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Expert Insights: Macktown Construction Group: The Big Question: Do We Remodel or Move?
It usually starts on an ordinary evening with a familiar frustration. The kitchen feels crowded, the kids are outgrowing their bedrooms and no matter how many times you reorganize a closet nothing quite works. Finally, someone says it. “Maybe we should just move.”. It’s a fair suggestion. But for many...
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U.S. Energy Secretary visits Byron in multi-state tour to announce $5B in nuclear investments
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance upgrades and modernization efforts at Constellation Energy nuclear facilities. Constellation says these funds will be allocated to all six of Illinois' nuclear power plants located in Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle,...
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Challenge Group to Launch Boeing 777 Freighter Service at Chicago Rockford
Challenge Group will launch twice-weekly Boeing 777 freighter service at Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) beginning Nov. 4, expanding cargo connections between India, Europe and the United States. The new route will originate at Navi Mumbai International Airport in India, connect through Liège Airport in Belgium and continue to Rockford,...
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Seaga of Freeport: The Link Between Customers, Innovation
The concept of vending machines is simple: push button, get product. But with today’s technological advancements, vending machines can go far beyond pop and chips, as one Freeport company is proving. Deep inside the plant at Seaga, 700 Seaga Dr. in Freeport, inside a door marked “No Admittance,” sits...
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Workforce Development: Manufacturing Day Opens Doors
Across America, manufacturers mark October as a month for celebrating American industry. And in Freeport, the annual Manufacturing Day at Highland Community College (HCC) is one way to tell the story. For more than a decade, this event has drawn together high school students, college instructors and local manufacturers in...
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Byron Generating Station will get more capacity from U.S. loan
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a $5 billion loan to fund nuclear upgrades for Constellation Energy's fleet, which will add 1.1 gigawatts of capacity to the Midwestern power grid through projects like the Byron Generating Station.
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Toys R Us returns to CherryVale Mall with new storefront
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Nostalgic toy store brand Toys R Us has returned to Rockford with a new store inside the CherryVale Mall. Mall management announced the opening of Toys R Us “just in time for the holidays!” on Monday. According to the official store listing, “The Toys R Us shop brings the joy of […]
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Alliant Energy receives $5.1 billion federal loan to boost power grid, lower electricity costs
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An Illinois IT Firm Offering Cloud and Cybersecurity Services Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Lakeshore IT Solutions Inc. has been operating as a technology solutions provider for nearly a decade. The Richmond, Illinois-based company now appears to be facing a financial strain as it recently filed for bankruptcy. Note: Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize their debts while continuing operations under court supervision. Lakeshore...
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Former Badgers, Bucks basketball player Marcus Landry shows a 5-year record of success with his Beulah farm
ELKHORN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Off the court and onto the farm. After a career in professional basketball, Marcus Landry decided to buy a farm. It's called the Beulah Family Homestead. Five years and running. It's a hobby farm based on hands-on learning and community development. Michael Schlesinger spent some...
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Toys R Us opens new CherryVale Mall store as part of nationwide expansion
CHERRY VALLEY — Toys R Us has returned to the Rockford area with a new storefront inside the CherryVale Mall as part of the nostalgic toy brand’s retail expansion this holiday season. The toy store opened roughly two weeks ago on the second level of the mall, between...