Lincolnshire was primarily a bedroom community until 1980's when the Lincolnshire Corporate Center opened in 1983 causing a boom of Tax revenue, population, and business growth in the region. This 330 acres (1.3 km²) business park developed by Van Vlissingen & Company contains over 3500000 square feet (325,160.6 m²) of commercial and industrial space in 30 buildings and employees over 10,000 people. The development includes the headquarters of ACCO Brands

ACCO Brands

ACCO Brands Corporation is an umbrella company, created by the merger of ACCO World from Fortune Brands with General Binding Corporation .-History:In 1903, Fred J...

 and major facilities for Grainger, Inc., Hewitt Associates

Hewitt Associates

Hewitt Associates , based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States was a global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm delivering a complete range of integrated services to help companies manage their total HR and employee costs, enhance HR services, and improve their workforces.Hewitt...

 and Walgreens

Walgreens

Walgreen Co. , doing business as Walgreens , is the largest drugstore chain in the United States of America. As of August 31st, the company operates 8,210 locations across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1901, and has since expanded...

. The development and the corresponding growth in the community have substantially transformed the community into one of the major employment centers in Lake County, Illinois.