ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Former Gunite workers have banded together to form a new company and save Rockford's oldest manufacturing company.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced on Monday that four former employees had created a new business, Rockford Brake Manufacturing, which would purchase the 619,000-square-foot Gunite building and 41 acres of land.

“Here in Illinois, we strive to support our businesses and strengthen our communities through new economic opportunities — and that’s exactly what we’re doing in Rockford. Our state incentives are empowering Rockford Brake Manufacturing to bring 150 jobs to the area and reopen a historic Rockford factory,” said Pritzker. “I’m proud to see this factory continue its legacy

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