Rockford Morning Star 7/28/1978
Douglas Logan
McGaw: Metro Centre in Jeopardy – June 1978
Source: Rockford Morning Star 6/21/1978
“Stalled bond sales delay Metro Centre; Lawsuit filed” – May 1978, April 1978
Source: Rockford Morning Star 5/17/1978
Source: Rockford Morning Star 4/11/1978
“Metro Centre trouble may loom” and “County tax on hotels, motels…” Feb 1978
Source: Rockford Register-Republic 2/2/1978 and Rockford Morning Star 2/4/1978 and in Rockfordiana: Municipal Centers – 2, p 8
See also applications and costs during home rule re: Metro Centre
“Metro Centre’s team begins eastern blitz” – Jan. 1978
Source: Star 1/30/1978, by Tom Schafer
“State OKs Metro Centre” – R Morning Star 1/6/1978
Source: Rockford Morning Star 1/6/1978 and also Rockfordiana: Municipal Centers – 2, pages 3 and 4
“Ozzy’s Centre concert halted by chest pains” – 3/23/1984
Source: Rockford Register Star 3/23/1983
“Metro Centre sees first-year deficit” – 1980
Source: Rockford Register-Republic July 4, 1980
MetroCentre-Mayflower Pact – 1984
MetroCentre-Mayflower
“Restaurateurs protest Logan’s downtown plan” from Rockford register Star June 23, 1984
“Disgruntled restaurateurs told MetroCentre general Manager Douglas Logan Friday that a new downtown restaurant will take money from their pockets and wipe out as many jobs as it creates.”
“Local restaurateurs are complaining because The Mayflower was chosen without a competitive bidding process. They say Salamone will have the unfair advantage of support from public funds.” “If a restaurant fails, the 7,000 suare first floor space could become parking space.”
Source: Rockford Register Star June 23, 1984