LOVES PARK — The next business coming to the former Rockford Speedway site will be a first for Loves Park.
Dutch Bros Coffee is bringing a dual-lane drive-thru to 1597 W. Lane Road, which is just west of Belle Tire at the corner of Speedway and Deery drives. Construction is expected to start on the 1,100-square-foot building in spring with a goal to open by the late third quarter or early fourth quarter of the year, according to Ryan Fitzgerald, partner with Shorewood Development Group, the real estate firm developing the property.
“It’s a great location on (Illinois) 173. Most national retailers will concentrate their locations on a couple locations in the Rockford (metropolitan statistical area), and this is one of those prime corridors,” Fitzgerald said. “They have a very large social media presence and they can drive traffic pretty quickly.”…