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Workforce Training, Affordability Top Priorities for New Heartland Community College President
Apr 20, 2018
Breanna Grow
Workforce Training, Affordability Top Priorities for New Heartland Community College President
Apr 20, 2018
Breanna Grow

Incoming Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille says the college laid a lot of important groundwork in its first 25 years. Now the relatively young institution can focus in the coming decades on finding innovative ways to meet the community’s changing needs.

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Apr 20, 2018
Breanna Grow
Going Local: Clay Dooley Tire and Auto Service
Apr 20, 2018
Erik Prenzler
Going Local: Clay Dooley Tire and Auto Service
Apr 20, 2018
Erik Prenzler

Clay Dooley started his auto business, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto Service, in July 1917. In 1965, he incorporated the business and several employees owned a percentage of the company. Later, Vernon Trower would gain 100% ownership after Clay Dooley died in 1968. Today, Vernon’s sons, Brian, David, and Steve, and his daughter Ruth all work at the business and share joint ownership.

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Apr 20, 2018
Erik Prenzler
Despite Flat Enrollment, District 87 Takes on $8M in Facilities Upgrades at BHS
Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow
Despite Flat Enrollment, District 87 Takes on $8M in Facilities Upgrades at BHS
Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow

Last week District 87 completed the first major component of nearly $8M in planned improvements at Bloomington High School.The district spent $994,000 to replace the school’s grass athletic field with artificial turf that, according to district officials, will see far more use from students and community members.

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Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow
Bankruptcy Court Approves Bon-Ton Sale; All Stores to Close
Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow
Bankruptcy Court Approves Bon-Ton Sale; All Stores to Close
Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow

The Bergner’s department store at Eastland Mall will close, mall owner CBL Properties confirmed Thursday.Parent company Bon-Ton Stores announced Wednesday that a liquidation firm won the bid for the company in a bankruptcy court-supervised auction Tuesday. Bon-Ton issued a press release late Wednesday that the court had approved the sale.

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Apr 19, 2018
Breanna Grow
Bergner's at Eastland Mall Could Be Headed for Closure
Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow
Bergner's at Eastland Mall Could Be Headed for Closure
Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow

The Bergner’s at Eastland Mall in Bloomington is among hundreds of Bon-Ton stores likely to close after a liquidation firm won the bid for the company in a bankruptcy court-supervised auction Tuesday.

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Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow
City of Bloomington Names Scott Rathbun Interim Finance Director
Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow
City of Bloomington Names Scott Rathbun Interim Finance Director
Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow

The City of Bloomington’s Senior Budget Manager Scott Rathbun will now serve as Interim Finance Director. Before joining the City Rathbun spent 13 years as Chief Financial Officer for Kahuna Business Group, a Bloomington-based information technology and services company, and has over 30 years of professional financial management experience.

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Apr 18, 2018
Breanna Grow
Beer Nuts Expands Digital Presence with Help from Local Business Owner
Apr 18, 2018
Matt Johnson
Beer Nuts Expands Digital Presence with Help from Local Business Owner
Apr 18, 2018
Matt Johnson

By 2025, the e-commerce market will balloon to nearly $88 billion in sales, more than 8X the size of the current e-commerce market. Multi-million dollar snack food manufacturer Beer Nuts is enlisting Kristin Rae, a local business owner, to help establish a strong presence on e-commerce giant Amazon.

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Apr 18, 2018
Matt Johnson
Olympia's Solar Project Will Generate $200K in Annual Savings
Apr 17, 2018
Matt Johnson
Olympia's Solar Project Will Generate $200K in Annual Savings
Apr 17, 2018
Matt Johnson

The classrooms in the Olympia school district will soon be the recipients of on-site generated solar power.The district’s five schools--Olympia High School, Olympia Middle School, Olympia North Elementary, Olympia South Elementary, and Olympia West Elementary--will receive solar panels to offset the energy demands of their facilities.

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Apr 17, 2018
Matt Johnson
Council Briefing: Marriott Hotel to be Sold; Swingers Grille to Reopen; Koos to Return
Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Marriott Hotel to be Sold; Swingers Grille to Reopen; Koos to Return
Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow

The Normal Town Council meeting Monday night covered three issues, including the sale of the Marriott Hotel, the reopening of Swingers Grille, and plans for Mayor Koos to return at the end of this month.

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Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow

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Council Briefing: Marriott Hotel to be Sold; Swingers Grille to Reopen; Koos to Return
Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Marriott Hotel to be Sold; Swingers Grille to Reopen; Koos to Return
Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow
Apr 17, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Council Adopts City Budget, Chief Heffner Presents Bloomington Crime Stats
Apr 10, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Council Adopts City Budget, Chief Heffner Presents Bloomington Crime Stats
Apr 10, 2018
Breanna Grow
Apr 10, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Koos Announces Leave of Absence; Council Approves Infrastructure Improvements
Apr 3, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Koos Announces Leave of Absence; Council Approves Infrastructure Improvements
Apr 3, 2018
Breanna Grow
Apr 3, 2018
Breanna Grow
Town Council Honors Mark Peterson at Last Meeting Before Retirement
Mar 20, 2018
Breanna Grow
Town Council Honors Mark Peterson at Last Meeting Before Retirement
Mar 20, 2018
Breanna Grow
Mar 20, 2018
Breanna Grow
Council Briefing: Cash Matters and Intersection Improvements for Towanda-Barnes
Mar 13, 2018
Christian Prenzler
Council Briefing: Cash Matters and Intersection Improvements for Towanda-Barnes
Mar 13, 2018
Christian Prenzler
Mar 13, 2018
Christian Prenzler
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Projections Add Up: Majority of Wind Farm Tax Revenue Funneled to Schools
Apr 5, 2018
Matt Johnson
Projections Add Up: Majority of Wind Farm Tax Revenue Funneled to Schools
Apr 5, 2018
Matt Johnson
Apr 5, 2018
Matt Johnson
Bloomington-Normal Poised to Soak Up the Rays With Solar Energy Boom
Apr 2, 2018
Matt Johnson
Bloomington-Normal Poised to Soak Up the Rays With Solar Energy Boom
Apr 2, 2018
Matt Johnson
Apr 2, 2018
Matt Johnson

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