Funeral home grows with remodeling and live music praise
Blue and partner Greg Meredith expanded the family funeral business from 14 to 15 annual services in 1993 to over 150 last year. Renovations include bigger restrooms lobby upgrades a children’s play area urn and pet displays a casket room a smaller 70 to 75 seat chapel more parking landscaping and a new two car garage. Blue notes growing pre arrangements and location near town plus a cemetery across the street boost business. His son Chris nears mortuary school joining the firm and daughter Kelli has softball scholarship in Mississippi.
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Blue
Greg Meredith
Meredith
Mount Vernon
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Goreville
Chris
Kelli
Mississippi
Pinckneyville Hospital expands budget and recruit plan
Pinckneyville Community Hospital CEO Tom Hudgins outlines a refined physician recruitment effort with Providence Earthcare, plus a $18,000 incentive package. The hospital reports a April surplus of 32,862 and a fiscal year net surplus of 930,243, while planning a $10,908 bladder scanner, $9,150 security upgrades, and a mobile CT PET scanner coming in August. Dr Christopher Reyes gains a three year contract extension.
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Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Tom Hudgins
Hudgins
Providenceearthcare
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Vermilion Eyes Honda Plant Near Supply Base
Fithian officials discuss a potential Honda engine and transmission plant near Vermilion County with 1500 jobs as a key outcome. Ohio engine sourcing could give Ohio the edge while local leaders note district benefits and past GM plant loss in 1996. Oakwood schools chief calls the project a positive for the district.
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Honda
Ohio
Vicki Haugen
Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Group
Danville
Vermilion County
General Motors
Kevin Forney
Oakwood
Fithian
Independent shoe retailers thrive with hands-on approach
Henshaw and Breading run small shoe shops, stressing low overhead and staff training as keys to success. Henshaw, 54, owns about 15,000 pairs sold yearly and has diversified into a jewelry business. He notes most customers come from outside Murphysboro and plans remain modest.
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Henshaw
Breading
Logan College to offer CNA instruction courses
Logan College offers Basic Nursing Assistant Program training for Illinois RNs July 10 14 at John A Logan College. The program includes an Alzheimer's curriculum and an Evaluator Workshop to test manual skills. Eligibility requires Illinois RN licensure, at least two years nursing, and one year experience in elderly or chronically ill care in long term care settings.
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John A. Logan College
Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health
Training program costs and contact numbers for care settings
Details list contact names Linda Pritchard and Joyce Steber with phone extensions and multiple regional numbers for Carterville Williamson County Carbondale Jackson County Du Quoin West Frankfort Crab Orchard Gorham Trico areas plus a toll free line. It notes the Train the Trainer Program costs 350 and an option to enroll in Manual Skills Evaluator for 75 or Alzheimer's portion for 50 with suggested materials like nursing assistant textbooks syllabus tests course schedule laptop.
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Joyce A. Steber
Carterville
Williamson County
Carbondale
Jackson County
du Quoin
West Frankfort
Crab Orchard
Gorham
Trico
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