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Aurora

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Aurora . 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. Founded during the silver boom of the 1890s, it is now a business and technical center and Colorado's third largest city. Manufactures includes furniture, aircraft fittings, electrical equipment, precision measurement instruments, magnesium products, computer software, and paper. Tourism and construction are also important. The former Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center is being converted to business and research use. 2 City (1990 pop. 99,581), Kane co.,... Read more

Aurora: History
Aurora: History Originally, Aurora was home to a village of 500 Potawatomi Native Americans, who traded...either side of the river, but they merged in 1857 to form the town of Aurora. Aurora quickly developed into a manufacturing town, first known... Read more

Aurora: Economy
Aurora: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Heavy industry helped build Aurora, with the Fox River being used for power to run saw and...Industrial Revolution progressed and the railroad came to town, Aurora became a manufacturer of railroad cars, including some... Read more

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	AURORA FOUNDATION AWARDS 81 SCHOLARSHIPS2 EARN HISPANIC AWARDS \| VICTORY AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP \| 2 GET HEAD START SCHOLARSHIPS \| ECKBURG WINS CEDARVILLE AWARD \| AU HONORS RECIPIENTS \| WIU REPORTER WINS AWARD \| CALIENDO NAMED DEAN'S SCHOLAR \| MOSS GETS LITTLE 500 SCHOLARSHIP \| 2 GET BRADLEY AWARDS \| LYNCH AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP \| SENIORS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS \| ASH WINS EIU AWARD \| SCHOOLFIELD GETS HISTORY AWARD \| FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN ; The Aurora Foundation has announced the awarding of...Hinckley, Christina Palazzolo of Elburn. Aurora Central Catholic High School Scholarship...Father Jerome Leake: Timothy Schultz of Aurora. Aurora Firefighters Scholarship in memory... Read more
	Aurora Foundation awards scholarships ; The Aurora Foundation awarded 129 scholarships to area students...Elburn; Jessica Hellwig, Big Rock; Jacqueline Rooney, Aurora. Claude L. Allen Memorial Scholarship: Bridget Kranz, Aurora. Aurora Central Catholic High School Scholarship In... Read more
	Aurora Foundation announces scholarship winners ; The Aurora Foundation has awarded 120 scholarships...bequests. Each student applying for an Aurora Foundation Scholarship submitted a written...Stephanie Nelson (Elburn), Alison Perle (Aurora) [] Aurora Central Catholic High School... Read more
	Aurora to honor volunteers for service to their community ; AURORA -- The city will honor more than 90 area residents next...their service to the community at 7 p.m. June 10 at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway. Community members...Community Volunteer Award recipients are: [] Rick Mervine of Aurora, nominated by Alderman Chris Beykirch [] Sherry A. ... Read more
	Aurora Health Care sues Oconomowoc ; Aurora Health Care sues Oconomowoc City officials accused of conspiring...Journal Sentinel staff Wednesday, August 1, 2001 Waukesha -- Aurora Health Care on Tuesday sued the City of Oconomowoc, alleging...officials conspired with Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital to block Aurora's plans for a hospital and that ... Read more
	Aurora mulls taxes, services in county plan Task force to share findings tonight with City Council ; Aurora residents will find out tonight whether the City Council...expected to say it's either feasible or too expensive. If Aurora were its own county, it could carve its own destiny and...National Guard Base, supporters say. Detractors say that if Aurora were its own county, property taxes would have to ... Read more
	An Aurora Second To None ; Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner sits with first-graders from Johnson...Shoppingtown Fox Valley. Alderman Scheketa Hart-Burns embraces Aurora's new mayor after their swearing-in April 27 at City Hall...Although I found the prospect of discussing what makes Aurora "second to none" exciting -- especially because this ... Read more
	Aurora redefining future as Illinois' second-largest city ; AURORA -- Chicago is known around the world as the Second City, but, in Illinois, that title now belongs to Aurora. While it isn't yet official, housing records show that...municipality. City officials "conservatively estimate" Aurora's population to now be somewhere near 155,000 -- an 8 percent... Read more
	Aurora still plans new site ; Aurora still plans new site Health company pursues Waukesha County...of opposition and ultimately was voted down by aldermen, Aurora Health Care will build a hospital in western Waukesha County...yet to be revealed, and, indeed may not even be known by Aurora -- the company isn't talking specifics. But ... Read more
	1996 WAS RECORD YEAR FOR DEVELOPED SQUARE FOOTAGE \| GROWING SUCCESS: AURORA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE CITY ; Aurora -- In 1996, for the first time in this city's history, 4.1 million square feet of space was developed or leased. Aurora attracted the largest development in the metropolitan Chicago area, according to the Aurora Economic Development Commission -- the 900,000-square-foot... Read more

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