Marion study outlines growth hierarchy for city development
The Southern Illinoisan reports Marion’s leaders cite a Commercial and Industrial Demand Analysis by Jeffrey Ashauer. The 35-page study surveyed all city parcels and interviewed business leaders to map growth areas, guide public financing, and shape land use.
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Marion considers action to intensify office center role
A Marion report notes vacant space in the central business district but says vacancy has since been halved and now sits within acceptable limits with demand for remaining space. It warns against public funding for speculative shopping centers through 1990 and calls zoning reform to clarify land use and protect industrial areas.
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Winans convicted in Wall Street Journal affair get-rich plan
A federal judge found former Wall Street Journal reporter R Foster Winans guilty of illegally using his positions for a stock scheme. Co defendants include David Carpenter and Kenneth P Felts in a non juror trial with potential up to five years in prison. Stocks drifted lower on Monday with the Dow slipping 3.92 points to 1320.56 as computer issues helped curb losses. Economy Fire and Casualty settlement allocates over 2 million dollars to 8500 women in a decade old sex discrimination case.
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Illinois May retail sales rise modestly across state
Illinois retail sales edged up 1.35 percent in May versus a year earlier, with metropolitan Chicago up 2.71 percent. Central Southern Illinois fell 0.42 percent, Northern Illinois down 4.24 percent, as good weather spurred early summer purchases and department stores rose 1.58 percent statewide.
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