State Farm - Illinois' "Good Neighbor" Celebrates 100 Years
With a history 100 years in the making, Bloomington, Illinois-based, insurance company, State Farm celebrates both its Founder’s Day and...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Moline Focused on Increasing Childcare Options
Reliable, flexible childcare is a major concern for working parents. In fact, the 2021 University of Illinois study Women and Child Care...
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- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
New Life for Charleston Industrial Building
A former manufacturing facility in Charleston soon will have a new purpose. Late last week, the City of Charleston and Coles Together...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Danville’s Lady – The Historic Fischer Theatre – Waits No Longer
She’s a beauty, and it took a Herculean effort to restore The Historic Fischer Theatre in Danville, which was built in 1884 as The Grand...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
Quad Cities WOE Pizza = First Dedicated KETO Pizza Company in Country
A few years ago, Allen Parker launched WOE Pizza to give people a healthy pizza option that still tasted delicious. Now the food...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Pekin Company Sets Gold Standard for Diagnosing COVID
In less than two years, a business in Pekin has grown from a histology lab with 10 employees to a full-service laboratory company with...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Swinging for the Fences in Southern Illinois
Play Ball! Dinger Bats at the Ready in the Dugout Every kid in the batter’s box wants to hit a “Dinger!!” over the outfield fence....
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Illinois – Developing Tropical Dairy Cattle to Feed the World
Kay Shipman knows Illinois innovation and its importance. The legislative affairs writer and editor highlights the work of animal...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Black History Month and the Pullman National Monument
Exhibits at the future National Park Service Visitor Center for the Pullman National Monument will include a replica of a partial Pullman...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
A Sweet Story from “Happy by Chocolate”
For more than 20 years, Pam Vieau has partnered with her daughter, Marcy Goetz, her mother, Charlotte Waters, (93 years young!), and many...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
A Cold Approach to Coffee Heats Up
Want a new way to enjoy your coffee fix? 40BelowJoe based in Carbondale, Illinois, may provide just the jolt. The innovative new...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Slagel Farm Forges a Fairbury – Chicago Bridge
LouisJohn Slagel, 34, keeps his eye on the long game when it comes to the Illinois business climate in COVID-challenged 2020. That...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Mercado on Fifth Promotes Small Business, Community Pride & More in Quad Cities
Maria Ontiveros has traveled the world and studied and worked abroad, but she still considers Illinois and the Quad Cities home – with a...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Beat Goes On in Galva with “Play It Forward” Campaign
By all measures, the Levitt AMP Galva Music Series was a huge success when it debuted in the summer of 2018. People of all ages flocked...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Father-Daughter Team Takes Coffee to Next Level
Imagine all the Dippin’ Dots® taste tests Tracey Jones enjoyed growing up while her father, Curt Jones, launched the iconic frozen treat...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
Rivian: Bringing Automotive Manufacturing Back to Normal, Illinois, with Electric Trucks and SUVs
#ElevateIllinois #Rivian #Midwest #AlternativeFuels #Manufacturing #Automotive #McLeanCounty
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Digital Publication "Around Ptown" Connects Community
What began as one alum’s social media hobby has become an innovative source of news for a small town in Illinois. Digital publication...
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ELEVATE ILLINOIS
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
Creativity Rules during COVID-19: Library Uses Virtual “How-To Festival” to Feature Local Businesses
The physical doors to Chatham’s local library may have been closed, but library staff brainstormed creative online ways to engage their...
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