A Texas Reader
Tue, Jun 9, 2020 9:12 p.m.
Midwestern Cities Continue to Lose Population. Two of the Fastest-Shrinking are in Illinois.
 | Rockford and Decatur are among the fastest-shrinking cities in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, part of an ongoing trend of Midwestern cities losing residents ... www.chicagotribune.com |
ATR: There is plenty of heavy manufacturing here in Texas, from semiconductors, to offshore oil platforms, to locomotives, to Toyota pickups.
Perhaps the problem is the labor force in Rockford?
1 comment:
East side of Rockford still good but declining. West side bad to very bad for a long time.
Rockford used to be high up on the Soviet bombing list. That was where the tools to make tools were made. That is gone a long time ago. The Swedish King whenever he would pay a state visit to the USA always made a point of visiting Rockford. So strong was the presence of the Swedish settler community to the area. That gone too a long time.
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