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Illinois Engineers announce legislative agenda

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SPRINGFIELD – As the nation begins the celebration of National Engineering Week, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC Illinois) has unveiled its 2023 Legislative Agenda focused on retaining and recruiting engineers to deal with a skills-gap shortage while protecting Rebuild Illinois.   The agenda includes several pieces of legislation that will prioritize the development of […]

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Illinois Rt 3 in Monroe County to be restricted to one lane

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COLMBIA – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Rt 3 from I-255 to Gilmore Lake in Columbia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, February 27, 2023, weather permitting.    This work will take place daily.  Traffic in each direction will be maintained using flaggers and arrow boards. 

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

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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

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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

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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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