November Employees of the Month and Local Awards
Corrections Officer Peter Liszewski and Supply Supervisor 2 William Theobald were named November Employees of the Month at Pinckneyville. Eldorado library district received a $3,000 grant from Toyota to buy children’s books. Lt. Jay Ziegler named Employee of the Month for September by Illinois Department of Corrections amid inmate disturbances earlier. Cori Aynor debuts as Tastefully Simple consultant in Du Quoin. Walter Jaenig of SIUC joins Illinois Press Foundation board. Dianne Troutt attends grants training in Columbia South Carolina. Sherry Smith earns permanent hair straightening certification. Emily Carter among 19 recipients of Money Smart Award for financial literacy.
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Pinckneyville
Peter Liszewski
DuBois
William Theobald
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Chester
Jay Ziegler
Illinois Department of Corrections
Ziegler
West House
Carbondale
Emily Carter
SIU Small Business Development Center
Money Smart
Federal Reserve Bank
Illinois
Judy Barr Topinka
Real Beards Grow for Santas Boosting Holiday Cheer
A Seattle holiday photography firm notes over half of the 40 plus Santas hired for malls this season have real beards. Shops say authentic looks draw shoppers, with Nordstrom downtown largely opting for faux beards, while a diversity Santa program gains traction.
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Seattle
Nordstrom
Aaron Willis
Willis
AmerenCIPS requests 10 percent rise in gas charges
AmerenCIPS filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for a higher customer charge to fund maintenance and expansion of gas networks. Spokesman Leigh Morris says PGA and gas prices remain separate and the increase should raise monthly bills about 10.19 percent for the average 74 therm user, with smaller users seeing less.
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Ameren
Leigh Morris
Illinois Commerce Commission
Morris
Delta grants boost Southern Illinois regional projects
Delta Region Authority awarded three $50,000 grants to boost the regional economy. Funds support a 40,000 square foot Research Park at SIUC, a feasibility study for the Southern Illinois Heritage Center at Rend Lake, and expansion of workforce development at John A. Logan College. U.S. Representative Jerry Costello announced the awards.
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Southern Illinois
Delta Region Authority
SIUC
Southern Illinois Heritage Center
Rend Lake
John A. Logan College
U.S
Jerry Costello
Costello
Southern
Illinois
Junk email and the burden of a crowded inbox
A first person look at how junk e mail floods Friday work inboxes with car insurance offers illegal cable descramblers and fake checks. The writer notes time wasted sifting through e mail and the sense of being endlessly targeted yet hardly personalized.
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Brooke
Gary
Bob
Sandy
Louis
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