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2022 Project Update
The updates will seem similar over the next couple of weeks as the contractors focus on the water main and prepare to move on to the sewer main Walnut Street …
Movie in the Park – Friday July 8th after Dusk (around 9:00)
THE CITY OF ROCKFORD PRESENTS: Movie in the Park on Friday July 8th After Dusk (Around 9:00) Riverside Park, 8220 Elm Street, Rockford Concessions available for sale Bring a chair/blanket, …
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Water Main Break near Boulder Ridge Development
Staff are working to repair a small scale water main break near the Boulder Ridge development. Water service will be disconnected shortly, with service being restored hopefully by noon today. …
2022 Infrastructure Project Update: Week of June 27, 2022
New Look Construction continues to replace the Water Mains in Phase 1A, which will continue this week and next week. Properties that will be impacted by Phase 1B will be …
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Now Hiring Seasonal Street Department Positions
The City of Rockford has two positions open for Seasonal Street Department Employees to help us through our summer projects. Candidates should be eighteen years of age, comfortable working outdoors …
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Welcome to Rockford, Minnesota!
The City of the Rockford, which was incorporated as a village in 1881, is now home to over 4,300 residents, 110 businesses and offers employment opportunities for over 1,000 employees. Some of our major employers included: Wright Hennepin Electric Cooperative, Rockford Area School District #883, Diversifoam Products, Prairie Technologies and Design Ready Controls.
Ideally located along Highway 55, just 30 miles west of the metropolitan area, Rockford offers a mix of commercial and industrial businesses and sites available for development, or redevelopment. Rockford also has a variety of housing options with 1,536 housing units and a number of parks, trails and recreational amenities to add to its quality of life.
Remembering Rockford History
Rockford is a city in Wright and Hennepin counties in the U.S State of Minnesota. While Rockford is mainly located within Wright County, a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County. It is part of Minneapolis St.Paul metropolitan statistical area.Minnesota State Highway 55 serves as a main route in the city.
The history of Rockford as a settlement began about 1855, when a campaign was started in St. Paul to lure settlers to the Minnesota Territory. In the winter of 1855 the Minnesota Territorial Legislature passed an act calling for the cutting of a road from Minneapolis west to what is now Rockford. Rockford was platted in 1857, and named for a nearby rocky ford on the Crow River.
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