Construction announcements coming

June 17th, 2008 at 12:41pm Alex Gary

If you drive along North Second Street in Loves Park you’ll notice a large Ringland-Johnson Construction Co. trailer on the grounds of Woodward Governor and some digging going on.

Woodward is planning a news release next week announcing what will be going up on the landmark building that was built before Loves Park incorporated in 1947. Woodward has long been Loves Park’s largest employer.

Wisconsin-based Blackhawk Bank pulled a building permit June 5 for a new bank branch at 3101 11th St. Blackhawk bought the property from the city of Rockford at the end of January for $328,000. It was once the American Transmission Center, but has been vacant for years and was the site of a fire in 1999 where a Rockford firefighter was injured.

Blackhawk plans to talk more about the new branch next week as well. But back in March Blackhawk said it will feature drive-up banking, a 24-hour ATM, a full-service lobby, and a mortgage and business banking center.

Blackhawk Bank operates seven offices in Beloit, Wis., Rockford, Belvidere, Capron, Machesney Park and Roscoe.

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