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  2. 2021 Rockton fire - Wikipedia

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    On June 14, 2021, a maintenance accident at the Chemtool Incorporated manufacturing plant in Rockton, Illinois, triggered a chemical fire that lasted four days and injured two emergency workers. [1] [2] Portions of the village, located north of Rockford near the Illinois- Wisconsin state line, were subject to a mandatory evacuation as a result ...

  3. Milka - Wikipedia

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    Milka is a Swiss brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, from 1901. [3] [4] Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it started following the steps of its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990.

  4. Barber–Colman Company - Wikipedia

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    The Barber–Colman Company was a manufacturer of textile and milling machinery from its founding in 1894 until the 1980s. Howard Colman organized the company in Rockford, Illinois, with capital from W. A. Barber. Early successes with their Hand Knotter and Warp Tying Machine allowed the company to expand internationally, manufacturing goods in ...

  5. Belvidere Assembly Plant - Wikipedia

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    DaimlerChrysler (1998–2007) Chrysler (2007–2014) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (2014–2021) Stellantis (2021–present) The Belvidere Assembly Plant (BVAP) is an idled automobile production facility owned and operated by Stellantis North America. The factory opened in 1965 in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, and last assembled the Jeep ...

  6. GUM (department store) - Wikipedia

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    Upper Trading Rows by night. GUM ( Russian: ГУМ, pronounced [gum], an abbreviation of Russian: Главный универсальный магазин, romanized : Glavnyy universalnyy magazin, lit. ' Main Universal Store ') is the main department store in many cities of the former Soviet Union, known as State Department Store (Russian ...

  7. Kraft Foods Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Kraft Foods Inc. (/ ˈ k r æ f t /) was a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It marketed many brands in more than 170 countries. Twelve of its brands annually earned more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, and Tang.

  8. Cherryvale Mall - Wikipedia

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    Cherryvale Mall. /  42.24583°N 88.975722°W  / 42.24583; -88.975722. CherryVale Mall (originally The Mall at CherryVale) is a shopping mall in Rockford, Illinois, along its border with Cherry Valley. Located at the intersection of US 20, Interstate 39, and Interstate 90, the two-story mall is the largest shopping mall in northern ...

  9. Stimorol - Wikipedia

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    Stimorol. Stimorol is a brand of chewing gum originally produced by the Danish company Dandy. The privately owned company was founded by Holger Sørensen in 1915 in Vejle, Denmark as Vejle Caramel- og Tabletfabrik, later renamed Dansk Tyggegummifabrik A/S. It is one of the world's largest producers of chewing gum. [1]