Slowly but surely, a plan for commercial development on Eureka’s south side is taking place.
The Corn Belt used to be limited to the U.S. Midwest, with Illinois and Iowa the major players, but nowadays that belt extends all the way to South America.
Ed Scharlau is tired of being inundated with bad economic news. So, for the fifth year in a row, Scharlau, vice-chairman of First Busey Corp., brought positive economic news about the Tri-County Area to the Country Club of Peoria in his economic seminar.
Along with having a prominent location right off I-74 in Goodfield, the Goodfield State Bank occupies a prominent position among the state's community banks.
Ask TJ Syndram or his father, Chris Syndram, the recipe for their popular pulled pork and there is a standard answer — “If I told you I’d have to kill you.”
Herb Boken of Metamora is well-acquainted with the food business.
Ideally, when President Barack Obama steps up to the microphone tonight to present his jobs plan to Congress, he'll calibrate his attempt to rid employers of "uncertainty" about the economy.
John Ginder is pretty upbeat about the prospects of Woodford County’s real estate market being positioned for growth when the recession ends.
Dave Webster of Washington said he paints murals whenever he gets the chance. But to call the work he did at Germantown’s Michael’s Italian Feast a mural would be an understatement.
A little boy tugged on Bob Kennel’s pant leg and asked, “Are you Mr. Didley?”
Kennel replied, “Yes I am.”
In September look for some major changes to the Metamora IGA.
Advocate Medical Group has announced the appointment of Sharon A. Adams as vice president of operations for the AMG sites of care in central Illinois.
Eureka Mayor Scott Punke said while he was a “bit surprised” Woodford County was listed as the “best affordable place to live in Illinois, he should not have been.
The Woodford Times, in its first year of publication, has received honors from GateHouse Media, the newspaper’s parent company.
Governor Pat Quinn on Tuesday signed House Bill 1698, a comprehensive overhaul of Illinois’ workers’ compensation system.
Considering the extent of the area’s economic decline in recent years, it’s been no small effort in getting the Peoria-area economy turned around, said Bernard Goitein, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Bradley University’s Foster College of Business Administration.
The Peoria Metropolitan Statisical Area unemployment rate dropped 0.6% from last month, which ties the area for the biggest decrease in the state.
In late February, when corporate bank bailouts captured more media attention than the healthcare debate, South Side Bank was busy preparing to open the doors of its new branch at 4520 N. Sheridan Road.
When Steve Smith retired as Peoria County Jail superintendent Nov. 30, he had no plans to become a businessman.
But, that is exactly what he has become as owner of The Booksmith, a store specializing in old, rare, new and used books. In effect, he has gone from booking people to selling books.
When Advocate Eureka Hospital employees met March 16 to dedicate the new building housing the Advocate Medical Group there was more than the present on the minds of some gathered there.
