"The incentives Chicago and the state offered were helpful. Were they the difference in choosing Chicago over a site just over the border in Indiana, which has very attractive and favorable new business benefits? No," Khan said in a statement. "In this instance we want to be in Chicago, where we're going to invest $30 million into the facility and hire around 300 people, because the South Side of Chicago is a good fit for our operation and I believe in what Rahm is doing."