Mid 1980s |
Council of 100 (Rockford Chamber of Commerce) & GRAA see need for Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) |
Oct 1985 |
Chrysler Corp. approved under Peoria as subzone #114B |
July 1989 |
RFD designated User Fee Airport with customs inspector (Suzanne Papa) RFD paid all cost of customs operation, estimated at $100,000 annually |
Mar 1990 |
RFD application to FTZ Board for Foreign-Trade Zone status |
Mar 1991 |
Approval of FTZ #176 for 1972 acres in Rockford; FTZ Board order #551 |
April 1992 |
Milk Specialties Co (Dundee) approved as first subzone #176A Clinton Electronics approved as subzone #176B |
Aug 1992 |
Minor Boundary Modification approved for Murphy-Kullens as General Purpose Zone (GPZ) warehouse, site #2 Milk Specialties subzone #176A activated |
June 1993 |
Murphy-Kullens GPZ warehouse site #2 activated |
Nov/Dec 1993 |
Transfer & re-issue of Chrysler status from FTZ #114 to FTZ #176 as subzone #176C |
Sept 1995 |
Port of Entry status granted (first User Fee Airport to be upgraded) |
Jan 1997 |
Milk Specialties Co subzone #176A (Dundee) deactivated |
April 1997 |
Clinton Electronics subzone #176B lapsed; no re-instatement within 18 months |
Nov 1997 |
Nissan Industrial Engine Manufacturing USA (NIEM) approved as subzone #176D |
Dec 1997 |
Chrysler subzone #176C deactivated |
May 2001 |
Murphy-Leek GPZ warehouse site #2 deactivated |
July 2000 |
Temporary Boundary Modification granted to Pierce Distribution Services Co (Belvidere), Site #3 |
Sept 2002 |
Temporary Boundary Modifications granted to Bob Ray & Assoc, Inc. (Belvidere), Site #4 |
Dec 2002 |
Anderson Packaging approved as Site #1A |
June 2003 |
Anderson Packaging site #1A activated |
July 2003 |
Temporary Boundary Modification expired: Pierce Distribution Service Co; site #3 number re-issued |
May 2004 |
NIEM subzone #176D activated |
July 2004 |
Temporary Boundary Modification expired for Bob Ray; site #4 number re-issued |
Feb 2005 |
Expansion granted covering nearly 923 acres in Rochelle & 74 acres in Woodstock: Center Point Industrial Park (368 acres) – Site #3 Interstate Transportation Center Industrial Park/Black Earth LLC (200 acres) – Site #3 LogistiCenter/DP Partners (304 acres) – Site #4 South Rochelle Industrial Park/Black Earth LLC (53 acres) – Site #5 Rolling Hills Industrial Park/Cardinal Health PTS LLC – Site #6 |
May 2005 |
Cardinal Health activated as part of Site #6 |
June 2006 |
Temporary Minor Boundary Modification extended until Jun 2009 for Anderson Packaging – Site #1 |
Aug 2006 |
Expansion granted covering 133 acres in Rochelle: Crossroads Commerce Center/Rochelle Joint Venture LLC – Site #7; Nissan Forklift NA subzone #176E approved |
Fall 2006 |
Operating Agreements revised & signed by activated sites; Tariff Schedule #2 written & approved |
July 2007 |
Tariff Schedule #3 written & approved |
Fall 2007 |
Reorganization/expansion application submitted to FTZ Board |
| Jan 31 2009 |
Approval of reorganization/expansion application by the FTZ Board |
