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  • January 6, 2017

President's Newsletter December 2016

Letters to the Rockford Region The Year in Review  As our region heads into 2017, it makes sense to look back and reflect on the…

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  • December 6, 2016

President's Newsletter November 2016

As of the end of September 2016, the Rockford MSA leads the State of Illinois in job growth according to the latest unemployment report issued by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

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  • November 10, 2016

President's Newsletter October 2016

My Perspective – Letters to the Rockford Region The Importance of Manufacturing Some people question why manufacturing is so important to our local economy. Roughly, 20…

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  • October 7, 2016October 13, 2016

President's Newsletter September 2016

Updates of Rockforward20/20, the President’s Letter to the Rockford Region, Regional Impact Measurements, Upcoming events including the Annual Meeting scheduled for November 16th, Good News from the Rockford Region, Upcoming Events, and RAEDC Updates.

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  • September 9, 2016September 9, 2016

President's Newsletter August 2016

Updates of Rockforward20/20, the President’s Letter to the Rockford Region, Regional Impact Measurements, Upcoming events including the Annual Meeting scheduled for November 16th, Good News from the Rockford Region and RAEDC Updates.

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  • August 10, 2016August 12, 2016

President's Newsletter July 2016

President’s Newsletter July 2016 includes My Perspective contributed by Stacy Bernardi, regional economic impact measurements & news from the Rockford Region, Your Opportunity Region.

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  • July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

President's Newsletter June 2016

Updates of Rockforward20/20, the President’s Letter to the Rockford Region, Regional Impact Measurements, Upcoming events including the Annual Meeting scheduled for November 16th, Good News from the Rockford Region and RAEDC Updates.

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  • June 3, 2016July 13, 2016

President's Newsletter May 2016

My Perspective; Improving the Employment Numbers, Regional Impact Measurements, Regional Good News, RAEDC Updates, Regional Wins and a Rockfordward20/20 overview.

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  • May 1, 2016July 15, 2016

President's Newsletter April 2016

Updates of Rockforward20/20, the Presdient’s Letter to the Rockford Region, Upcoming events including the Investor Event on May 24th, the Succession Planning Seminar on June 7th, and the date for the RAEDC’s Annual Meeting and Dinner. Good News from the Rockford Region and RAEDC Updates.

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  • April 4, 2016July 13, 2016

President's Newsletter March 2016

My Perspective; The Necessity of Workforce Development, Regional Impact Measurements, Regional Good News, RAEDC Updates, Regional Wins and a Rockfordward20/20 overview, new Board of Director Member and new RAEDC Staff announcements.

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