Editing Savanna, Illinois (section)

==Savanna Army Depot==
In 1917, the [[United States Army]] purchased {{convert|13062|acre|km2|0}} of land about {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Savanna to construct the [[Savanna Army Depot]]. Originally the land was to be used as a test range for munitions produced at the [[Rock Island Arsenal]] in [[Rock Island, Illinois]]. In 1921, the mission of the installation was changed to be a depot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/savanna.htm|title=Savanna Army Depot Activity (SVADA)|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> From [[World War II]] through Vietnam, Savanna Army Depot served as a munitions maintenance and storage facility for traditional, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

By 1995, the Savanna Army Depot was identified by [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] as one of the bases that would be closed under the Base Realignment and Closure Act or [[Base Realignment and Closure Commission|BRAC]]. On March 18, 2000, the Savanna Army Depot was closed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/brac.htm|title=Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>

The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) was established in 1997 by an intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois counties of Jo Daviess and Carroll to redevelop the former Savanna Army Depot.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lrasavannail.us/AboutUs | title= Jo-Carroll Depot| author = Jo-Carroll Depot LRA|  date = 2012| accessdate= 1 April 2021| publisher= Jo-Carroll Depot LTS|url-status= usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303231136/http://www.lrasavannail.us/AboutUs |archivedate=3 March 2012}}</ref>

These are some of the many companies that have chosen an area onsite called "Savanna Depot Park" as their home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quad City Times - Depot tries to lure businesses|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/depot-tries-to-lure-businesses/article_e10fba9a-fa36-11e1-9981-0019bb2963f4.html|publisher=The Quad City Times|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>

* Area 51 LLC, a grain bin operation
* Bryer Productions, a photography business
* Commander's House at the Savanna Army Depot, owned by A&B Holdings, plans are to make the house a destination for corporate and family retreats
* Depot Electric Supply <ref>{{cite web|title=Depot Electric Supply|url=http://www.depotelectric.com/default.html|publisher=Depot Electric Supply|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
* Fluidic MicroControls, which is doing research and development on micro turbines <ref>{{cite web|title=Fluidic MicroControls|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mt1hxq8/fluidic-microcontrols-inc|publisher=Manta.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
* Illinois Information Management, which is leasing its space for office use
* Illinois International Trade Center, operated by the Jo-Carroll Foreign Trade Zone
* Jeanblanc International Inc, which specializes in advanced environmental technologies for the oil industry <ref>{{cite web|title=Jeanblanc International Incorporated|url=http://jeanblanc.com/|publisher=Jeanblanc International Incorporated|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
* Midwest 3PL (Third Party Logistics), a full-service warehousing operation
* Rescar, a railcar repair company.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Fact Finder|url=http://rescar.com/default.asp|publisher=Rescar, Inc.|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
* Riverport Railroad LLC, which services, repairs and stores railcars as well as coupling long lines of rail cars for the BNSF <ref>{{cite web|title=Riverport Railroad|url=http://riverportrailroad.com/|publisher=Riverport Railroad, LLC|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
* Savanna Stables, which owns former barracks and a barn that SolRWind plans to lease or buy
* Speer Recycling, a metal recycler