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Rockford, IL - First Midwest Group redevelops historic building on Rockford's south side, creating the opportunity to retain a local, family-owned business.   ROCKFORD, DEVELOPMENT, VIKING   The property, located at 711 Harrison Avenue in...

Rockford, IL - First Midwest Group, the region's largest real estate developer, is expanding its footprint in the state.   FIRST MIDWEST GROUP, STERLING, BANK, DEVELOPMENT   First Midwest Group is investing approximately $2.5 million in...

BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rockford real estate developer broke ground in Byron on a 5,100 square foot commercial building.   BYRON, ILLINOIS, ROCKFORD, GROUNDBREAKING, DEVELOPMENT   The new building will be located at 206 W. Blackhawk Dr. in the...

We are thrilled as a company to invest in the southern Rockford, and all the opportunity this part of the city has to offer. In addition to self-storage units, we anticipate the development of multiple outlot buildings with virtually unlimited...

First Midwest Group will add storage units where the old Kmart in Loves Park once stood. After Kmart closed its doors, the developer purchased the empty building. Now, this facility will get an upgrade, no longer sitting empty as an eyesore, and...

The completion of the $2 million DaVita Dialysis on the west side of town will likely aid in future development. This area of town is in need of ongoing investment, and we are proud to have been a quintessential part of sparking...

Siena on Brendenwood has been called home by hundreds of people in Rockford since the 1980s. It is our honor to have Siena on Brendenwood in our family. First Midwest Group purchased the retirement facility from the Catholic Diocese of Rockford...

(RRStar, Dec 17, 2014, Chuck Sweeny)-For a quarter-century, the North Main and Auburn business district, once a thriving commercial hub of the North End, died a bitter, slow death. It wasn’t so much that market conditions changed there, but...

(RRStar, Oct 21, 2014, Brian Leaf)-Doug Cohen has been lobbying four years for a Portillo’s Hot Dog restaurant here.   Next summer he may get his wish.   An affiliate of First Rockford Group has filed documents for special-use permits with...

(RRStar, Jul 18, 2014, Newsroom)-First Rockford Group and the Village of Rockton will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Aldi grocery store at 10 a.m. July 23 at the new location, 4786 E. Rockton Road.   Chris Stair, Sunil Puri and...

(RRStar, Greg Stanley, Oct 31, 2013)-Plans to build the village’s only full-service grocery store continue to move forward.   The plat for a Meijer superstore at the corner of Illinois 173 and Perryville Road has been approved by the village...

(RRStar, May 29, 2013, Melissa Mestphal)-Work has started on two medical clinics that will bring expanded primary care and specialty health care services to Rockton.   Officials with SwedishAmerican Health System hosted a groundbreaking Tuesday...

(RRStar, Feb 27, 2012, Corina Curry)-Local development firm First Rockford Group will build a new shopping center at Jefferson and Third streets in downtown Rockford. Development plans are making their way through the city’s zoning...