New company to move into Rockford’s oldest manufacturing plant

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – One of Rockford’s most historic manufacturing facilities has a new company moving in.

Four former employees have acquired the Gunite factory, 302 Peoples Ave., and will reopen it as Rockford Brake Manufacturing.

The former employees, Brandon Baumann, Scott Henderson, Mike Brandi, and Tim Davis, partnered to save the factory and equipment from liquidation…

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