Source: Rockford Register Star, Oct. 17, 2019.
Rockford Products
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.
“Local Trapshoot League names award winners” – 1992, R.I.A.A.
Source: Rockford Register Star June 29, 1992
Martin “Muff” Swanson – 2015
Source: Rockford Register Star Nov. 13, 2015
Scarpitto, Robert S. – 2015
died at home July 27, 2015, with family, after a lengthy illness.
Born 1933 in Rockford, son of Angelo and Rose (Laudicina) Scarpitta.
Married Adabelle Manni in Rockford.
Employed by Rockford Products.
Veteran of the Korean War, U.S. Air Force.
Source: Rockford Register Star 7/30/2015