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Cat to conduct annual meeting in Wamego, Kansas
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:42
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc. will head to the land of Oz for its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, the company announced Wednesday.
The meeting will be Wednesday, June 10 in Wamego, Kansas, where Caterpillar has a factory that makes buckets, blades and other...
United Way campaign achieved more growth in 2014
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 16:07
- Written by The Peorian
Contributions totaling $11.37 million were raised in the Heart of Illinois United Way’s 2-14 campaign, a 5.2 percent increase over 2013 as the annual campaign continues to grow each year.
AARP again offering free tax service
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2015 14:30
- Written by PRNewswire
The AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation forIllinoistaxpayers with low to moderate...
Report list best jobs for veterans
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 15:23
- Written by PRNewswire
While they may have driven heavy equipment, supervised construction, worked as medics or done computer...
Gertie says we have six more weeks of winter
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- Published on Monday, 02 February 2015 17:15
- Written by Paul Gordon
Monday morning was bright and beautiful. But considering the weather we had on the weekend, the last thing most of us wanted to hear was that more winter was in store.
That’s what Gertie the groundhog revealed on Monday, Groundhog Day, at Wildlife Prairie Park. That bright...
Census Bureau: Food stamp use remains high
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 15:05
- Written by PRNewswire
The number of children receiving food stamps remains higher than it was before the start of the Great...
As weekend storm looms, warming centers are available in Peoria
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- Published on Friday, 30 January 2015 15:52
- Written by The Peorian
The Peoria Fire Department on Friday issued a reminder that there are several warming centers available to residents if the need should arise this weekend, when heavy snow and falling temperatures are forecast.
City of Peoria fire stations...
Trendsetter Barometer shows hiring planned among private companies
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2015 14:57
- Written by PRNewswire
Three-fifths of private companies plan to add fulltime equivalent employees in the coming year, but net hiring...
OSF HealthCare joins task force to transform health care
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:57
- Written by Paul Gordon
OSF HealthCare has joined the Health Care Transformation Task Force, a group of health systems, health insurers, purchasers, employers and patients who will work together to transform national health care over the next five years.
For OSF it is a continuing commitment “to bring...
