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Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Rochelle Intermodal Transload Center (RITC) Breaks Ground
ROCHELLE, IL – The City of Rochelle and the Greater Rochelle Economic Development Corporation (GREDCO) today announced plans to open a new intermodal container yard in the heart of Rochelle’s industrial park. A groundbreaking event was held at the Rochelle…
Friday, 14 May 2021
Rochelle Breaks Ground on $13.8Million Electrical Substation Project
The City of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities are thrilled to announce the groundbreaking of a $13.8 Million electrical substation to serve new industrial growth with 34.5kv and 13.8kv service. Thanks to the rail and interstate access in the area,…
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
BrightFarms Expands with Locally-Grown Greens in Demand
Chicago Tribune Features BrightFarms in Rochelle, Illinois. Click here to view the full newspaper story.
Monday, 09 March 2020
MightyVine Phase III Expansion Celebration
With the completion of its Phase 3 greenhouse in fall of 2019, local tomato-grower MightyVine is harvesting 22.5 acres of premium-quality tomatoes. With this expansion, financed by Rabo AgriFinance, the hydroponic farm will now produce 10 million lbs./year of fresh…
Friday, 27 September 2019
Rochelle Hosts Pivotal Developer Summit
Officials from the City of Rochelle and Economic and Community Development staff welcomed local and regional developers, brokers, business owners, tradesmen, utility representatives, and community leaders to discuss ways to further streamline the development process and encourage business retention and…
Monday, 16 September 2019
Rochelle Celebrates Completion of Infrastructure Projects for Future Development
Today officials from Washington DC, Chicago, and Springfield assembled for an event promoted as Rochelle’s Infrastructure Celebration Day. The event was held to commemorate the more than dozen infrastructure projects that the City is building to attract new businesses and…
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Americold Expands Midwest Operations with Opening of New $93M High-Tech, Automated Facility in Rochelle
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), (“Americold”), the world’s largest publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation and development of temperature-controlled infrastructure, today announced the grand opening of its newest and most automated cold storage facility…
Tuesday, 02 October 2018
Rochelle Airport Breaks Ground on $3.2 Million Multi-Phased Reconstruction Projects
Today the City of Rochelle broke ground on a number of major reconstruction projects to the Rochelle Municipal Airport at Koritz Field. The multi-phased project includes the resurfacing of a taxiway, replacement of ½ of the airport ramp, construction of…
