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News archives for Q1, 2008
Village Officials Hear Survey Results ALEXIS - Members of the Alexis village board met Monday evening at the community center and heard the results from the grocery store survey that was taken last fall. Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership Director Jolene Willis spoke to the board concerning those results. read more Buxton Presentation Joseph Fackel, Senior Vice President- North Region for Buxton, a customer analytics company, gave a presentation at Monmouth College to a room of Monmouth's community and business leaders. read more Walgreens Makes Final Purchase MONMOUTH - Walgreens is one step closer to starting construction of a pharmacy in Monmouth. read more DePaul University Study on Employees with Disabilities DePaul University study of costs and benefits of employing people with disabilities finds few risks to employers. read more ETIP Training Funds Available The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development has awarded Prairie Tech Learning Center a multi-company Employers Training Incentive Program Grant (ETIP). This grant is a 50% matching grant for manufacturers in the West Central Region to take advantage of training opportunities. read more Lawmakers, Leaders Discuss US 34 Project MONMOUTH - The need to expand US 34 to four lanes was one of the two key projects discussed by key lawmakers on Friday. read more Chamber Promotes Home Beautification & Cornhusking Event Twenty-five community members and guest met for a pizza-party meeting at Roseville Lanes & Diner Thursday, March 20. Matters discussed included beautification projects, grant funding, and the National Cornhusking Contest. Village residents will be vying for a monthly home beautification competition beginning in May and concluding in October. The Chamber will award a prize of $50 for the residences, with a new winner each month. read more Taco Bell/KFC in Final Phases MONMOUTH - Construction is wrapping up at the new Taco Bell/KFC on U.S. Highway 34. No opening date has been announced, but construction should be completed in four to six weeks. read more Guerrilla Marketing Seminar to be Offered in West Central Illinois University of Illinois Extension in partnership with Illinois Entrepreneurship Centers in western Illinois, Illinois Small Business Development Centers, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University and local economic development organizations will be presenting Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days Workshop in Quincy, Macomb, & Galesburg on April 29 & 30th. read more The Greatest Leader in America I have been asked on a number of occasions, by journalists and curious clients, whom I believe to be the greatest leader in the America. And I usually respond with my own question. “Are you asking for the name of a famous leader?” This usually leads to a fair amount of confusion, until I explain that the best leader in the world is probably relatively obscure. read more High school lobbyists win grant Biggsville - A group at West Central High School has been awarded a grant to further its promotion of an expanded U.S. Route 34 and safer drivers. The students belong to 34VOICES, one of 105 high school groups in Illinois to win a $2,000 grant for highway safety programs. read more |