Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) articles from December 2000

Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) archives from December 2000

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
December 19, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Dec. 19--THE JOURNAL STAR HAS BEGUN phasing out its TelEdition service, which means the Stock Quote Hotline will not be available after Dec. 29. David Auer, director of advertising, said Monday there are no...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Advertising Executive Offers Advice Landing Big Accounts.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Dec. 18--Cigarettes as torches of freedom? The concept seems incredible to us now but Edward Bernays, known as the "father of public relations," used just such a ploy, establishing himself as the master of the...

Peoria, Ill., Executive to Serve on National City Bank's Board.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 18--Gerald Shaheen, group president at Caterpillar Inc., was named to the board of directors of National City Bank of Michigan/Illinois in a precedent-setting move. Shaheen is the first appointee ever from...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
December 18, 2000... Dec. 18--BRENT M. JOHNSON was promoted to sales director at "Peoria Metropolitan." Dena Jenkins was promoted to art director at the magazine. ERIC J. HANSEN has been appointed officer manager of Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc.'s new office...

Illinois-Based Caterpillar to Acquire Canadian Forestry Product Line.
December 18, 2000... Dec. 18--Caterpillar Inc. announced Monday it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a line of forestry equipment from Canadian manufacturer Risley Manufacturing Ltd. The acquisition of Risley's TIMBERKING track feller buncher line...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Residents Can Expect Natural Gas Bills to Triple This Winter.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 18--When Laurie and Mark Baker moved into their stately old Moss Avenue house eight years ago, their hair blew in winter when they sat at the kitchen table. "We had heard the horror stories about these older...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Retailers Remain Optimistic on Holiday Sales.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 18--Wave after wave of winter storms have combined with a sluggish economy to curtail holiday shopping, but local retailers are still holding out hope. "This coming weekend will be a barn burner right up...

Illinois Farm Bureau Applauds Seed Company's Decision.
December 18, 2000... Dec. 18--BLOOMINGTON, Ill.--A decision by one of the nation's largest seed companies to suspend sales of select biotech varieties for next year has been applauded by the Illinois Farm Bureau. Pioneer Hi-Bred International's decision to...

Early Snows Have Some Peoria, Ill.-Area Retailers Hopping.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Dec. 18--PEORIA, Ill.--If the snowy sidewalks of central Illinois have been quiet where you are, it's been a stampede at Nena True Value Hardware, 1415 W. Forrest Hill Ave., said floor manager Rod Brown. As early...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
December 16, 2000... Dec. 16--ILLINOIS DAIRY DAY: The Illinois Dairy Day will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Elm's Restaurant in El Paso. Topics to be covered include feeding update, managing lighting to profit and performance, marketing cows,...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Agriculture Briefs Column.
December 13, 2000... Dec. 13--TRAINING CLASSES: The University of Illinois Extension office will conduct a series of training and testing programs at Illinois Central College to assist growers in re-certifying as private pesticide applicators. Classes are...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
December 13, 2000... Dec. 13--AGENCY WINS AWARDS: DLA Creative Inc., 410 Fayette St., received six awards at the recent Master Communicator Awards in Springfield. The company earned awards of excellence for the Heritage Bank website, a brochure for the Nature...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Dec. 13--Chappie Chapman didn't mind that he has long been best known here for his antics when giving weekly televised stock market reports. No doubt, it helped business for the First Union Securities senior vice...

Old Peoria, Ill., Waterfront Building Gets New Life with Tenants.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 13--PEORIA, Ill.--Eric Hansen and his engineering firm are the first tenants in 401 Water, the former Foster & Gallagher Building on Peoria's waterfront. Hansen, office manager with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly,...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Credit Union to Give Back $4 Million to Its Members.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 13--It's the holiday season, and CEFCU is giving away $4 million in a move considered one of the largest gifts ever credited to customers by a financial institution. By unanimous vote, CEFCU directors...

State to Fund Road Work for Peoria, Ill., Retail Development.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Dec. 13--Cost of infrastructure work that waylaid Promenade development plans last year is resolved and retail construction is now underway in Peoria's northwest quadrant. Diane Oberhelman, president of Cullinan...

Distance Learning Catches On in Corporate America.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Dec. 13--MORTON, Ill.--Jan Thomas never thought much about automatic door closers until she got Ingersoll-Rand Co. as a client. A writer-designer with the Iona Group in Morton, Thomas is now a walking...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Engine Maker Caterpillar Receives Customer Service Honors.
December 13, 2000... Dec. 13--Caterpillar Inc. engines received the highest customer satisfaction rating from one of the world's leading rating services, J.D. Power and Associates on Tuesday presented two awards to Caterpillar for its heavy-duty diesel truck...

Chicago Museum's Farm Exhibit Draws Protests from Environmentalists.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Dec. 13--PEORIA, Ill.--Protesters are taking issue with how farming is depicted at a new exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry. Some 20 protesters held signs that questioned the $2 million exhibit,...

Tracking Software Boosts Peoria, Ill.-Based Technology Company.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Dec. 13----That e-mail message you just got from the Hasbro toy company regarding the latest Star Wars toy may have emanated from here in Peoria. Managing corporate e-mail accounts is just one of the activities...