February 2023

Refresco to expand in Truesdale, investing $22 million and creating 30 new jobs

TRUESDAY, Mo. — Refresco, a leading global provider of beverage solutions, announced today that it will expand in Truesdale, investing $22 million and creating 30 new jobs. The company’s investment in its existing Warren County location will increase capacity for beverage manufacturing through the installation of an additional production line.   “We’re thrilled that Refresco is growing

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SIU business prof says AI may become a tool for hiring, layoffs

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Could your job hinge on decisions made via the use of artificial intelligence? Recent polls indicate that may be the case.    Jim Nelson, Rehn Professor of Business Analytics, coordinator of the analytics program in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Business and Analytics and the director of its Pontikes Center for

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SIU’s campus events and continuing education realigning to better serve the public

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — To better meet the needs of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus and the surrounding community, some realignment is underway for event planning. Essentially, events and activities at SIU’s Student Center will now be handled by Student Center Event Services. All other events and activities, along with continuing education,

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Tim Manard speaks at First United Methodist Church

CHESTER – Tim Manard was the Special Guest Speaker at the First United Methodist Church in Chester Sunday February 19. Jim Beers Photo   Manard, an employee at the Cunningham Children’s Home in Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, spoke on the topic of, “Biblical Truths as Evidenced in the Lives of Cunningham Youth”.   In his sermon

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Transportation Research Partnership celebrates three years of innovation

JEFFERSON CITY – In recognition of National Engineers Week, the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) is marking three years of innovative transportation research. MCTI is a partnership with the four University of Missouri campuses, the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and more to research, embrace, and develop new and groundbreaking transportation

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Voting begins in 2023 ‘Makers Madness’ contest to name the coolest thing made in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The initial round of voting is now open in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest, a bracket-style tournament in which the public will decide what product earns the 2023 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.   Presented by Comcast Business, the competition celebrates the incredible work of manufacturers

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Jerry Royal Dickison

Jerry Royal Dickison, 25, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at his residence.   He was born March 19, 1997 in Ketchikan, AK to Jay Dickison and Pamela Swink-Lockhart.   He was an Advanced Technician for Lawless Harley-Davidson.   He loved Harley Davidsons. He was a member of the Raven, Beaver,

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