Excerpt from Article- Rockford is Right to Roll with Hard Rock: “Casinos are destinations. People go to a casino to drink, eat and gamble. Then they leave. They are not going to stop for a pizza or shop for souvenirs on the way home. It doesn’t happen.”
DOWNTOWN ENTREPRENEURS ARE ‘BLAZING A TRAIL’ OF BUSINESS Trailblazers are the pioneers, innovators, and lifelong learners who will help to make the world a better place, by propelling the future of downtown, and are giving back to our community. These are the folks that are innovating, using their spirt and agility to transform Rockford. They […]
We Believe the Time Has Never Been Better for Adding Additional Downtown Entertainment Tourism to Rockford’s Economic Mix. Here’s why: For the first time ever, smaller communities like Rockford can become successful for being exactly who they are. One of the biggest objections to entertainment tourism is that residents don’t want their town to be […]
Thank you, everyone, who attended the private presentation of the plan for the Waterpower Entertainment District! For the folks who were unable to be there with us, the following is a highlight of news stories carried throughout the region. Take a look and hear the compelling story of why a downtown casino will be good […]
Tourism in the Rock River Valley can and does provide many significant forms of human activity and it can have many more major impacts with an Urban Casino as an entertainment venue in downtown Rockford. These impacts are very visible where tourists interact with the local environment, economy, community culture and social venues. This activity […]
Evidence states that people plan their destinations. They are not concerned if the travel time to the destination is longer or shorter when the travel plans are made. With this being said, there is a level of truth in the casino visitors not being riled by the distance it would take to get to and […]
An entertainment district as a destination offers residents, tourists and guests’ opportunities to enjoy the entertainment venues in arts and culture, education and learning, shopping and dining, lodging and conference, and community festivals and events. Another aspect to understand is the power of placemaking with live entertainment and exhibitions that draw large numbers to aquariums, museums […]
The downtown Rockford Aquarium would offer a life-altering aquarium experience where visitors will explore beautiful and vibrant ocean life and learn the importance of conserving our water, the ocean and its inhabitants. Many people ask the question, “Why an aquarium?” The answer to this question is quite simple.
During the 1990s, state governments began legalizing riverboat and barge gaming. Some states further required that gaming activities only be conducted while the riverboats were cruising. The casinos restricted to riverboat gaming were built as stand-alone operations and their contributions to their local community came primarily in the form of tax revenue and jobs – […]
New Urbanism is a movement that works to restore life into city downtown locations across America that lost their bustle to sub-urbanization. Suburbanization is is a population shift from central urban areas into suburbs. Rockford’s downtown area is a perfect example of the New Urbanism Movement. Our downtown’s story reads something like a hero’s journey- […]
OUR VIEW: Rockford is Ready to Roll with an Urban Casino
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