Re-Vitalizing the Kishwaukee Corridor (Rockford, IL)
There is a group that’s been meeting at the Abilities Center for the last several months. It is a Public/Private initiative that was started by the City of Rockford when the Kishwaukee Corridor construction started. As you know the City is trying to re-vitalize the Kishwaukee Corridor with emphasis on manufacturing infrastructure. Also homeowners and other stakeholders are encouraged to participate. I have been working along with this initiative as have been Rogers Brothers, Reg-Ellen, the Abilities Center, Bourn & Koch, Rockford Products, etc among others have participated in many events. This event/speaker is next Wednesday evening and should be very interesting. Jonah Katz – Planner II from the City of Rockford is the point of contact and leader of this Kishwaukee Corridor Empowerment Group initiative. Reid Montgomery, Paul Zuroske and Rob Lamb are often presenters at these meetings. We are trying to get the word out to all the regional manufacturers about this free event. Could you please use your email lists to forward this flyer to announce this to others. This group is open to anyone who wants to participate.
Wednesday, June 3rd
5:00pm to 6:00pm
Goodwill/Abilities Center
1907 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, IL
Special presentation by Robert D. Cecil (Chairman of R.D. Cecil & Company).
Mr. Cecil has been a management consultant and trainer for about 40 years. He will describe a possible use for one or more of Rockford’s closed manufacturing plants. He has pulled together a number of ideas for processing raw waste materials such as tires, newspapers, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles — not just into intermediate basic materials to be used as inputs for outside manufacturing plants, but into vertically integrated processing/production lines that turn out actual value-added products on site. Some of these processes might produce energy for such a plant.
For more information please contact Jonah Katz, 815-967-6772
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