Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) articles from October 2001

Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) archives from October 2001

Senate Bill Includes Money for Agriculture Laboratory in Peoria, Ill.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 30--PEORIA, Ill.--The agriculture spending bill passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate includes substantial funding for the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University St. Of the...

Special Financing Helps Boost Auto Sales for Peoria, Ill., Dealerships.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 30--PEORIA, Ill.--One of the hardest-hit areas of the business world following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 was the automotive sector. Car showrooms became as deserted as airports immediately after...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
October 30, 2001... Oct. 30--GOODFIELD BANK OPENING: The Goodfield State Bank will have its grand opening Nov. 5-10 at the corner of U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 117. A $1,000 savings bond will be awarded as a door prize. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: Toner...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 30--Local businesses soon will be asked to assist the city in raising money to better equip Peoria police officers. A steering committee is being formed that eventually will launch a fundraising campaign to...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
October 30, 2001... Oct. 30--AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS: The Central Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. will meet from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Nov. 5 at Biaggi's in Bloomington. William J. Coad, P.E.,...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
October 30, 2001... Oct. 30--DAVE MINGUS of East Peoria was appointed executive director of Neighborhood House. He is formerly senior vice president of Youth Farm Inc. ROBERT COOPER, president of W. Robert Cooper & Associates Ltd., has become a Certified...

Morton, Ill., Securities Broker Is Fined, Suspended.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 30--MORTON, Ill.--A securities broker who maintains an office in Morton has been fined $100,000 and suspended from practicing as a securities broker for two years because of problems that surfaced in 1995. ...

Time Change Affects Clock Business in Peoria, Ill.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 30--PEORIA, Ill.--If putting all the clocks back at your house Sunday poses a challenge, consider what Leo Whaley or Bart Hoyle have to go through. They fix clocks for a living. When daylight saving time...

Illinois Groups Disagree Whether to Push for Farm Bill.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 30--PEORIA, Ill.--While some farm groups are willing to delay pushing for a federal farm bill this year, there are still Illinois organizations who want to move ahead. Exemplifying the division that exists...

Candy Sales High for Halloween in Peoria, Ill.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 30--PEORIA, Ill.--There are winners and losers when it comes to evaluating the first Halloween in the post-terrorist era. Candy and decorations appear to be up, but attendance at haunted houses appears down....

Farm Animals Use Up to 70 Percent of U.S. Production of Antibiotics.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--With antibiotics in the news because of recent bioterrorism, it's interesting to note the biggest users of the drugs are not humans. Rather, farm animals consume as much as 70 percent of...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--PMI RECOGNIZED: Professional Maintenance of Illinois Inc. has been recognized by the Illinois Department of Human Services for the firm's ongoing commitment to hiring people with disabilities. The company will be recognized at an...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 23--Some engine manufacturers may say they'll have trouble meeting stringent federal emissions standards for non-road engines by 2006, but one company says it has already. Caterpillar Inc. says it will meet...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--Kent R. Kowal, president of the Bank of Farmington, was re-elected Central Illinois regional vice chairman of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois. --Robin Barnes has been named convention and sales manager at the...

Eureka, Ill., Wants to Build on Its Past.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 23--EUREKA, Ill.--It's easy to forget the present when you visit the Woodford County seat of Eureka, a town of 4,800. From the wooded tranquility of Eureka College, founded in 1855, to the stately courthouse...

Illinois Farm Bureau Pushes for More Ethanol Use.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 23--BLOOMINGTON, Ill.--The Illinois Farm Bureau would like to see ethanol in all gasoline. The group is pushing a Senate bill that would require renewable fuels to account for 3 percent of the nation's motor...

Metamora, Ill., Telecommunications Firm Nets State Business-Integrity Award.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--Glenn Rauh said his family built MTCO Communications on a basis of integrity and strong ethics. The chief executive of the Metamora firm, which began in 1945 as Metamora Telephone Co. and...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Telecommunications Firm Ekes Out Third-Quarter Profit.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--A downturn in the telecommunications infrastructure industry "came fast and hit hard," causing an 87 percent decline in third quarter income at ROHN Industries Inc., the company's chief...

Soy Now Being Used in Chicago-Based Distiller's Vodka.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--There's a new product on the soybean front. It has no little healthy hearts on the label and makes no health claims of any kind. Soy burgers and tofu snacks stand back -- here comes soy...

San Bernardino, Calif., Auto Dealership nears Purchase of Nearby Establishment.
October 22, 2001... Byline: Joseph Ascenzi Oct. 22--The owners of Center Chevrolet in San Bernardino are close to completing the purchase of neighboring Holiday Oldsmobile-Mazda. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed, but Center Chevrolet co-...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 16--Three weeks ago in this space, we urged local companies to contribute toward improving the safety of our public safety workers in the wake of the slaying of police officer Donan James Faulkner. In that...

Retirements at Peoria, Ill.-Based Caterpillar Prompt Responsibility Changes.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--Five officers of Caterpillar Inc., including one of its group presidents, will retire at the end of the year and take 199 years of combined experience with them, the company announced Thursday....

Peoria, Ill., Coffee Shops Become Newest Downtown Battleground.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--There's something brewing in downtown Peoria; not trouble, but coffee. It's a battle for downtown employees and their eating and drinking habits. The city's central business district...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Home Sales Remain Strong in Third Quarter.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--Home sales in the Tri-County area are still going strong, according to third-quarter statistics released by the Peoria Area Association of Realtors. In fact, sales records were set for the...

Bankrupt Hotel Chain in Central Illinois Starts Sell-Off.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Clare Howard Oct. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--After 40 years of operating Bavarian-style castle lodges with a hint of fantasy and aristocracy, the Jumer's hotel chain is ending its reign in central Illinois. On Friday, founder D. James...

Morton, Ill., Native Wants to Convert Motel into Veterans Home.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 16--MORTON, Ill.--When veteran Jim Zimmerman looks at the Towne House Motel in Morton, he doesn't view a highway inn that has seen better days. Instead, he perceives a development where veterans can live...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
October 15, 2001... Oct. 15--CWTC AWARDS: Community Workshop & Training Center, 3215 N. University, have presented the 2001 Pathway Awards to area individuals and companies that assist CWTC in its mission of servicing adults with disabilities in central...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
October 9, 2001... Oct. 9--IT SALARIES: Information technology positions continue to draw higher salaries, according to the 2001 National Compensation Survey on Information Technology Professionals. An applications systems analyst/programmer, one of the most...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 9--Caterpillar Inc. has been named one of the world's most sustainable companies by Dow Jones Indexes. Caterpillar is one of 312 companies from 26 countries named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
October 9, 2001... Oct. 9--TEAMSTER RETIREES: The Teamsters Union Local 627 Retirees Club will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 7101 Allen Road. HEALTH UNDERWRITERS: The Central Illinois Association of Health Underwriters and the Peoria Association of Insurance &...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
October 9, 2001... Oct. 9--MATTHEW DAWSON of Hanson Professional Services Inc. was awarded one of only three National Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Awards presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Hanson was recognized for his work as the student...

Caterpillar Official Tells Peoria, Ill., Council that China Is Changing.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--Klem Osika had a ringside view on changes going on in China. Having just spent four years there running China operations for Caterpillar Inc., Osika witnessed plenty of upheaval in the...

Peoria, Ill., Costume Business Is More Than Just a Halloween Store.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--It was never Steve Spain's intent to go into the costume business. A professional magician, he started with a magic shop that offered costumes on the side. "My partner, Kevin Carter, and I...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Rancher Wants Meat Labeled for Origin.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--Now that the farm bill that passed the U.S. House last week included an amendment requiring country-of-origin labeling for fruit and vegetables, Streator rancher Fred Baker wants to know why...

Electrical Workers in Pekin, Ill., Reject Company's Contract Offer.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Gordon Oct. 9--PEKIN, Ill.--Employees at Powerton and other Midwest Generation power plants remain off the job after they narrowly rejected the company's latest contract offer. Members of Local 15, International...

Peoria, Ill.-Area University's Course Offers Business Help in Mexico.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Tarter Oct. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--The road to economic success in Mexico starts in Peoria, said John Kolmer of the NAFTA Opportunity Center at Bradley University. A new course is being offered to provide management and...