Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) articles from November 2000

Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) archives from November 2000

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
November 28, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 28--Among the questions I've been asked since Caterpillar announced Wednesday it's global alliance with DaimlerChrysler were a couple about timing. For example, one caller asked why the two companies would...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
November 28, 2000... Nov. 28--PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE: The Central Illinois Chapter will meet at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Jumer's Chateau, 1601 Jumer Dr., Bloomington. They will present "A Year in Review" followed by a "table talk." For more information and...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
November 28, 2000... Nov. 28--RICHARD H. BLUM has been appointed to the board of directors for RLI Corp. Blum is retired vice chairman of J&H Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., where he still serves as an advisor and director. He also is past chief executive of Guy...

Peoria, Ill., Donut Stores Close Due to Conflicts.
November 28, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 28--If you've been missing your regular doughnut stop lately, that's nothing compared with what Bonnie Utley feels. "It breaks my heart to drive by and see them closed," Utley said of Dunkin Donut stores at...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Caterpillar Inc. Forms Alliance with DaimlerChrylser.
November 25, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 25--Caterpillar Inc. has formed a global alliance with DaimlerChrysler AG to develop, manufacture, market and distribute medium-duty engines, fuel systems and other engine components for their own products and...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Agriculture Briefs Column.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--FARM SHOW: The 19th annual Greater Peoria Farm Show is scheduled at the Peoria Civic Center from Monday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Nov. 30. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on...

High School Business Academy Remains Important to Peoria, Ill.
November 21, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--The Peoria High School Business Academy is now 10 years old, and near-total employment is creating more demand for academy graduates. "I've been in the field of education for 31 years, and...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--ONLINE SHOPPING: The Schnucks supermarket chain is now offering on-line grocery shopping and home delivery to customers in the Peoria area who place orders at www.schnucks.com. Items can be picked up at the Schnucks store at 4800...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
November 21, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 21--A manufacturer of an undisclosed product has targeted a 25-30 acre site on Peoria far north as a possible location for a new plant that would employ up to 100. Unfortunately, that's pretty much all we can...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL INSURANCE ASSOC.: The Bloomington- Normal Association will meet at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 27 at Eastland Suites Conference Center, Bloomington. The membership drive will be featured. Cost is $13. The public is invited. For...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--DAVID LEMAN of Pekin was elected secretary of Central Illinois Chapter 78 of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Leman is employed by Monge Property Management Co. STUART H. BERRYMAN has joined the staff of the Soderstrom...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Economy Is Still Strong, but Is Showing Signs of Slowing.
November 21, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--"Alan Greenspan has done an excellent job slowing the economy, and I hate him," one local businessman quipped during a Bradley University forum recently. Greenspan, chairman of the Federal...

Most Peoria, Ill., Employers Expect No Staffing Changes This Winter.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--Job seekers will find plenty opportunities in the Peoria area this winter, according to an employment outlook survey issued by Manpower Inc. Thirty percent of area firms surveyed plan to increase staff, exceeding...

Peoria, Ill., Retailers Expect Moderate Growth Over Holidays.
November 21, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--At the start of the all-important holiday retail season, one local businessman fears rising home heating costs could be "a giant vacuum cleaner sucking up every disposable dollar." More...

Sediment Is a Tall Obstacle for Peoria, Ill., Lakes.
November 21, 2000... Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--If you took all the sediment that has built up in the Peoria lakes and dumped it on one acre, you'd have a sediment skyscraper 100,000 feet high, said a state official. Sediment -- land that washes into the lakes...

Holiday Travel, As Usual, Will Be Heavy in U.S.
November 21, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 21--PEORIA, Ill.--Tony Barrett, East Peoria city administrator, is torn when it comes to making travel plans this Thanksgiving. He wants to stay in East Peoria for the Festival of Lights parade the Saturday...

Macomb, Ill., Community Bank Succeeds in Going Public.
November 14, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 14--MACOMB, Ill.--What began with small loans in the back room of a barber shop in Colchester in 1917 has grown into a savings bank with more than $237 million in assets and publicly traded stock that...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
November 14, 2000... Nov. 14--MERRILL RELOCATION: Merrill Lynch has relocated its Peoria office to 230 SW Adams, Suite 400. The new phone number is 671-0456. DRINKING WATER TEST: American Water Works Co. Inc. and DuPont Qualicon have announced a new, low-cost...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
November 14, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 14--Wow, what a week. Oh, sure, the mess with the presidential race and Florida voting has been interesting. But for those who follow stock markets closely, it has been a wild one. Are the two related?...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
November 14, 2000... Nov. 14--John Abraham has been promoted to vice president and producing manager for the Peoria region of National City Mortgage Services Co., a subsidiary of National City Bank of Michigan and Illinois. Jeannie Osborn, account manager...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Caterpillar to By India-Based Equipment Company.
November 14, 2000... Nov. 14--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. said Monday it will purchase the earthmoving equipment division of Hindustan Motors Limited of India for $71.8 million The acquisition will allow Caterpillar to increase its manufacturing presence...

Specialty Coffee Store to Open in Peoria, Ill.
November 14, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 14--PEORIA, Ill.--The northwest growth corridor of Peoria is not languishing for lack of the proposed Promenade, but is slated for a healthy caffeine surge with the opening of Java Jo's Coffee Co. The...

Illinois Farmers Reap Above Average Yield of Corn, Soybeans.
November 14, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 14--PEORIA, Ill.--While it's not the record-breaking harvest initially projected, Illinois farmers are looking at an above-average year for corn and soybeans. "We didn't get what we were hoping but we got a...

Independent Real Estate Agents Thrive in Illinois.
November 14, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 14--PEORIA, Ill.--At a time national corporations and franchises are dominant, real estate remains an island of opportunity for the independent operator. A number of successful Peoria Realtors show that not...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
November 11, 2000... Nov. 11--TEAMSTER RETIREES: The Teamsters Union Local 627 Retirees Club will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 7101 N. Allen Road. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: The Leadership Development Center at Bradley University will host "Managing Conflict: Working...

Illinois Authorities Focus on Cell Phone Etiquette.
November 11, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 11--PEORIA, Ill.--When a Bolingbrook man's cellular phone rang in a DuPage County courtroom earlier this fall, he was put on hold. Patrick Mahoney was arrested and jailed for 19 hours after his phone rang as...

Morton, Ill., Industrial Company Improves Finances.
November 11, 2000... Nov. 11--MORTON, Ill.--Morton Industrial Group Inc. sustained a loss during the third quarter, but continued to show improvement from a down year in 1999. The company reported a $721,000, or 16 cents a share, loss for the quarter, but...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Direct-Market Retailer Lays Off Employees.
November 11, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 11--PEORIA, Ill.--In a further step toward completing the reorganization announced in April, Foster & Gallagher Inc. said Friday it is permanently laying off up to 15 people in Peoria. At the same time the...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Agriculture Briefs Column.
November 7, 2000... Nov. 7--ANNUAL MEETING: The Peoria County Farm Bureau will have its annual meeting, starting with dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at Dunlap High School. Cost for the program is $7.50 a person. For more information, call 686-7070. ESTATE...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
November 7, 2000... Nov. 7--ESE MERGES: MACTEC Inc. based in Golden, Colo., has merged two of its subsidiaries, Harding Lawson Associates in Denver and Peoria-based Environmental Science & Engineering. The new company is known as Harding ESE and will have more...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 7--If there is one thing I've learned over the past decade, it's not to incur the wrath of Darling Wife. She's Irish-Italian, one volatile combination: She not only has a temper, she knows people, if you know...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
November 7, 2000... Nov. 7--INTERNET LEGAL ISSUES: The seminar "From Bricks & Mortar to Click & Order" is scheduled Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon at Freedom Hall 76, 349 W. Birchwood, in Morton. The seminar is sponsored by Husch & Eppenberger LLC, the Morton...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
November 7, 2000... Nov. 7--DAVID RIGGERT has been named vice president of Commerce Bank. LINDA TURNER has been promoted to assistant vice president at National City Mortgage Services Co., a subsidiary of National City Bank of Illinois/Michigan. BERTA...

Elections Mean Big Business for Some Media Companies.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 7--Pity the residents of Green Bay, Wis. Not only have they had to endure a listless performance by their beloved Packers this football season, they've been targeted for more political ads than almost any place...

IRAs Are Not Just for Retirement, Says Investment Expert.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 7--Individual retirement accounts can be used to insure financial security in far more situations than just retirement, according to a leading investment adviser. If properly planned, IRAs can provide...

Dallas-Based Steel Manufacturer to Cut Jobs at Bartonville, Ill., Plant.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Nov. 7--BARTONVILLE, Ill.--Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. will reduce its workforce by more than 150 employees, most of those at its steel and wire plant in Bartonville, the company confirmed Monday. Fifty...

Peoria, Ill., Officials and Businesses Target Growing Market for Trade Shows.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Nov. 7--PEORIA, Ill.--With apologies to William Shakespeare, all the world's a trade show, and we are all customers walking around with little plastic bags. The fact is trade shows keep getting bigger in this...

Workplace Expert to Speak in Peoria, Ill.
November 7, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Nov. 7--Among the list of employee benefits now touted by companies competing for workers: Access to an errand runner; paid time off for volunteering in your child's school; grocery shopping services. "There is...