UPS this summer will move some airfreight operations from Des Moines, Iowa, to the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bringing 240 jobs to the company’s second-largest air-sorting facility in the United States.
The move, which is set for mid-July, will add 13 UPS flights per week to the Rockford airport.
UPS’ Rockford Regional Air Hub — a 586,000-square-foot facility — was chosen to maximize use of the space and because of the city’s proximity to Chicago, Madison and beyond, UPS spokesman Jim Mayer said.
