Silkworm Names HR Director Lenna Matukewicz
Silkworm Inc. announces Lenna Matukewicz as human resources director and business development manager, bringing seven years in teaching coordination and sales and a master’s in business from Pittsburg State University. Lynn Dettman also joins as graphics coordinator with a SIUC bachelor’s and over three years of office experience.
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Murphysboro
Lenna Matukewicz
Silkworm Inc
Silkworm
Pittsburg State University
Lynn Dettman
SIUC
Brandon Moore
Tolan joins Haley Office Equipment
Brendan Tolan has joined Haley Office Equipment as sales manager with five years in corporate accounts from First Cellular of Illinois. Wanda Bush returns as Haley sales assistant. company founded in 1991 focuses on copiers and duplicators. The Illinois Soybean Association sponsors a soyfoods contest for the Illinois State Fair asking cooks to feature soy as the dominant ingredient. Details are posted on the Illinois Department of Agriculture site.
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Marion
Brendan Tolan
Haley Office Equipment
Tolan
First Cellular of Illinois
Pat Haley
Wanda Bush
Wanda
Illinois Soybean Association
ISA
Illinois
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Agr
State
Maytag workers may qualify for government benefits
Displaced Maytag Corp workers in Herrin may receive trade adjustment assistance and alternative TAA, including extended unemployment benefits and job training. Eligible workers over 50 earning under 50,000 with a new job within 26 weeks can obtain up to 50 percent wage difference, up to 10,000, for two years. Officials urge state centers or ides.il.us for details. Senator Obama notes hope the plant stays open and public support to help workers adjust.
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Washington
Herrin
Maytag Corp
Jerry Costello
U.S. Department of Labor
Costello
Ides
Region leaders form plan to boost Southern Illinois economy
Local leaders from Williamson Jackson Perry Jefferson Randolph and Franklin counties joined economist Frank Knott of Vital Economy in Marion to promote Connect SI a regional economic development initiative. The plan centers on a high bandwidth Internet backbone and healthcare and network providers to create a knowledge based economy across Greater Egypt Southern Five Southeastern and Wabash sub regions with aims to generate a robust economy for the next 50 years.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
Frank Knott
Vital Economy
Baltimore
Connect SI
Williamson
Jackson
Perry
Jefferson
Randolph
Franklin
Williamson County
Knott
Greater Egypt
Southern Five
Alexander
Pulaski
Union
Johnson and Massac
Southeastern
Pope
Hardin
Saline
Gallatin
Hamilton
White
Wabash
Wayne, Edwards and Wabash Counties
Connect SI Sets Five Year Development Goals
Connect SI outlines five year targets including 10,000 new jobs at 43 5 00 per year with benefits and 435 million per year in health revenue, raising regional wages by 3400 per year, cutting poverty from 16 4 to 10 7 percent for 22 000 people, reversing health service revenue migration to gain 100 million per year, lowering unemployment to 6 1 percent, and boosting broadband access by 50 percent, with comparisons to Vital Economy client history and figures linked to John D. Homan.
Southern Illinois Tire closes Carbondale shop after decade
Carbondale store at 314 East Main Street shuts its doors after 10 years as lease expires. Store supervisor Jim Channell says the facility must retire while parent company based in Princeton plans to redirect customers to Marion and other SI locations and may reopen in Carbondale if conditions improve.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois Tire
E. Main St
Jim Channell
Channell
Princeton
Ind
Illinois
Marion
Harrisburg
Pinckneyville
Mount Vernon
Fried pies sell out at Benton Farmers Market fast
At the Benton Farmers Market the JC's Produce and Pies booth draws long Thursday lines as fried pies sell out quickly after the 3 p.m. opening. Pie fan Karen Pinson notes the rush and explains that eager customers line up early to claim pies before supplies run out, leaving few leftovers by mid afternoon.
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Benton
JC Booth
Karen Pinson
Waukegan house makes pure vanilla from global beans
Nielsen Massey Vanillas in Waukegan processes 5,000 pounds weekly of Madagascar, Tahiti, Mexico and other beans into pure vanilla extract. The family business bottles and ships to North America, appealing to gourmet cooks and ice cream makers. Madagascar Bourbon vanilla is praised for its deep, creamy flavor, while Mexican and Tahitian varieties offer creamy and fruity notes.
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Waukegan
Madagascar
Tahiti
Mexico
Nielsen- Massey Vanillas
North America
Nielsen-Massey
Matt Nielsen
Nielsen
Reunion
Seychelles
Comoros Islands
Africa
Vera Cruz
Tahitian
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas
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