Business

The Bloomington Skate N Place roller rink is closing its doors again — this time for good.

The owner of the popular Lake Bloomington restaurant says she wasn't convinced right away to rebuild after the business was destroyed by fire.

Unemployment dropped half a point in Bloomington-Normal last month. The Twin Cities is tied with the Quad Cities for the lowest jobless rate in the state at less than 3.4%, according to state labor data.

Heyworth resident Keith Factor is the man behind Clothes By Keith. That's the outfit now selling his custom-made ice tie-dyes in places like New York City, southern California — even London and Italy.

Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington saw travel rebound close to pre-pandemic levels last year, mostly due to a post-COVID surge in leisure travel.

Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington saw travel rebound close to pre-pandemic levels last year, mostly due to a post-COVID surge in leisure travel.

Bloomington-Normal was the only metro area in Illinois that lost jobs over the last year, despite all the hiring by several major employers.

The Bloomington-Normal workforce has shrunk by 500 jobs over the last year, but the Twin Cities still have the lowest unemployment rate in Illinois at 4%.

Patrick Hoban, president and CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, presented economic data Thursday during a BN By The Numbers event.

Local economic developers are a step closer to improving how they woo companies here, after the Bloomington City Council voted to support a new standardized incentives policy.