Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) articles from June 2000

Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) archives from June 2000

Central Illinois Banks Have Banner Year in 1999.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Jun. 20--LASALLE, Ill.--LaSalle National Bank opened in this river city in 1880 and moved to a prime downtown location in 1911, gradually expanding into adjacent buildings while it funded business growth. Today...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
June 20, 2000... Jun. 20--FREIGHT OFFICE OPEN: Dayton Freight Lines Inc. has opened a service center in East Peoria. The 42-door, cross-dock terminal is at 7 Altorfer Lane in East Peoria and will provide less-than-truckload carrier service to customers in...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Jun. 20--Small business owners from around the country are letting Congress and the White House know they think taxes and government regulations need reform so they can continue their contributions to the U.S....

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
June 20, 2000... Jun. 20--RETIRING/JOB CHANGE SEMINAR: Merrill Lynch will sponsor a free retiring or job change seminar from 7 to 8 p.m. June 26 at Lakeview Museum. To register, call Kimberly Mitchell at 671-0822. INTERNET SEMINARS: The Employers'...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
June 20, 2000... Jun. 20--JAMES R. GREBE, an attorney with Hasselberg, Williams, Grebe & Snodgrass specializing in agricultural law, real estate, and estate planning, was appointed a member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Agricultural Law Section...

Condo Development Is Up in Peoria, Ill., Area.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Jun. 20--PEORIA, Ill.--The empty nesters are coming home to roost and many are flocking to condominiums. The number of condos is increasing in central Illinois and the reason is a growing number of buyers,...

Information Technology Key to Economic Development, Omaha, Neb., Expert Says.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Jun. 20--PEORIA, Ill.--A group of citizens from Aurora, Neb., a town of 3,000 people, decided recently to get serious about economic development. The group chartered a jet to the headquarters of the Iams pet food...

New Illinois Regulations to Battle Disease in Livestock.
June 20, 2000... Jun. 20--SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--New regulations are in effect to prevent the importation of diseased livestock and other animals into Illinois. The problems are pseudorabies in Illinois swine and bovine tuberculosis, a threat to the state's...

Peoria, Ill., Technology Firm Forms an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Jun. 20--PEORIA, Ill.--Advanced Information Services Inc. of Peoria has become an employee owned company. The information technology firm at 1805 Candletree Drive adopted an Employee Stock Ownership Plan last...

1999 a Good Year for Peoria, Ill.-Area Banks.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Jun. 13--CANTON, Ill.--Three years ago, James Fassino left megabanking and returned to the style of business he knew when he entered the profession in 1977. Rather than viewing his move from a national bank to a...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
June 13, 2000... Jun. 13--CONTRACTORS RANKED: River City Construction, 1050 W. Washington St., East Peoria, has been ranked 331st among the Top 400 contractors in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record, a national construction industry magazine. DESIGNERS...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Jun. 13--I got a call last week asking why CEFCU was being allowed to put an automated teller machine (ATM) down on what is known as the Gazebo Barge on the riverfront. The new machine just showed up in the past...

Tulsa, Okla., Company Struggles to Market Hog-Waste Treatment System.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Jun. 13--PEORIA, Ill.--John Candler is waiting for a call from Illinois. He's also hoping to hear from Iowa and North Carolina - all states with big hog farms and big hog problems. Candler, 71, figures the...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
June 9, 2000... Jun. 9--TEAMSTER RETIREES: The Teamsters Union Local 627 Retirees Club will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 7101 N. Allen Road. FACILITY MANAGERS: The Central Illinois Chapter of the International Facility Management Association will meet at 6...

Telecommuting Is on the Rise as Gridlock Solution in Peoria, Ill.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Jun. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--Home is where the work is. That's the trend in the U.S. today and, increasingly, for tomorrow, say employment experts. Telecommuting has been touted as a solution to spending two to three...

Central Illinois Power Company Breaks Ground on New Cogeneration Facility.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Jun. 9--MOSSVILLE, Ill.--Central Illinois Light Co. broke ground Friday on a project transforming a dusty cornfield across from Caterpillar Inc.'s engine plant into the most efficient cogeneration facility in...

Foreign Agriculture Groups Visit Central Illinois.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Jun. 6--SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--Two groups of foreign agriculture concerns are touring Illinois farms this week. While the state of Illinois is hosting 40 potential foreign customers to view the state's hog industry,...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
June 6, 2000... June 6--BUILDING PERMITS UP: The F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Cos. reported April contracts for future construction in the Tri-County area were up over April 1999. Nonresidential permits totalled $20.2 million, up 54 percent from...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon June 6--The chief economic development organization in the Tri-County area has a new name. The Economic Development Council for the Peoria Area is now known as the Economic Development Council for Central...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
June 6, 2000... June 6--FIRST TUESDAYS: THE YWCA OF PEORIA will host the next "First Tuesdays," a monthly women's networking opportunity designed after Business After Hours, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rhythm Kitchen, located in the Riverfront Arts...

Rebuilt East Peoria, Ill., Business Park Grows Steadily.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Catharine Schaidle Jun. 6--EAST PEORIA, Ill.--An innocuous request on the East Peoria City Council's agenda to place a sign on public right of way belies the resilience of the man who rebuilt a $10 million business that went up...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
June 6, 2000... June 6--JIM MATARELLI was appointed chairman of Phillips Swager Associates. Other appointments include: Tom Seymour to chief executive officer; Ron Budzinski to president; and Randy Gibson to chief operating officer. BRUCE CHIEN, an...

Two Peoria, Ill., Firms Win Governor's Export Awards.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Jun. 6--PEORIA, Ill.--Global sales of sunglasses and attachments for heavy mining equipment earned two Peoria firms statewide attention with the 2000 Governor's Export Awards. It was the first time since the...

Owner of Peoria, Ill., Airport Gift Shop Has a World of Experience.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Jun. 6--PEORIA, Ill.--Sheila Tenbrook recalls seeing a T-shirt of her own design lauding Peoria on the back of a tourist in Egypt. Her merchandise pops up around the world and orders come in from coast to coast....

Summer Jobs for Peoria, Ill., Youths Join High-Tech Trend.
June 6, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter June 6--PEORIA, Ill.--Youth must be served, the saying goes, and they serve it every day at the Computer Deli, 4410 N. Knoxville Ave. The computer firm, in business a year now, is run by three people, none of...