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	<title>Rockford Area Economic Development Council</title>
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	<description>Helping employers retain and create quality jobs</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Airport Reports Increase in Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Activity & Partners; Openings Still Available for Global Trade Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/05/07/rfd-gtc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEDIA RELEASE
From the Greater Rockford Airport Authority
For Immediate Release: May 7, 2008
For more Information Contact:
Bob O&#8217;Brien, Executive Director
815-969-4444; bob@flyrfd.com
 
Rockford, IL- The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is the Grantee (administrator) of Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #176.  Four years ago, RFD reported zero dollars in foreign merchandise moving through the Foreign Trade Zone.  Two years ago, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign up now for the Go Global or Get Left Behind Workshop!</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/05/06/glglobal-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Space is limited and it is filling up!
Don&#8217;t get left behind!
Sign up today for the Go Global or Get Left Behind Workshop, May 13 &#038; 14 at the NIU- East State Street campus.
Register Today!

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		<title>&#8220;TURN DEAL BREAKERS INTO DEAL MAKERS&#8221; - A Financing Symposium for Commercial and Industrial Properties</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/10/raarsymposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE
April 9, 2008
From: Jackie Cozzi, Director of Communications, Rockford Area Association of REALTOR®
Re:  &#8220;TURN DEAL BREAKERS INTO DEAL MAKERS&#8221; - A Financing Symposium for Commercial and Industrial Properties
The Rockford Area Association of REALTORS® and the Rockford Area Economic Development Council are hosting a Financial Symposium on Thursday, April 17th from 9:30am to 11:30am at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RAEDC Q1 Event and Leadership Council Photos Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/10/q108photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>me</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
A gallery of photos from the March 13, 2008 RAEDC Q1 Event and Leadership Council meeting is available for viewing and purchase. To view photos from the event, please click on the link below.
 
http://picasaweb.google.com/jmueller822/RAEDCQ12008EventAndLeadershipCouncilMtgMarch132008
 
To view photos from past events, click here.

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		<title>Tri-State Alliance to Host Regional Infrastructure Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/10/trisatesummit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summit to highlight regional transportation needs and priorities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2008
Rockford, IL - The Tri-State Alliance, a newly developed group dedicated to improving commerce in Northern Illinois, Northeastern Iowa, and Southern Wisconsin, will host a transportation summit on Monday, April 21 at the Masonic Temple in Freeport, Illinois.
The Tri-State Alliance includes economic development organizations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonya Lamia Completes Session II of the Economic Development Institute Conducted by the University of Oklahoma</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/09/ouedi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/09/ouedi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2008
Rockford, IL &#8212; Tonya Lamia, Vice President of Investor Relations for the Rockford Area Economic Development Council, has recently completed Session II of the Economic Development Institute conducted by the University of Oklahoma (OU/EDI) in Reno, NV. The Institute is a three-session program, each one week long, which provides a broad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Development Projects Bring New Opportunities to Rockford</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/02/brunswick-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 31, 2008
Rockford - Tonight&#8217;s City Council meeting saw the approval of two development projects that hold great opportunity for attracting and retaining talent to the Rockford area.
The proposed $12 billion Brunswick Zone XL - Entertainment Center will be located next to Showplace 16 Theatre on East State Street and will consist of a 38-lane bowling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rockford&#8217;s Bon-Ton warehouse to serve more stores</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/01/bonton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bon-Ton Stores distribution center here will get more work in May, but not more employees. 
Bon-Ton is closing its 175,000-square-foot distribution center in Green Bay, Wis. It’ll move those operations to centers in Rockford, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Spokeswoman Mary Kerr said they won’t be adding to the approximately 200 employees at the Rockford center, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>K-I Machine Tool &#038; Production, Inc. Wins First 8(A) and Small Business Contracts with the Government</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/01/k-imachine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/04/01/k-imachine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 28, 2008
Loves Park, IL - On February 25, 2008 K-I Machine Tool &#038; Production, Inc. received their first 8(a) contract with Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. It all started with a phone call a few months ago to their small business office. &#8220;We knew we had the capabilities that would be a good fit with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport Announces Non-Stop Service to Detroit; Denver Service to Continue</title>
		<link>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/03/20/southernskyways/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockfordil.com/2008/03/20/southernskyways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>me</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Greater Rockford Airport Authority
For Immediate Release: March 20, 2008
For more Information Contact:
Bob O&#8217;Brien, Executive Director
815-969-4444; bob@flyrfd.com
Rockford, IL - At a press conference held today, the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) announced that Southern Skyways, a scheduled public charter and the same carrier currently providing service from RFD to Myrtle Beach (tickets on sale [...]]]></description>
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