November 26th, 2008
It’s the time for buying our friends and family Christmas or Thanksgiving presents. Now here is an idea…why not buy stuff made in Illinois, USA?
Here is a new web site that is building a list of companies that make products suitable for gift giving or buying for ourselves through the year.
http://madeinillinois.biz/
Let’s keep our hard earned money here in our state.  Mrs. Fisher’s Potato chips and Heartland products made here in Rockford are two that come to mind.
http://www.heartwoodcreations.com/
www.mrsfisherschips.com/
Can you think of any others??
November 26th, 2008
In addition to the events for the “LiveBig Weekend”, this years’ Jobapalooza is being held Saturday, November 29, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Giovanni’s Restaurant & Convention Center 610 N. Bell School Rd, Rockford, IL. Several manufacturing companies have reserved space at this event. Here is the list as of now…manufacturers are in bold….Â
Aerotek; Alpine Bank; AMCORE Bank; Beloit Clinic; Bergstrom; City of Rockford; Cumulus Broadcasting; Danfoss Drives; Field Fastener; Furst Project Professionals; Gary W. Anderson & Associates; GrahamSpencer; Haldex Hydraulics; Hamilton Sundstrand; Ingenium Technologies; Lindgren, Callihan, Van Osdol & Co.; OSF Saint Anthony Mecial Center; Rasmussen College; River District Association; Rock River Valley Blood Center; Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau; Rockford Area Economic Development Council; Rockford Area Realtors; Rockford Business College; Rockford Chamber of Commerce; Rockford College; Rockford Health System; Rockford Park District; Servicom-llc; SwedishAmerican Health System; Sikich; TAC; ThermoFisher Scientific; Trekk Cross-Media; Winnebago County; Walter Wayne Commercial Real Estate; and workplace.
If you are interested in attending this event, you can check the Rockford Society for Human Resource Management web site at; it also gives a list of ALL the LiveBig Weekend events:
http://www.rockfordshrm.org/
