Northwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades

06/10/2026

Shame on Dutch Bros. Coffee for not using local, skilled workers to build their coffeeshop!

We know everyone loves coffee, so please buy your coffee from these coffeeshops that hired local, skilled construction workers:

Rockford Roasting Company
Inzombia Coffee
Wired Cafe'
Katie's Cup
Velvet Robot Coffee Lab
Scooter's Coffee
Meg's Daily Grind

03/17/2026

Get out and vote today for these great candidates and causes!

02/25/2026

We are pleased to publish our Endorsement List for the March 17, 2026 Primary Election. We are confident that all of these candidates will be great advocates for working families. The three public questions will all improve our public infrastructure and benefit working families.

02/17/2026

02/17/2026

“This is a great day for Rockford. Colman Yards is a transformational project for southwest Rockford that has been a long time coming. We’re excited to partner with Ringland Johnson Construction and J Jeffers & Co moving forward. The hardworking members of the Northwestern Illinois Building Trades are committed to high quality construction at Colman Yards, and will ensure that every Rockfordian can be proud of this project when it’s completed.” - Alan Golden

The Colman Yards development is taking its first significant step forward since work stalled more than a year ago.
Full story: https://tinyurl.com/4yy9xb9y

02/17/2026

“This is a great day for Rockford. Colman Yards is a transformational project for southwest Rockford that has been a long time coming. We’re excited to partner with Ringland Johnson Construction and J Jeffers & Co moving forward. The hardworking members of the Northwestern Illinois Building Trades are committed to high quality construction at Colman Yards, and will ensure that every Rockfordian can be proud of this project when it’s completed.” - Alan Golden