The Rockford manufacturing company announced its $10 million investment as part of its long-term growth plan. Wednesday, J.L.

Standing near the gravestone for the relative he never met, Mark Bailey accepted the crisply folded American flag from the Army officer, hugged it to his chest and closed his eyes.

Rockford's J.L. Clark plans to hire 70 more people in the coming year as it invests in new state-of-the-art equipment.

JL Clark, a manufacturer that has been making packaging for national brands since 1904, is investing over $10 million into ...