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Bob Bulman, former mayor of Mount Carroll, and John Swiech, president of the Mount Carroll Community Development Corporation, have worked with Metform representatives for nearly a year to negotiate the purchase.

"Northwest Illinois has been an outstanding location for growing our business in 2005 and beyond," said Rob Whitney, vice president and general manager of Metform. "Gov. Blagojevich's Opportunity Returns program, along with the City and the Development Corporation of Mount Carroll, have been excellent partners in achieving our mutual objectives.

The State's support will help Metform purchase the facility in Mount Carroll and expand its manufacturing space by 53,000 square feet.

The new facility will be designated Metform Machined Components (M.C.) and will be focused on secondary machining operations for high volume automotive transmission and suspension components.

This new facility will be operated as an addition to the two existing Metform operations located 10 miles away in Savanna.

Come Grow With Us in Mount Carroll and Save Thousands

Save thousands when you buy or build your dream home in Mount Carroll. The Mount Carroll Community Development Corporation, the City of Mount Carroll, and local building trades businesses are offering incentives to encourage new housing starts and new families to move to Mount Carroll.

The total incentives package can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Conditions and restrictions apply.

For details, view the Incentives Brochure (free Acrobat Reader required) or contact the CDC at 815.244.2255 or e-mail info@mountcarrollcdc.org.

(Photo courtesy Blue Mountain Design.)

The new Mount Carroll Home Center, a Do It Best member owned business opened recently in Mount Carroll. (Photo courtesy Blue Mountain Design.)

New Hardware Store Opens in Mount Carroll

Story courtesy Mirror-Democrat
By JAN VANBUSKIRK

Mount Carroll residents have a new reason to shop in town and area residents have a new reason to come to Mount Carroll..

Fred and Deb Paschke recently opened their new Mount Carroll Home Center, a Do It Best member owned business, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Illinois Rtes. 78 and 64 (U.S. Hwy. 52).

Now local people will no longer have to go out of town for paint, nails, a new kitchen faucet, hand and power tools or thousands of other household items. The store offers outdoor living and lawn and garden items, housewares, plumbing and electrical supplies, paint, cleaning supplies, batteries, automotive items, hand and power tools and building materials.

In addition, customers will be able to special order such things as kitchen cabinets, windows, doors, siding, moldings and other building materials. The store will also have tools and equipment available for rent.

In addition to making more merchandise available, the Mount Carroll Home Center has brought some additional job opportunties to town with two full-time and two part-time employees.

The store is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. A grand opening is being planned for June.

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