\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-d01294ef\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-d01294ef\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-d01294ef\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-9dd8a0e2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-9dd8a0e2\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 60px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Chicago's economy is the most diverse in the nation<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-6bbd368c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6bbd368c\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Chicago is the place to locate and grow your business. Our economy rivals nations around the globe, with a GDP of $795B, and is the most economically diverse metro in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-left\" id=\"el-dc48a5aa\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-dc48a5aa\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-255-255-255--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-255-255-255--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/e9UPAnslJ0Q\" title=\"Chicago's Economy\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-dc48a5aa\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">Chicago's Economy<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-100 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-7d5ef638\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7d5ef638\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-07fb0354\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-07fb0354\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-07fb0354\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-5320f4d7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-5320f4d7\"><h3 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Other cities have a lot to build before they catch up to the size of Chicago.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-c8fea846\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c8fea846\"><p>Chicago\u2019s industrial real estate inventory is over <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">1.2<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;\">billion<\/span> square feet. It's nearly double the size of the next-largest market. At a time when businesses need increased access to operations to improve supply chain resiliency, Chicago offers the space to grow at a competitive cost.<br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-left\" id=\"el-095fcf86\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-095fcf86\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-47-47-47--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-47-47-47--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/l2RddS2JyQ8\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-095fcf86\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">Market Comparison<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-9547bd7b\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9547bd7b\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9547bd7b\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-15ae969b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-15ae969b\"><h3 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">In Chicago, your business revenue can go toward milestones and not utilities. <\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-10de4cb1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-10de4cb1\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Illinois recently enacted a nation-leading policy to address climate change. We also offer electricity at rates lower than the U.S. average. In addition,<strong> we<\/strong> <strong>rank better<\/strong> than many other states for commercial, industrial, and transportation electricity costs, including California and New York.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-left\" id=\"el-43772a6c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-43772a6c\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-47-47-47--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-47-47-47--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/oyHlDEZFbLs\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-43772a6c\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">Utilities Comparison<\/span><span 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