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Heartland Community College has signed up 26 new apprentices to learn and train with businesses in the region, while getting paid. During National Apprenticeship Week, Heartland is spotlighting more than 60 active apprenticeships to boost the regional workforce.

Bridgestone Americas in Normal hosted a group of business, education and government leaders on Friday for the third annual “Makers on the Move” statewide bus tour to showcase manufacturing plants in Illinois.

The company sent workers at many of its facilities in the U.S. and Canada home after the attack began early Sunday morning. Company spokesperson Emily Weaver says the incident was ongoing at the Normal-based plant as of Monday morning.

A human resources expert at Illinois State University says the Biden administration's requirement that all staff get the COVID vaccine in companies with 100 or more workers takes the pressure off employers.

Some Bloomington-Normal business owners say they are hiring over-and-above pre-pandemic levels, if they can find the help.

The Bridgestone tire plant in Normal will shut down starting this weekend to avoid coronavirus-related problems, the company said in a news release…

The Bridgestone Off-Road Tire plant in Normal is nearly finished with a $12 million renovation.Manager Monty Greutman said the plant plans to expand…

Young adulthood is often carved up into milestones—your first job, car, house, or child.For Tre Whitelow of Bloomington, it was a much smaller achievement…

The Bridgestone plant in Normal will add 30 new employees as part of a $12 million investment, the tiremaker announced Tuesday.The Bridgestone Americas…

Manufacturing has seen a surge of economic growth lately, but the industry is growing faster than it can find employees to fill the gap.U.S. Rep. Rodney…