The reaction has been really good, ... We are getting it from all corners -- the business community, response to the sports section and the fact that it is a community paper.

The Morris Agency knows business. Just because they don't have a big sports representation, it doesn't mean they don't know what they're doing.

Yes, we are going to have a heavy sports emphasis, ... We want to have news from every level -- from the pros to Little League.

We believe Small Business + will quickly become a valuable resource to our community of small-business customers. We are committed to helping small businesses build connections to quickly and easily identify resources and technology partners that can support them. Resources such as Small Business +, Small Business Center and the Small Business Specialist Community are evidence of this work.

I'm so thankful the Park District is doing this, ... Rockford is such a great sports town and has a great golf history. It's a great idea to recognize some of the people who were so good in the game, and to have one of them be Ken is really neat.

One of the things we came across was Street & Smith Sports Business Journal rated this the seventh-best minor-league market out of 230 in the country.