Source: Northwest Quarterly magazine, The Annual 2020, vol. 17, no. 2
Rockford Products
Veterans Who Have Passed–Daniel L. Gustafson
Source: Rockford Register Star, July 7, 2020.
Veterans Who Have Passed–Richard Hardart Wholey
Source: Rockford Register Star, Feb. 14, 2019.
Veterans Who Have Passed: Clifton Allen
Source: Rockford Register Star, Oct. 17, 2019.
Veterans Who Have Passed: Clarence Grammer
Source: Rockford Register Star, Sept. 18, 2019.
“Rockford Products puts machines up for auction” – 2017
Rockford’s Top Employers, 1980 and 2005 – 2008 article
Source: Rockford Register Star December 21, 2008
“$21M bid for Rockford Products” – 11/3/2007
Source: Rockford Register Star 11-3-2007
Chemical Spill, Rockford Products
Evacuation of Rock River Elementary School
Source: Rockfordiana – Accidents – 2 (Drawer 11) 10/7/1987
Jack Rauh – Rockford Magazine’s Business Leader of the Year
Rockford magazine, January 1987
pp 76 – 79, article by John Harris
He was head of 5 Monogram companies, sold to Rhode Island conglomerate Nortek, needed new job or retirement.
Rauh had a call from Rexnord, looking for someone to run Rockford Products. Rexnord Group Vice-President: Ed Mentzer was immediately impressed. Group Vice-president Dick Goff; Vice-President of Engineering Bill Naill; Vice-President of Finance Dennis Schaer, Sales-Marketing and Planning Vice-President Tom Johnson; Dick Giesen, Don Chadwick.
Until 1976, Rockford Products was a locally owned home to 1,300 employees. Annual sales topped $100 million.
Three divisions; Rockford Cold Formed Products accounted for 75% of sales.
Under Rauh, Rockford Products underwent the transition to being an engineering company.