ROCKFORD — Estwing Manufacturing Co. — the maker of hammers, axes and pry bars among other striking tools — is planning a $10 million expansion of its Eighth Street facility that would keep 296 ...

A fire roaring, sticks and logs stacked up, we got to work. Fuel was needed in the form of wood cut into burnable lengths. A pair of axes would do the trick. We wielded two distinct models, one a ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Estwing says it needs some help from the city to pay for $10M worth of expansion, but promises more jobs will come to the area. “You know, we want to keep our employment numbers in ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A manufacturing company in Rockford is temporarily closing its doors due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Estwing Manufacturing Company announced they'll be closed through Monday, April ...