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Broadcast Music, Inc., commonly known as BMI, said they made more than 45 attempts to contact the owners of Six Strings Club, notifying them of copyright violations. Bars and nightclubs are required to license live and recorded music. That includes karaoke and cover bands.
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Bloomberg News reports Rivian and the UAW have a confidential agreement for the company to take a neutral position on efforts to bring union representation to its plant in Normal.
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A Starbucks store in Normal could join the more than 500 locations for the coffee giant that have unionized.
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The Pourcade is the first bar and arcade combo in Bloomington-Normal since 2022.
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Rivian Vice President of Manufacturing Tim Fallon is leaving the electric automaker. Fallon is going to take over North America manufacturing operations at Stellantis, according to multiple media reports.
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Hurdling Through Hard Times is a mental health podcast Bloomington native Marissa Hagler started to talk through her complex emotions and find others who might relate. Three years later, she's done that and more.
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Statewide averages over each period were marginally higher than for the region. Overall land values were still up across the state last year, but the report showed some declines in the price of high-quality farmland in northeastern Illinois and the region around Decatur.
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Former Central Illinois congressman Rodney Davis has a new job as head of governmental affairs with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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One of the wrinkles in the downtown Bloomington Tax Increment Financing District the city council has just created is that if it doesn't perform, half the property tax money generated will go back to taxing bodies like Bloomington schools.
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In the past year, parent company Ferrero has twice expanded its operations in Illinois. The chocolatier owns Ferrara that bought Jelly Belly in October 2023.