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Rockford entrepreneur receives honorary doctorate
Rockford Register Star
ROCKFORD Judson University’s board of trustees awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters to Dennis Johnson, a successful businessman, civic leader and author, during Judson’s 10 a.m. commencement ceremony Dec. 12.
Johnson served as CEO of the Johnson Group, a privately held award-winning company of commercial printers and related services headquartered in Rockford, with companies in East Dubuque; Louisville, Kentucky; and China. He was co-founder and treasurer of American Color Corp., which has locations in six cities across the U.S. He also was one of the original co-founders of Guaranty National Bank, serving on its board and continuing on merging boards as well as ending on the board of Chase Bank of Rockford. He currently serves as president of the Lingonberry Group, which operates the Stockholm Inn, a Swedish restaurant in Rockford.
we ll be talking to him later. good day. i m andrea mitchell live in washington. volatility is the name of the game on wall street. a fourth straight day of wild swings. good news on the u.s. jobs front has temporarily trumped fears that the european debt crisis is spreading to france. john harwood is cnbc s chief washington correspondent and joins me now. john, we have been seeing these turns, ups and downs but basically right now, slightly better than expected weekly jobs report, and at least a meeting in europe next week of the key leaders. so that is slightly calming things down. what about the political impact here, though? pretty clear that nobody knows exactly where this economy is going and when. i think you can expect that both the president, republican leaders in the congress as well, are watching these moments in the market, the movements in the market, hour to hour, and that s affecting their calculations about what to do next. at the moment, the fact that the m
we ll be talking to him later. good day. i m andrea mitchell live in washington. volatility is the name of the game on wall street. a fourth straight day of wild swings. good news on the u.s. jobs front has temporarily trumped fears that the european debt crisis is spreading to france. john harwood is cnbc s chief washington correspondent and joins me now. john, we have been seeing these turns, ups and downs but basically right now, slightly better than expected weekly jobs report, and at least a meeting in europe next week of the key leaders. so that is slightly calming things down. what about the political impact here, though? pretty clear that nobody knows exactly where this economy is going and when. i think you can expect that both the present, republican leaders in the congress as well, are watching these moments in the market, the movements in the market, hour to hour, and that s affecting their calculations about what to do next. at the moment, the fact that the mar
nominee, and with president obama, you see he is struggling to walk the line here. it will be a tough issue for him to defend. i m getting the wrap. i did come to the state fair. i brought goodies. this is cajun fried cheese. cajun fried cheese. then of course, that s lunch. then for dessert, it s really heavy, the fried snickers. i m worried about your cholesterol. it s smart that you re coming out. you better come over and eat some fried food. well, you re there, we will see you there tomorrow and thanks so much, chuck todd. watch that diet. what is behind tim pawlenty s iowa battle game? we haven t heard much about him so far. why is that? joe musser will join us from des moines. is michele bachmann being forced to choose? we have a profile. join us tomorrow when the show goes on the road, joining chuck