Reduced investment returns during a future recession won’t cripple state budgets, but state policy decisions ahead of a future recession might, according to a new report. … MORE
Category Archives: Business
Grossinger Auto Group sold to AutoCanada
An auto sales group with a location in Normal has been sold.… MORE
UPDATED: Bloomington plant included in Ferrero’s acquisition of Nestle
The global confectionary group Ferrero is acquiring Nestle’s confectionary business for $2.8 billion.… MORE
State Farm to close 11 facilities starting in 2018, some jobs move here
Starting next year, State Farm Insurance will close 11 offices in eight states, and transfer operations at those sites to its headquarters here in Bloomington, plus offices in Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix, and a number of other existing State Farm locations.… MORE
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Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…