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Rockford Watch Company Clean-Up

January 21, 2020Janet

Source: Rockford Register Star, Jeff Kolkey.

Addresses, Apartments, Architecture, Buildings, Business, City of Rockford, Environmental, General, Grants, history, Hotels, Rockford School District, Tax, UW Health Sports Factory 128 Kishwaukee St, 325 S. Madison St., Alderman Chad Tuneberg, asbestos, boutique hotel, clean-up grant, contamination, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Haight Village, Innovative Readiness Training Program, Lloyd's Hearing Aid, loft apartments, Mayor Tom McNamara, mixed-use, Rockford Watch Company, UW Health Sports Factory

“Memorial Day weekend to feature multi-sports festival” 2017

May 20, 2017Jan

Source: The Rock River Times, May 17, 2017

Business, General, Holiday, Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rockford Park District, Sports, UW Health Sports Factory 2017, Amerucan Cornhole Organization's Rockford Tournament, Ed Hogshead, Frank Geers, Free Community Night, GoRockford, May 17 2017, Memorial Day weekend, Nick Povalitis, RACVB, Recognition Pros of Rockford, Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rockford Park District, The Rock River Times, USA Table Tennis 2017 Ameriva's Team Championship, UW Health Sports Factory

My View – RAVE a key to downtown rejuvenation – 2016

March 6, 2017Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star January 24, 1980

BMO Harris Bank Center, Dance and dancers, Davis Park, Entertainment, Events, General, Music and Musicians, RAVE, Rockford City Market, Rockford IceHogs, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Sports, Theaters, UW Health Sports Factory 17 years of Icehogs, 2016, 25% out-of-towners, annual jersey auctions, BMO Harris Bank Center, bring people downtown, Broadway shows, City Market, comedians, Coronado Theater, dancers, Davis Park, Disney on Ice, Entertanment District, Garret Ross, IceHogs hockey games, increased qualty and quantity, moster truck jam, musicians, Professional management by SMG, R.A.V.E., Rave, reduced taxpayer cost, rejuvenated downtown, Rockford Area Venies and Entertainment, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Troy Flynn g.m. RAVE, UW Health Sports Factory

“Sports Factory draws nearly 52K people in 5 months” – 2016

December 27, 2016Jan

Source: Rockford Register Star Nov. 27 2016

General, Rockford Park District, Sports, UW Health Sports Factory Adam Poulisse, boost attendance, down slightly from projections, facility opened in June 2016, increase foot traffic, J. R. Boyer, Joel Boomer, Laura Gibbs-Green, Nick Marvin, Rockford Chariots Wheelchair Basketball Team, Rockford Park District, Sports Factory, UW Health Sports Factory, winter sports

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