Rockford Chamber of Commerce, November 2019, Geri Nikolai
Forest City Gear
Aerospace Industry
Source: Rockford Register Star, Ken DeCoster.
Forest City Gear
Source: Northwest Quarterly, Cabin Fever 2019, vol.16, no.1
Meritage, Inc. – 2001
Source: Rockford Register Star Feb. 23, 2001
UTC Aerospace Systems
Source: Chicago Tribune “Rockford’s hopes soar on strength of aviation” Sunday, Sept 8, 2013, Sec 2, pp 1 and 2
Sundstrand – Co. – multiple articles
Source: Rockford Morning Star 11/1/1930
Source: Rockford Register Star 11/4/2010
will no longer manufacture aerospace products here sixty-five layoffs in May at its 11th St. plant shipping production overseas
Hamilton Sundstrand employs 2200 people employees include 430 UAW workers, Local 592 the move ends manufacturing here after nearly a century design, assembly and testing operations will remain here since United Technologies bought Sundstrand in 1999
Source: Rockford Register Star 4/2/2008
Source: all articles from Rockford Register Star 9/25/2011