Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) articles from September 2000

Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) archives from September 2000

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
September 27, 2000... Sep. 27--EXTENDED STAY HOTEL: Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn has opened in Peoria, across from the Civic Center. The new hotel caters to guests visiting the area for four or more nights. Accommodations include studio, one- and...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 26--I figure I'm no different than 99 percent of all men in the way I react to that dreaded eight-letter s-word: Shopping. The last time Darling Wife suggested I go shopping with her, I became dizzy,...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
September 26, 2000... Sep. 26--Donald V. Fites, former chairman and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., has been appointed to Oshkosh Truck Corporation's board of directors. Steve Roach of Peoria has been promoted to district manager of Vector...

Peoria, Ill., Miners Ratify New Contract by a Narrow Vote.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 25--PEORIA, Ill.--Union workers at Komatsu Mining Systems Inc. avoided being locked out of their jobs when they ratified a new, three-year contract on Sunday. Members of Local 158, International Brotherhood...

Boilermakers Avert Lockout at Komatsu Mining in Peoria, Ill.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 25--PEORIA, Ill.--Union workers at Komatsu Mining Systems Inc. avoided being locked out of their jobs when they ratified a new, three-year contract on Sunday. Members of Local 158, International Brotherhood...

Peoria, Ill., Realtors Launch Innovative Commission-Rebate Program.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 25--PEORIA, Ill.--Realtors Tammy Woodmancy and Keri O'Connor are not only willing to give up half of their commission, they're excited about it. They are agents for Cahaka Properties, 1215 N. Sheridan Rd., a...

Beardstown, Ill., Battles to Reclaim River from Siltation Caused by Army Corps.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 25--BEARDSTOWN, Ill.--Imagine a river city without access to the river and you have an idea what city planners at Beardstown are up against. Located on the Illinois River about 90 miles south of Peoria, the...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
September 23, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 23--PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS: The Heart of Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA) will meet at noon Tuesday at Carnegie's Restaurant in the Hotel Pere Marquette. A forum featuring...

Farm Show Opens Next Week in Cantrall, Ill.
September 23, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--As in past years, the Peoria County Farm Bureau is sending a busload of people to the Farm Progress Show. The event, touted as America's premier farm show, will be Sept. 26-28 in Cantrall,...

Online Auctions Are Changing the Way Retailers Do Business.
September 23, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 23--PEORIA, Ill.--Nancy DeLong realized the power of eBay, the Internet auction site, when she put up for bid a chipped pottery vase that had been stored under her sink and received $24 for it. "I said in...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Artists Find Sales, Success on Internet.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--Jim Richerson deaccessioned a number of pieces of art on eBay for several times their appraised value. Harold Linton's web site generates inquiries from across the nation for his color...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
September 19, 2000... Sep. 19--NEW RESTAURANT: The Lodge in the Woods restaurant has opened in Northwoods Mall in the location formerly occupied by Diamond Dave's. The locally owned restaurant is decorated in a Northern Wisconsin lodge theme with hunting and...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 19--The Phoenix Business Awareness Association is aiming at building awareness "from the cradle to our senior citizens" during Central Illinois Black Expo 2000. That, said Phoenix Association official Alvin...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
September 19, 2000... Sep. 19--James R. Ash, senior project manager/landscape architect and vice president for development and marketing at Clark Engineers' Peoria office, was re-elected president of the Pekin Public Library Board of Trustees. Christopher A....

Insurance Company Buys Landmark Peoria, Ill., Building.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 19--The Central Building, a downtown landmark since 1914, has changed hands. Country Life Insurance Co. of Bloomington purchased the 10-story building from Becker Brothers Inc. in August. "This is the...

Peoria, Ill., University Starts New Small Business Program.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--The most comprehensive program ever devised by the Small Business Development Center at Bradley University premiers this fall. Designed to give entrepreneurs a widespread and practical...

Caterpillar Sells Trucks to China.
September 19, 2000... Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. will sell 18 of its 789 off-highway trucks to China National Coal Development Corp., the company announced. The trucks, which are produced at Caterpillar's mining and construction equipment...

Illinois Educators, Business Leaders Join Forces to Help Students Learn.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Dayna R. Brown Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--The education of Illinois students can't be left only to educators, school officials believe. To provide students with the best opportunities it will take the help of many, including...

Soybean Disease Reaches Deep into Central Illinois.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--Sudden Death Syndrome is on the march in the state's soybean fields, according to a University of Illinois researcher. The disease, which attacks the soybean's root system, is brought on...

Court Sends Caterpillar-Deere Tractor Patent Suit to Trial.
September 19, 2000... Sep. 19--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. will apparently gets its day in court over its Challenger tractor patent after all. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., has ruled Caterpillar's lawsuit against...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
September 17, 2000... Sep. 17--FACILITY MANAGEMENT: The Central Illinois Chapter of the International Facility Management Association of Central Illinois (IFMA) will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the A.E. Staley plant, Decatur. A tour of the facilities will follow...

Personal Training Is Big Business in Peoria, Ill., Fitness Market.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--Reviews may be mixed on how fit Americans are, but a healthy sum is being spent on getting in shape. While one-third of adult Americans are now categorized as obese, up from one-quarter of...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Agricultural Machinery Maker Will Close Plant Temporarily.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. will shut down its foundry in Mapleton next week, idling about 90 employees, the company confirmed Friday. The temporary, one-week shutdown is aimed at helping bring...

Peoria, Ill., Mining Company Will Resume Talks with Boilermakers Union.
September 16, 2000... Sep. 16--PEORIA, Ill.--A new round of negotiations between Komatsu Mining Systems Inc. and the union representing its hourly workers are set for next Tuesday. Kevin Kocher, president of Local 158, International Brotherhood of...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
September 12, 2000... Sep. 12--FINANCIAL PLANNING OFFICE: Jennifer Gibbs Lehman has opened a long-term health care financial planning office for the Peoria area for GE Financial Assurance Co. Lehman will help people protect their financial futures while preparing...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
September 12, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 12--Many believe bad news comes in threes. If true, we've seen three key people in Peoria's tourism/recreation/entertainment business circles announce their departures within the past few weeks. Let's hope that's...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business People Column.
September 12, 2000... Sep. 12--Sean M. Anderson has joined the law firm of Sutkowski & Washkuhn. Tony R. Craft recently was promoted to terminal manager at Dayton Freight's Peoria service center. David Regan was named vice president/creative director at...

Peoria, Ill., Convention Bureau President Relocating to Des Moines, Iowa.
September 12, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 12--PEORIA, Ill.--Greg Edwards, president of the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau since January 1994, is leaving to take a similar position in Des Moines, Iowa. Edwards, a Peoria native who has...

Illinois Credit Union Members Approve Charter Switch.
September 12, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 12--PEORIA, Ill.--The majority of CEFCU members voted in favor of a plan to convert the credit union from a federal to a state charter. While the credit union will continue doing business as CEFCU, its legal...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Agriculture Briefs Column.
September 12, 2000... Sep. 12--CONSERVATION CLINIC: The Peoria County Soil & Water Conservation District's annual Conservation Day and Pond Clinic is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Cliff Gill farm, near the intersection of County Line Road and...

Illinois' Goodfield State Bank Stays Local, Is Growing.
September 11, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 11--GOODFIELD, Ill.--The last remaining community bank originally chartered in Woodford County weathered the Depression, world wars, computerization, megabanking and stock market exuberance. Stalwart...

Peoria, Ill., Entrepreneur Thrives on Making, Marketing Hot Sauces.
September 11, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 11--PEORIA, Ill.--Harry "Razor" Williams is a hothead. This mild-mannered, soft- spoken Peoria entrepreneur thrives on inferno-raging conflagration, preferably the tongue-searing, gullet-sizzling,...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Meetings Column.
September 10, 2000... Sep. 10--TEAMSTER RETIREES: The Teamsters Union Local 627 Retirees Club will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Teamsters Hall, 7101 N. Allen Road. Meat will be provided. Bring a dessert to share. WOMEN ENGINEERS: The Society of Women...

Peoria, Ill.-Area Mining Firm, Union Reach Tentative Agreement.
September 9, 2000... Sep. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--Komatsu Mining Systems Inc. and Local 158, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, a union official said Thursday. Hourly workers at the Peoria plant...

Natural Gas Prices Will Go Up Even Higher in Peoria, Ill.
September 9, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--Natural gas prices will likely be worse this winter than Central Illinois Light Co. anticipated just weeks ago, and those escalating costs could ripple through the entire energy sector of the...

Peoria, Ill., Businesswoman Works as Both Leasing Agent, Realtor.
September 9, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 9--PEORIA, Ill.--When cardiac nurse Regina Hein got a job in Hawaii, she left her house behind. Hein, who had worked at Proctor Hospital, has been unable to sell her Wildwood Heights home, so real estate...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business Briefs Column.
September 5, 2000... Sep. 5--NEW STORE: Bed, Bath & Beyond is now open at 4800 N. University St. in Peoria, offering a selection of linens and bath accessories. The 30,500- square-foot store is part of national chain. NETWORKING: A women's networking program...

Journal Star, Peoria, Ill., Business File Column.
September 5, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 5--Glen Barton's decision to unveil Caterpillar Inc.'s new growth initiatives to Wall Street analysts was not a surprise, given what he said about the company's bottom line. It is, after all, the analysts who...

Peoria, Ill.-Based Caterpillar Inc. to Reveal Strategic Plan Soon.
September 5, 2000... Byline: Paul Gordon Sep. 5--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. has completed its new strategic plan and expect to unveil it in the next few weeks. While Chairman Glen Barton on Wednesday shared some of the initiatives contained within...

Canton, Ohio-Area Investors Hope to Help Small Farmers Produce Ethanol.
September 5, 2000... Byline: Clare Howard Sep. 5--CANTON, Ohio--Major corporate producers of corn-based ethanol are embracing and even assisting small farmer cooperatives entering the energy production field. It's an alliance a group of Canton-area...

Caterpillar, Inc., Wins Award for Program Promoting Employee Health.
September 5, 2000... Sep. 5--PEORIA, Ill.--Caterpillar Inc. has been named the winner of the C. Everett Koop National Health Award. Caterpillar's employee health initiative, called the Healthy Balance program, was cited for its "comprehensive focus on...

Peoria, Ill., Area to See Strong Employment Numbers This Fall.
September 5, 2000... Sep. 5--PEORIA, Ill.--A robust employment outlook is on the horizon for the Peoria area this fall, according to a workforce management firm. "Thirty-seven percent of business respondents will expand their workforces this fall, while none...

Illinois Officials Warn of Dire Consequences of Nitrogen Runoff.
September 5, 2000... Byline: Steve Tarter Sep. 5--PEORIA, Ill.--What's good for plants isn't necessarily good for water, said Bob Frazee, University of Illinois extension educator. When corn farmers in central Illinois apply nitrogen to their fields...