Economic Development News

Rochelle Joins Intersect Illinois Delegation

INTERSECT ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL OVERSEAS TRIP WITH GOV. RAUNER Intersect Illinois will join Gov. Rauner and members of the Illinois business delegation to develop and promote business relationships with Japan and China CHICAGO, September 6, 2017 – Intersect Illinois will join…

MightyVine Welcomed to Rochelle with Celebration Event

Today, the City of Rochelle welcomes MightyVine to our growing business scape!   Working under the mantra that the best tasting tomatoes are grown closest to home, MightyVine will provide restaurants and retailers in the greater ChicagoMilwaukee-Madison area with premium local tomatoes…

Solar Plant Completion in Rochelle

Rochelle Municipal Utilities is pleased to announce the completion of the 312kW Photovoltaic Solar Plant, located at the Water Treatment Facility in Rochelle. In the Spring of 2014, RMU was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy…

Caron Road Lift Station Commences Operation

On Wednesday morning October 8th a group of local, State and Federal officials gathered at the Rochelle Municipal Utility – Caron Road Lift Station to commemorate the start up of operations. The $1,000,000.00 project extended nearly ½ mile of new…

City of Rochelle Railroad Expands Operations

On Wednesday morning Federal, State and City Officials gathered to celebrate the completion of three City of Rochelle Railroad (CIR) projects that totaled more than $1.2 Million in capital investment. The projects included adding two rail sidings on to the…

City Celebrates Airport Runway Expansion Project

On Wednesday morning the City of Rochelle celebrated the completion of another major infrastructure project. The $2.4 million project included the expansion of the runway and taxiway on Koritz Field at the Rochelle Municipal Airport. The project was successfully…

Nippon Sharyo USA Holds Grand Opening for Shop III

– Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., Inc. today celebrated the opening of their expanded production facility, Shop 3, located in Prologis Park – Rochelle. The new facility will help Nippon Sharyo become even more competitive in…

Kishwaukee College Career Fair

Mark you calendars for the Annual Kishwaukee Career Fair! April 9, 2014  * 2:00pm -7:00pm     Take advantage of a great opportunity to meet a qualified applicant pool from the college and the community.  …

Kish CareerLink Ready For A New School Year

Kish CareerLink is the area’s online workforce development program that gives students a “step-up,” by providing career exploration and allowing them inside access to fields about which they may be interested in learning. The program is a unique, collaborative effort…