New industries seen in Marion's future
Marion officials reported potential new industries could boost employment. RNC Specialties Co plans a six acre site on Carbon Street with 15 to 20 workers, and Madison Chemical Co may join, totaling about 70 jobs. A third fertilizer plant could follow if the others succeed. A $200,000 community development block grant to extend rail, water, and sewer service is sought, essential for site access.
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Dave DeWitte
Marion
RNC Specialties Co
Robert Butler
Carbon Street
Hulbert Grease & Oil Co
Madison Chemical Company
Butler
Madison
RNC
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Crab Orchard
Four Marion stores plan relocations after tornado
Four downtown Marion businesses displaced by the tornado announce relocations. P N Hirsch will reopen in the old Montgomery Ward space on N Market Street, Ben Franklin moves to Cox Furniture site on the square, Village Cobbler and Village Square shift to the former Robert Hall on Illinois 13, creating jobs and aiding the economy. The move comes as Marion preserves 237 EDS Federal jobs amid a bid risk to the Illinois Medicare processing contract. Plus a fourth industry planned to enter, while Potash Corp of Saskatchewan weighs a new fertilizer depot to employ about 30 workers.
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Marion
Town and Country Plaza
P.N. Hirsch Department
Montgomery Ward
N. Market St
Ben Franklin
Cox Furniture
Village Cobbler
Village Square
Town and Country
Robert Hall
Illinois 13
EDS Federal Corp
Illinois
Butler
Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
Canada
Renovation plan for Old Franklin Hotel in Carbondale
Carbondale city council approved a memorandum of intent to issue 790000 in industrial revenue bonds to finance the Old Franklin Hotel renovation on Illinois Avenue and Jackson Street. The project aims to restore the nearly century-old building and house displaced downtown businesses, with a four-tier 463-space parking garage planned for the convention center complex.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Convention Center
Elliott Bevis
James W. Walker Development Inc
Franklin Hotel
Bevis
Helen Westberg
Illinois Avenue
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
U.S. Post Office
Renfro Furniture and Interiors
University Mall
Robert Brewer
Best Inns Motel
South Illinois Avenue
Israelis Down Six Syrian Warplanes In Lebanon Invasion
Israeli jets shot down six Syrian MiGs in large scale combat as commando units moved along the Mediterranean coast toward Damour and Is raeli warships shelled Palestinian positions. Iran warned of war readiness and volunteers to aid Syria and Palestinian groups in Lebanon.
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Associated Press
Mediterranean
Damour
Ali Akbar Velayati
Israel
Syria
Lebanon
U.N
Galilee
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Reagan praised by Parliament for Falklands defense
In London President Reagan was greeted with applause in the Royal Gallery as he defended Britain's Falklands fight and urged Brezhnev to TV address Americans. He urged Israel to bring forces home from Lebanon and proposed a global campaign for liberty, while noting a possible US Soviet ideas exchange.
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Reagan
Britain
Falkland Islands
Leonid Brezhnev
Israel
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Middle East
Brezhnev
United States
Royal Gallery
Houses of Parliament
House of Commons
House of Lords
Margaret Thatcher
Downing St
Storm brings rain winds with minimal damage in Southern Illinois
Dark skies and a severe thunderstorm watch earlier gave residents in Southern Illinois hope for tornado damage. By late morning the system stayed mainly as rain with winds up to 35 mph, causing scattered limb and power line breaks in Jackson, Perry, and Randolph counties and debris from tornado damaged buildings in Marion. No major damage reported in Franklin or Williamson counties.
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Illinois
Jackson
Perry
Marion
Jackson County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Murphysboro
National Weather Service
Randolph County
Sheriff's Department
Franklin
Williamson
Steve Piltz
Carbondale
ESDA
Jackson County
Red Bud
Elkville
Weather forecast from National Weather Service
The National Weather Service predicts a warm humid night with lows in the low to mid 70s. Windy and partly sunny conditions continue into mid week with a 40 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs near 90 to 95. Expect fair weather Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
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